Ellen Harry
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- May 30, 2016
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After a lot of thought I have decided to see if I can be approved for an RNY to DS revision. My RNY was in nov 2008. The surgery failed me and I failed as well. I am only 60 pounds down and weigh in at 300 lbs. I wanted to get DS back in 2008 but it took 2 years to get approved so I just wanted to do something.
Getting an approval will not be easy as my insurance policy has the one surgery per person per lifetime clause. I will be requesting the printed policy so that I can find out the specifics but still plan to move forward regardless of that stipulation.
I have some discomfort in the area of my pouch that suggest there is something wrong. Can anyone tell me if they think it would be wise to see a GI doctor and have some imaging done to see if there is any problems prior to contacting the surgeons office?
As for surgeon, my initial hopes are to see dr kemmeter in grand rapids. I have read on several forums that he is performing the rny to ds revision. I will research more about number of surgeries he has performed, if it is open vs lap, etc.
I am not excluding the thought of revising my current RNY but I do not think that is the right decision for the amount of weight I need to lose and long term results.
So I am pretty overwhelmed and not necessarily sure what to do right now. I more or less just finally decided it was time to take some action.
Thanks for reading
Getting an approval will not be easy as my insurance policy has the one surgery per person per lifetime clause. I will be requesting the printed policy so that I can find out the specifics but still plan to move forward regardless of that stipulation.
I have some discomfort in the area of my pouch that suggest there is something wrong. Can anyone tell me if they think it would be wise to see a GI doctor and have some imaging done to see if there is any problems prior to contacting the surgeons office?
As for surgeon, my initial hopes are to see dr kemmeter in grand rapids. I have read on several forums that he is performing the rny to ds revision. I will research more about number of surgeries he has performed, if it is open vs lap, etc.
I am not excluding the thought of revising my current RNY but I do not think that is the right decision for the amount of weight I need to lose and long term results.
So I am pretty overwhelmed and not necessarily sure what to do right now. I more or less just finally decided it was time to take some action.
Thanks for reading