Hello & beginning my revision journey

[Star Dust 39]

Hi everyone, I thought I'd introduce myself.

My lapand was placed in 2006 at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

I had my lapband removed in June of 2016 at Kaiser in South Sacramento, California.

After then gaining about 40 lbs along with some severe back issues, I have reached back out to Kaiser's Bariatric department about revision surgery. In particular RNY.

My timeline so far is interesting.

I emailed my doctor on 9/20/2017 about referring me to the Bariatric dept for revision surgery. She emailed back and said I didn't need a referral.

On 9/21 I called Bariatrics. They pull up my file and leave a message for the nurse to call me to decide if I need to start at step 1 or somewhere else along the process.

On 9/22 I get a call from the nurse and she reviews a few points and says she will be calling over to my surgeon to see where he wants me to start in this process.

On 9/22 in the late afternoon I get a call to inform me I have a phone appt. with my surgeon on 10/5!!

So... Who knows how long this process will take for me, however I am not wasting any time. I'm already making changes to my diet and routine while absorbing as much information as possible.

I lost my gallbladder after loosing 100 pounds with exercise and diet alone. It was a rough experience and I'll be asking my doctor how the modification to my small intestine will be effected from the bile the drips into it because of organ removal.

Thanks so much for reading this far I am looking forward to learning from everyone elses experience.

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[James Marusek 5,244]

Welcome and let us know if we can be of any help.

Since the surgery is expensive, normally the time until the surgery is approved is at the discretion of your health insurance policy. For me it took 9 months from first consult until I was approved for bariatric surgery. But you are a revision, so it may be different. So you may want to dig out a copy of your health insurance policy and see what they require.

[angyplus5 470]

Welcome and good luck on your journey!

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[blondie66 271]

Wishing u the best!!