Hello all i wanna get the gastric bypass done but i really wanna know more about it can someone help please.....

Just finished my labs and dr appt next Friday. Insurance approval already, prob June

Do u need to do a physical

I had been working with a regular doctor for my physical visits for 5 years. do to u have a regular dr so that they can write a letter of recommendation. That's how my insurance worked. Maybe a good idea to have one

For someone who's about 5'3" 5'4" and 250lbs not many health issue's.. do you think it would be better to get the band,bypass, or sleeve? I haven't gotten approval from my insurance yet. Im worried there gonna say I've lost to much weight in the past year on my own through the nutrition and therapy.

i hAd the band 3 yrs ago. i now have the bypass. i dont recommend the band. it can easily stretch and make it hard to restrict. i kive the gastric cuz its always restricting. snd ive lost 30lbs in 3 weeks. i bever saw results like tgmhat wirh the band. my insurance actually stopped approving the band cuz too many people switched to rny.

Ooo

Same here I had the band removed due a port infection & band erosion. I am in the process of having a revision to rny. I am nervous!!

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Same here I had the band removed due a port infection & band erosion. I am in the process of having a revision to rny. I am nervous!!

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Did your insurance cover you?

I am in the process- waiting to see if I will be approved BUT I assumed I would get my band removed and the bypass done at the same time, is that not the case???

yes u get the band and port removed at the same time you get rny.

rny 4/6/12 <br />hw 255/cw 222/ gw 140

yes u get the band and port removed at the same time you get rny.

rny 4/6/12 <br />hw 255/cw 222/ gw 140

Thank you!! For a minute I thought I'd have to go through two different surgeries which if that's the way it'd have to be, I'd still do it

lol nope its just one surgery

rny 4/6/12 <br />hw 255/cw 219/ gw 140

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Did your insurance cover you?

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Hi, yes the insurance covered it. I didn't have any trouble with it.

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