Hey there---
I had the gastric sleeve 5 years ago. My life has been a whirlwind of change since--- Good change, but nevertheless hard!
long story short-- left an abusive marriage, lost my job, autistic child, etc
At any rate, I only lost about 80 pounds from the sleeve surgery initially. Since then I have put about 50 back on.
I have spent the last 3 years being mad at myself for being a failure.
I met with the surgeon a year ago and he told me no way would he revise my sleeve to a bypass because I wasn't following the protocol. I left there hysterical.
I still have about 200 pounds to lose and numerous comorbidities. I am active, walk 7+miles 3 x a week and do yoga 2x a week.
I guess my question is, Has anyone had a similar experience? Will insurance pay for another surgery? I am not sure what else to do at this point!