revision

Not sure if I am doing this right but here goes. Had RNY 6/13/03 and lost 130, felt great and for this first time in my life I put me first. I did well until 10/05 when I took my first management job and forgot about me. Stopped taking lunch and breaks and working 10 hours a day an never make it to the gym. Old habits came back and never left and I gained 70 pounds back and I feel worse that before the RNY. I am now on Medicare and was wondering if anyone here had a revision done while on Medicare, if it was covered and how long it took to get approved. Sorry for the long post and thank you very much.

Good questions. I have not gained all my loss back but am not happy with my last years progress. had my surgery in 2010. Just got on Medicare in November 2016. Good luck.

No surgeon will do a revision unless there is something mechanically wrong meaning the surgery did not work (Stoma or pouch made too large, or other complications). Surgeons don't redo a surgery of this type just because you did not respect the surgery as you can't have another 36 inches of small intestine bypassed or your pouch made even smaller if original surgery worked. Sounds as though your original RnY worked well as you lost 130 lbs. Your regain according to your own description was because old habits came back so you ate around your tool. Sounds like you are going to have to lose your regain the old fashioned way by going back to basics and use your existing tool efficiently. Reduce your portions, eat correct foods, ditch the carbs and sweets, back to walking or whatever you did to get those "feel good" endorphins back.

You are not the first to have regained , you just have to decide you really want to get back to where you were before your bad habits took over. You had good habits, so go back there and see how you do...good luck and wishing you self love and determination: you can do it!

Stoma and pouch enlargement for found on a EGD done about 5 years ago but the insurance I had would not pay for revision. I am on now on medicare and have a better chance to get approved

You did not mention your enlarged pouch and stoma in your previous post. That sounds positive for a revision as you need restriction. You mention in a post elsewhere you have an apt with the surgeon, let us know how it goes. And if you get Medicare's OK for a Revision share it with us.

You will not lose the weight like you did when you had the WLS in the beginning. You can work your surgery the way you did in the beginning, Measure your portions, you don't have to fill the tummy just cause it is bigger. You can lose that weight again, but it will be slower and harder.

I have some regain as most do but I still have 130 lbs less than when I started. It's hard work, it's not easy, no one said it would be easy. I for one would never tell anyone it is.

Good Luck