Starting weight was 219, current weight 171, lowest weight 158, still classified as obese. Had my surgery 3 years ago and am doing everything right but my body is on strike as far as dropping the weight. My main question is (yeah, I know, I shoulda said, "hey everyone I've got a question", ...sorry).., will the state Medicaid/Medicare pay for it or will I have to pinch my pennies to afford it?

I think that it All depends if it is deemed medically necessary or not.

Are you having any issues like GERD? Or just feel like you would lose more with bypass?

I'm not really having any health issues aside from asthma, but I guess just feeling that I've done all this work to only be able to take off 48 lbs and still be obese after 3 years., somethings gotta give but my body seems to be on strike as far as what it wants to lose even though I still feel that there are a lot of things that I can't do. I don't sit around like a lump on a log I'm very active, I walk and bike everywhere but as an example, I still can't do a cartwheel without feeling like my body will collapse upon itself. After having a physical 2 weeks ago and seeing the summary still classifying me as obese it makes a person take another look at themself and want to complete the work they started, especially when it is something like this

33 minutes ago, Shrinking_Shamrock said:

I'm not really having any health issues aside from asthma, but I guess just feeling that I've done all this work to only be able to take off 48 lbs and still be obese after 3 years., somethings gotta give but my body seems to be on strike as far as what it wants to lose even though I still feel that there are a lot of things that I can't do. I don't sit around like a lump on a log I'm very active, I walk and bike everywhere but as an example, I still can't do a cartwheel without feeling like my body will collapse upon itself. After having a physical 2 weeks ago and seeing the summary still classifying me as obese it makes a person take another look at themself and want to complete the work they started, especially when it is something like this

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Good Luck ?

Edited April 26, 20197 yr by GreenTealael

Most likely you will have to pinch your pennies, as the usual practice is that you need to meet the same BMI requirements (35 or 40 depending upon comorbidities) as the original WLS, unless there is some complication that needs to be corrected (in which case it is no longer considered weight loss surgery but corrective surgery) that can't be addressed by some cheaper means (such as medication). The other twist is that many policies have a lifetime restriction for a single WLS procedure.

At 171 pounds I doubt insurance would cover it and with that low of a BMI you might not even qualify for the surgery under self-pay. But that's just a guess on my part, I could be wrong. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.