Revised RNY Gastroplasty

I want to get my RNY revised.  I had the RNY in 2000 and was 416 then I lost down to 256 by 2003.  Now I am at present 330.   Has anyone had a lap band after RNY and was if a success? And How do I get a Doctor to do it?  If anyone has advice please give me a shout. 
Thanks, Sherri 

Have you considered being revised to the DS? Given your starting weight, the DS would probably have been a better surgery for you to begin with. You need to find an experienced revision surgeon, such as Dr. Rabkin in CA or Dr. Husted in KY.

I don't think the Doctors in Alabama do DS.  I have been researching it.  I have Medicare and Al Medicaid so I think if I go out of State I have to pay out of pocket.  Thank you for your advice.

I think the cloest DS surgeon is in Atlanta. Medicare DOES cover the DS, and I *think* that if Medicaid is your secondary, they HAVE to cover anything that your primary---Medicare---covers.

I traveled about three hours from home to have my DS, and believe me, it was worth it. I do all my follow-up care with my local PCP, who orders labs, etc., and faxes copies to my surgeon.

Do you have any side effects?  Malnutrition is a concern for me.  Have you ganined any weight back?  Thanks.

Malnutrition isn't any bigger an issue with the DS than with the RNY, as long as you take your supplements and get regular lab work. We just malabsorb different things, and take different supplements.

I've had ZERO side effects that *can't* be controlled by diet. Sometimes it's worth having the farts to eat something really good, y'know? (*grin*) I just schedule anything that I know will make me gassy for later in the day so I'm home before it's fart time.

Not only have I not gained any weight back, I'm still losing, V-E-R-Y slowly---I weigh about 5 pounds less right now than I did this time last year.

I had RNY i***** orig wt 350- lost 200 lbs in 12 months- since 2004 been regaining wt- now up to 265 lbs, going to see a doctor for a revision, will ask about DS- i have aethna insur and did some reading think they will cover it (I hope)- plus I have medicare as a back up............
know of or heard of any good surgeons in san antonio, tx?

Dyg
 

I'm not familiar with TX, but since you're a revision, you're most likely going to have to travel. You need a surgeon that's experienced in doing revisions specificaclly, not just WLS. There's a list of good DS surgeons at www.dsfacts.com, and you can always ask on the DS board.