I got a letter from my insurance stating they will not authorize a revision. They didn't talk much about the revision but states they would not cover anything unless the band had eroded or slipped or there was a port infection. I am so disappointed but i am not giving up . I wish there was class action law suit for this piece of crap !!!!! I sincerely hope no one out there is putting them in people anymore .

I have recently had a revision and to answer your question will be hard. Every doctor and center has their own criteria then you have to add in your insurance as well. I have tried to get a revision since 2000 but my insurance never had the bariatric rider. About three years ago it was added to our policy but they verbally told me no since I had already had one in a lifetime. I decided to go through the process and make them formally turn me down so I could get a lawyer. Yup I had one in a lifetime but not from them. I had to go through everything a new surgery would but more. I had to first have an endoscopy to see if there was a failure. I had a complication two years after my original and a general surgeon saved my life but while doing so changed my bypass. So for thirty years I had been dealing with that change. However my weight gain was still on me. My eating habits and what I ate was an issue. So during the endoscopy they found GERDS. All these years I thought I had bad sinuses that caused me to throw up every single morning till I could clear my stomach out. I even had sinus surgery trying to fix it. After a six month diet which I took full advantage of and changed every bad habit I had losing on my own 143 pounds that insurance company approved me. I was in shock. I had the original gastric bypass and revised to the same RNY procedure with long limb but a revision has a very low weight loss success. So that changing of every bad habit I have maintained during this surgery. I figured the success of the honey moon period was not so great for revisions I was going to have to buckle down. I am six months out and have surpassed statistics for revisions and even surpassed weight loss for a original RNY. I can say it is because I made the changes not all the surgery. So what the others have said is right.

Some insurance will fight you over already having it.

Most insurance will expect there to be a reason.

Some doctors do not believe in revisions unless life saving.

Some doctors are experienced and others are not. Never choose a doctor lightly I went out of town to ensure someone knew what they were doing.

You will need to work harder this time then last. So find a place for yourself mentally or you will go through this for nothing.

I am not familiar with the sleeve other than what it is as a surgery so I don't know much about it. I do know some people have had success in resetting a RNY pouch. My surgeon gives you free lifetime dietitian consultations for this very thing. If you have trouble losing the weight or start gaining it back you can return to the dietitians for free support. I have a friend that is struggling over gaining some back after having one long ago. She is going to bariatric support groups with me but she is doing the food changes on her own instead of seeking a revision. There are many ways to approach this. You first need to find out if your surgery is in tact or something has changed to fight against the weight loss.

Good luck!

Well lets be sure to help each other in this journey!

I have United Health Care insurance and they waive the 6 month supervised diet requirement for revisions.