Revision advise

[sbtanewme 6]

Hello everyone.. Dec 12,2014 I had the sleeve done , I lost 50 lbs total , I am still 100 lbs overweight at 5"4 and 245lbs . My Dr and I have talked about revision to a bypass , but I would like to know if anyone did this and lost a lot more weight, also if your insurance covered the 2nd surgery.

[Djmohr 6,965]

@@sbtanewme

Is your doctor saying there is a problem with your sleeve?

[sbtanewme 6]

He did an upper gi and said the surgeon who did it made the sleeve too big , I had done out of state and a different surgeon is now following me .

[Djmohr 6,965]

That really stinks! I am sorry that you are having to consider more surgery.

I know there are a lot of people on this site that had revisions to bypass so hopefully you will get your questions answered. Many of them have done fantastic with bypass.

I can tell you that from what I have read, the initial weight loss is much slower but I have seen folks get to goal.

Personally I am so thankful I went the bypass route because it put several illnesses into remission for me. One of them was very severe Gerd, I have not had a single bout of heartburn at all. My diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, anemia and stage 3 kidney disease are also all in remission.

Do you still have the same insurance? You might want to give them a call to better understand coverage. I had Medica United Health Care and I was only allowed 1 Bariatric WLS surgery in my lifetime. Now I have a completely different insurance and they cover nothing. It really depends on your specific insurance.

I wish you the best of luck!

[sbtanewme 6]

Thank you for your good wishes for me . I'll have to check with my insurance . I'm so happy for you that you are doing so good and so much healthier . That's fantastic!! Congrats to you! Keep up the great work.