My endo suggests I have a revision to sleeve or bypass from my band. I am pretty sure insurance will approve a revision pretty easily as I have regained almost all my weight. My question is this: My insurance requires a 6 month preop diet. (I did that with the band.) Will that requirement stand for a revision, or does the fact that I have a band serve as my medically supervised weightloss attempt?

I had to do the 6 months all over again (band to sleeve revision) I was super pissed but it actually turned out ok because I started working out and eating right and lost almost 40 lbs before my surgery

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They said I had to do 6, but because of health issues i had it done in 3.

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I'm thinking this may be my situation. Probably 3-4 days a week, I can't eat things I should because of my band. I'm thinking the issues with it may make it so that I can get it done sooner as long as I'm a candidate for having the revision in one surgery.

They said I had to do 6, but because of health issues i had it done in 3.

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I have the same issue band and insurance thus the reason for the revision surgery, however I am told that the band may have caused a hernia and that could be what is causing complications if that is the case and there is a hernia we can bypass the insurances requirements. I am going to meet a new surgeon this afternoon in Las Vegas and get an appointment set up for the scope...

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