Any revision surgeries on here?

[rsbirmin 8]

Hi all,
I had VSG back in 2014, and have been good. I developed bad GERD and am converting to bypass on October 1st. Does anyone have experience with this type of surgery? I would like to lose my remaining weight too, but don’t know how much a conversation will actually help you lose. Not having regurgitation will be with all of it though!!

[GreenTealael 25,352]

I was also converted from VSG to RNY because of GERD (and other things) but not for additional weight loss. 2+ yrs later GERD is still gone which is a major win!

[catwoman7 11,212]

that seems to be a fairly common revision for GERD sufferers. I'm sure some others will chime in, too (I've never had a revision - but several people on here have)

[ShoppGirl 4,790]

Did you also gain some of the weight back? Don’t you have to be a certain size to qualify for revision? Especially with insurance? I mean will a dr do it even for gerd if you are near a healthy BMI?

[GreenTealael 25,352]

5 minutes ago, ShoppGirl said:

Did you also gain some of the weight back? Don’t you have to be a certain size to qualify for revision? Especially with insurance? I mean will a dr do it even for gerd if you are near a healthy BMI?

It’s up to the discretion of the surgeon (and severity of the GERD) I think the weight requirement is not the main qualifier when revising for GERD.

Edited September 24, 2021 by GreenTealael

[rsbirmin 8]

I did gain some weight back but not enough to qualify. This is considered a complication and therefore not coded as a gastric bypass. I hope I can get the weight I put on back off though. It’s about 25 pounds. Small in the big picture but feels significant to me.