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Thank you dar200. I have already had my weightloss surgery. I wanted to know about skin removel surgery good luck to you and your surgery

Your welcome!! You need to have a rash and documentation to have it medically necessary.

Thank you Dar200. I had the sleeve done back in jan 2014. A panniculectomy is the removal of the skin that hangs off the stomach. Ins doesn't pay for tummy tucks, but if found medically necessary will pay for removal of skin.

Sharowna have you heard from medicare for your panniculectomy? I went in dec to see the plastice surgeon for panniculectomy and am wondering if it will be covered. I called last week of dec and was told medicare requested more info from doc. I really would like this done. I have had rashes for 6 months now, but never went to doc cause I was embarrassed. Its funny though cause the plastic surgeon saw me and said he could have it approved within 2 weeks and could have surgery in January till he heard I had medicare. Now its a wait and see.

I did very good for awhile then my band failed had such bad acid reflux vomiting in my sleep couldn't keep anything down so i gained weight eating soft food 30lbs! I wasn't happy. I just had a revision to gastric sleeve in jan. I am down 28 lbs from that surgery. I losing slowly as the doc said i would. I hope everyone is doing well and continues to lose. Take care

good luck Amber.

Amber good luck. I hope the sleeve works good for you. Keep us posted please. Tylee, Good luck I hope everything works out for you. That must of been very scary. take care and keep us posted please.

Sorry to hear you are having problems Amber. Does your doctor suggest the veritcal sleeve or fixing the band? I have had some problems with the band also...acid reflux is the number one problem but that has gotten better thank goodness. I have gained 5 pounds back since nov when the doc unfilled me to help with the acid reflux and I have been going up and down. I see the doc again in May and will talk to him about another little fill. Amber I hope everything works out for you. Good luck and take care.

I went to the docs on Wednesday. I have lost 77 percent of body fat. Which makes me very happy. The doc said if I didn't lose another pound I would be good. I would like to lose another 10 pounds and I would be very happy. Because of my acid reflux being so bad the doc unfilled me to 1 cc in my 10 cc band. He said he will not refill me for another 6 months!! Because the reflux was so bad he wants me to heal. I am very nervous though as I am able to eat more ( I am going to have to really pay attention to what I am eating and exercise a lot more!! Specially around the holidays!!

Amanda sorry you had such a bad night. It could of been because you got stuck. Make sure you tell you doc though. The things that have helped me is sleeping on 3 pillows, making sure I don't eat after supper, no caffiene. some nights it works and others I am up with the acid reflux. Also you might want to try taking a teaspoon of honey. That helps me sometimes too. It coats the throat. I hope tonight is better for you.

Hi, I have the acid reflux too. So bad that at night I can't sleep, because I am either coughing, or it feels like I am breathing fire, or I vomit. The doctor put me on omeprazole. I take 4 pillls which is a lot. Talk to your doctor about it when you go for a fill. I am sure he will give you something. I was told that acid reflux and coughing at night is a sign of being to tight. I go on Nov 9th and I am going to ask for a unfill. As much as I hate to. I need my sleep at night!! Good luck with the fill

Hi Shelly, I haven't heard of that It sounds very painful. I hope you are doing better. Did the doctor say it was caused from the band? I know if the band is to tight it causes acid reflux and the cough at night. I was doing better but yesterday I got stuck and the rest of the day I couldn't hold anything down. I am happy I got this band because i have been able to drop 70 pounds, but a year out and I am trying to still figure it out!!