Will insurance cover a re-banding? Or do the original weight & BMI requirements apply? Anyone have experience with or input on this?

Just one of the million questions running through my mind right now...

I had my first band for nearly 5 years and it slipped. I have BCBS, and they paid for the first band to be removed and replaced, b/c it was medically necessary. I did NOT have to meet the requirements again (b/c I had lost my weight)--they replaced it with no questions asked, b/c all of the scans showed there was slippage and that the only way to fix it was to replace it.

I had my first band for nearly 5 years and it slipped. I have BCBS, and they paid for the first band to be removed and replaced, b/c it was medically necessary. I did NOT have to meet the requirements again (b/c I had lost my weight)--they replaced it with no questions asked, b/c all of the scans showed there was slippage and that the only way to fix it was to replace it.

Great question and answer.. I had the same question, but i forgot to ask it...

cool...thats great to know...just one of those bizarro questions that popped into my mind

thanks so much for the input!

hi everyone, i am new to this group, on vacation at the beach reading the reply from everyone and wow it a bit scary. I had by banding on july 6, 2010. sticking by the rules of what to and what not to eat. I did not go out to dinner with my friends due to the the mushy food i have to eat. anyway, i need help!! i have this knot in my side where my incision is and it hurts off and on and when i sit down i can't feel it, only when i stands up. do that mean my port can have kinks in it? also, when i eats, i feel this lump in my throat. am i eating to much? I go for my six week check up on the 11th of aug. do i need to leave the beach and go home to have this check out. it been this way since the surgery and i thought it would go away. i have lose a total of 18lbs. 10lbs before surgery (pre-op) this websit open my eyes to a lots of questions that i needed answers to and i need a mentor as well. thanks and may God bless all those that took this step to better healthy living.

hi everyone, i am new to this group, on vacation at the beach reading the reply from everyone and wow it a bit scary. I had by banding on july 6, 2010. sticking by the rules of what to and what not to eat. I did not go out to dinner with my friends due to the the mushy food i have to eat. anyway, i need help!! i have this knot in my side where my incision is and it hurts off and on and when i sit down i can't feel it, only when i stands up. do that mean my port can have kinks in it? also, when i eats, i feel this lump in my throat. am i eating to much? I go for my six week check up on the 11th of aug. do i need to leave the beach and go home to have this check out. it been this way since the surgery and i thought it would go away. i have lose a total of 18lbs. 10lbs before surgery (pre-op) this websit open my eyes to a lots of questions that i needed answers to and i need a mentor as well. thanks and may God bless all those that took this step to better healthy living.

It takes at least 6 weeks for the internal stitches to heal, standing up, walking around, all this can move things on the inside that can cause you pain from time to time. Check it out with your Doc when you get back or call them if it gets worse. The 'lump in your throat' is one of two things...either you're eating too much/too fast and it's backing up into your esophagus (this can lead to esophageal dialation, so slow it down), OR you're having heartburn, which is THE most common side-effect of banding...for some the ONLY symptom of heartburn is a lump in the throat (Google 'globus sensation and hearburn'). Hope this passes and you're feeling better soon...enjoy the beach and relax! -BG