sleeve to bypass?
On May 6, 2012 at 5:54 PM Pacific Time, mrios1029 wrote:
Please let me know too because I need a revision too .Thanks
mrios1029:
I just had a revision from RNY to DS. My RNY failed. It has a high failure rate. Please do your homework and RESEARCH!!!! You already have the first part of the DS ~ the sleeve.
Check DSFacts.com
If you have the RNY, and later, for whatever reason, want to revise from RNY to DS, there are only about 1/2 dozen surgeons in the United States that do a revision of this complexity ~ RNY to DS. There is a list in my profile.
RNY 2/26/2002 DS 12/29/2011
HW 317 SW 263 BMI 45.1
SW 298 CW 192 BMI 32.9~60% EWL
LW 151 in 2003
TT 4/9/2003
Normal BMI 24.8 is my GOAL!!!
GBP (RNY) 2/26/02 298 lbs, TT 4/9/03 151 lbs, DS 12/29/11
HW 317 SW 263 BMI 45.1/CW 192 BMI 32.9/GW 145 ~ Normal BMI 24.8
**Revision Journey started 3/2009 Approved 12/12/11**
I had VSG done 8/2010 and lost 78 pounds in first 10 months but since then no loss and not only have I not lost any more weight, ive gained 23 pounds effortlessly. I'm looking into my options and trying to decide which way to go. I know there is a surgeon in NJ who will do a sleeve to DS revision and am going to see my prior surgeon who will do a revision to RNY. I appreciate any advice on insurance approval or which revision would be better, DS or RNY. I cuurently have bc/bs but have open enrollment at work and have aetna as an option and am not sure which plan might be easier to work with in terms of revision. :)
i think for some of us, the restrictive component is just not enough. I definitely dont have the restriction that I did at the start and can eat more than i would like to but still cant and dont eat as much as i did pre-surgery. I think for those of us with a really slow metabolism the malabsortive portion of the surgery is necessary. just a thought. I have started the process of looking into a revision to DS. Good luck with whatever you decide!
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