I'm looking into revision surgery & would like to know whai professionals I can talk to about it in Oregon. I had rny at legacy good Samaritan in Portland, or in 2008 & got pregnant very soon afterward which made weightloss extremely slow going. I regained a lot & am hoping to get some type of revision surgery. When I last saw the surgeon, recently for follow up, I asked her about the ROSE procedure, and she said she doesn't do that. After further research, I am leaning now toward revision to GS from RNY. I don't think they do any kind of revision there, but would like to stay with them, however, if they don't do it, I need to find a hospital that does. Please help!!

The Salem Hospital support group is only for their patients that have had their surgery there. However, the Salem Hospital lends its facility to the community to use, so a different support group meets there. The next meeting is July 6th at 6 pm in Building D, !st floor. The group name is BOST (Bariatric Operation Support Team). The group is non affiliated with the Salem Hospital bariatric support group. There is more info on facebook under groups. The leader is Sherrie Andrews and if you call the Salem Hospital, they have more information on community groups that meet there.

You can appeal. I had to appeal five times to get my insurance to cover my revision. The fifth appeal was to the federal governing organization over insurance companies, who forced the insurance to cover the surgery since it was documented as medically necessary by my primary care doc, the surgeon, and several other providers. 

My insurance was through my husbands employer. They fired him two weeks after my surgery. 

HI, Sorry I didnt see your friend request.  It has been a year now and it was the best thing I ever did for myself!! I will you all the luck and if you like you can call if you would like to tALK 541-788-4317 Good luck in Feb.