Dr Marchesini

Please don't settle because of money.  Get the right surgery.  This is your life and if you settle for the wrong surgery where will you be then?  Trust what the other veterens are saying...

Good Luck to you.  I wish you all of the best.

Michelle

Thanks Michelle,

I definitley won't settle just want to see what my option are. Will keep researching.

Thank-you

Dr. Stewart in TX is very reasonable with his rates for self-pay patients.

I don't know if you are still on OH but I am considering dr m for my revision and my situation is just like yours. I was wondering if you had the revision and what your experience has been

I would go to Dr. Ungson in a heartbeat except I've had a couple other surgeries since my VBG and he said he would have to do the DS in 2 stages. I wouldn't want to come back later to have that done.  I'd rather just have it done all at once.

I received a reply from DR M regarding my need for rny to ds revision.

Dear Jennifer
Yes, I will accept doing a DS for you if you accept to have it started laparoscopically and converted to open if necessary for your safety.
As the surgical risk is greater doing this way (instead of BPD) you may need I.C.U. In this cir****tance I won't be able to give a correct idea of expenses.
If you accept these conditions I will be glad to have you as my patient.
Hoping to hear from you
Regards
Dr. Marchesini

Is there anyone on here who has had DR M perform this surgery on them? What should I do???

Try to message Linda Schneider Faingold   on FB. She had a true RNY to DS revision with Dr.M. She also suffered complications. She can tell you what happened and how much it cost.

It was not Dr.M's fault, it is just something that can happen.  Overseas surgeons are reluctant to do RNY revisions if you live out of the country due to the possibility of complications.  It is the most complicated of all the WLS. A surgeon having to switch to an open procedure is common with this surgery.

I love Dr.M and he is an excellent surgeon, I would trust him to operate on a loved one but the statistics are there for RNY revisions and complications and you need to be aware of them. 

Thank you so much for your message. Linda wrote me yesterday and told me her story. It frankly scares me! I will have to do a lot of research before going this route. Would love to hear some smooth success stories if there are any???

Thanks again