Roselockett

O.K. what is the difference between the Gastric sleeve- or also called the Sleeve Gastrectomy and the Vertical sleeve?????? I want the one that cuts your stomach to the size of a banana and disposes of the other part of the stomach, which I think is the Gastric sleeve or again, also called the Gastrectomy ... What is the Vertical sleeve what happens or is done for this procedure??? Thank you, Rose

O.k. here is my problem, anyone one who can relate please help me... I had the lapband june 08. From day one had problems.. Had 6 upper GI's 4 endoscopy's in over a years time and could not take a fill.. The Band was too tight from day one.. DEC. 09 band eroded had it taken it...Now insurance company changed their laws 3 months AFTER I got the band.. ONE weight loss surgery a lifetime IF You had THE LAPBAND .. Otherwise you can have another surgery... Geez its so stupid.. So now my new Dr is writing a pre determination letter to the BCBS AL, to hopefully get approved for my SLEEVE... BCBS AL, covers the sleeve. but again because I had the lapband they say they wont now.. anyone have this problem ever???. I cant APPEAL unless I am rejected and I am praying to God I will not be rejected on this pre-determination letter... Sine Dec. I have gained back 35 lbs from the loss of 85 lbs.. and I only lost all that weight cause I could not swallow foods.. It all had to be mushies or it would not go down.. Ice cream became my best friend.. I got rid of all my big clothes and now I have nothing to wear cause I gained weight back.. Please Really Keep me in your prayers about being APPROVED RIGHT OFF... Thank you all and God Bless... Rose

o.k. I am done .. My Bariatric doctor has the pre determination letter done. My own personal letter, my family doctors letter, and my psycholigist's letter is done... I called BCBS and asked them if I could add my own letter to my Dr's pre determination letter and she said the more the merrier.. So all the letters are done.. BUT.. just so I have this right.. I kept saying I wanted the Vertical sleeve. and my Dr said No you are asking for the surgery where we cut your stomach to the size of a banana and dispose of the other part of the stomach.,. I said yes.. He said that it is called the Gastric sleeve , or sleeve gastrectomy.. So is this the surgery you all have had???? Keep me in your prayers.. The Bible tells us ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE... Which means leave DOUBT out of the picture.. Don't pray , ask , and then say Gee I hope God does this for me. Because at that point I put doubt in the picture... SO I am believing that I am getting approved for my revision surgery. And doubt is not even in the picture... Thank you all so much for your support.. This is so mentally draining but to win, to get what we deserve, we have to help each other in support.. Some of cant get it any where but here... God bless you all and please keep in touch with me as I will keep in touch with you all... Rose

oh sorry and the letter was not sent out yet.. you know how those Dr offices drag their feet.. I also said send it to me first to read for approval before you send it out.. She sent it last week and I think from reading it it took her 5 minutes to write it.. I said thank you for the starting template but I will tweek it and send it back.. I want the dates of all my upper GI"s in there and my endoscopy's and emergency room visits in there.. I say make the first letter count big.. I dont want more months of playing games with BCBS.....

truer words were never spoken.. thank you .. I am feeling so much better today reading these letters... I am fighting them big business or not and I WILL WIN.... Giving up is not in my vocabulary.... Thank you and God bless you for taking the time to write a post on me... Rose

Katin, Thank you so much for your letter.. I needed to hear what you said.. I actually read the bi-laws and saw where it says one weight loss surgery a lifetime IF you had the band.. BUT they said if my Dr sends a Pre- determination letter to them they will review it and it Can be overturned.. This is not the Appeal stage.. Thank God.. Because I am trusting in God to have BCBS overturn my case by excepting the information from my pre- determination letter.. I IWLL NEVER GIVE UP... and yes it is very hard to go through all this again.. On top of this my husband wants a divorce because he hit his mid life crisis... But no matter what is thrown at me .. I will throw back.. and God will give me the strength to do it...Please keep in touch with me.. I need to talk to people that understand about weight loss surgery.. My friends say they understand but they have no idea what it was like to lose the band and start all over... God bless you.. Rose

what kind of problem can happen with having the sleeve??/ I had the lapband it eroded in dec 09.. Now I am going for teh sleeve,. I just hear good things.. what are the bad??? And I have heard about a 3 leak test.. I know what a leak test is . but do they do it 3 times after surgery or at other times after surgery>???? Thank You, Rose

Thank you so much.. I hope to talk more to you on this sleeve journey.. Rose