Rny 8 years out

poppinkaj
on 8/2/12 4:29 pm
 I need answers on I had the ryn about 8 years ago and now am back up to 175 can they do a duodenal switch or something to get this off me and will my insurance pay for it? I have Medicare and tricameral for life and  I live in Owensboro Kentucky so any ideals for doctors who will do this?
smileyjamie72
on 8/2/12 7:17 pm - Palmer, AK

What is your BMI?  And what, if any, are your co-morbidities?


RNY 2/26/2002                           DS 12/29/2011
HW 317                                     SW 263 BMI 45.1
SW 298                                     CW 192 BMI 32.9~60% EWL
LW 151 in 2003  
TT 4/9/2003

Normal BMI 24.8 is my GOAL!!!

 

 

 


 

 

 

GBP (RNY) 2/26/02 298 lbs, TT 4/9/03 151 lbs, DS 12/29/11
HW 317 SW 263 BMI 45.1/CW 192 BMI 32.9/GW 145 ~ Normal BMI 24.8
**Revision Journey started 3/2009 Approved 12/12/11**

Valerie G.
on 8/2/12 9:28 pm - Northwest Mountains, GA
 You have to be morbidly obese again, and at that weight I doubt you are.  I don't think your RNY is a lost cause though.  Get back on program and you may see that weight come right off.  It won't be as easy as it was your first couple of years post op, but it will be easier than it was pre-op.

Valerie
DS 2005

There is room on this earth for all of God's creatures..
next to the mashed potatoes

larra
on 8/3/12 1:48 am - bay area, CA
Success in the world of bariatric surgery is defined as losing at least 50% of your excess weight. I don't know where you started, but at the weight you are now, you would almost certainly be considered a "success", even though you aren't where you want to be and it doesn't feel like success to you.
     Some people with RNY to lose down to a normal weight and stay there, but more often the results are in the 50 - 70% excess weight loss range. I don't know what expectations you had of your surgery, or whether or not your surgeon promoted realistic expectations for you, but in reality you have done very well with your RNY and I very much doubt you would qualify for any type of revision.
    
Larra
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