had revision consult, now confused!!

 no, its dr antanavicius. he goes by Dr G and is in practice with Dr Bonanni through Abington Memorial in PA. I called and left a message with nurse practictioner at the office asking to get further clarification on his stand on revising me to DS and let them know that that is the only surgery I will accept at this point. I also went ahead and scheduled an appt with Dr Greenbaum so we will see what Dr Gs office says.  you asked about my stats. i was 255 at highest and lost 80 pounds after surgery which put me at 177. i never got any lower than that and in the past 8 months have gained about 30 pounds so am back at 206. My BMI is 35 now with no co-morbs but accordinging to what i can tell from my insurance (aetna) a revision will be covered if after 2 years less than 50% of excess weight has been lost or if stomach has stretched. hoping thats true!

Oh Tracy I wish you the very best outcome. I would say to try and work things out without additional surgery but I sooooo understand where you are at baby girl.  This weight thing is an arse kicker and it seems like for life.  I want to be more optimistic than that but the truth is we will have to work at it forever.

Blessings !

Laylah

 Are you close enough to check out Greenbaum in NJ?  I think a 2nd opinion from him might be a good way to go. 

Yes. i have an appt scheduled with him for july 10th and cant wait. Im pretty sure he will have a different opinion!

 I also had the sleeve done May 3, 2011 and I am being revised to the RNY on tuesday. I didnt gain any weight but after 6 months I just stopped losing all together. I wish u luck with your journey and hopefully u get what u need.

Fight for the DS, by all means find another doctor before you consider converting your sleeve to the RNY.  You're half way to the DS, better long-term results; don't settle for what you really want.

I revised from lapband to DS with Dr. Greenbaum he is very skilled in DS. I had surgery on Oct 13 and I am down 72lbs. I would def call him for a consultation.