I have been on so many diets to have lost 30 or 35 lbs and gain 40 or 50 back. My insurance company is giving me such a run around it is driving me crazy. I would like to have the sleeve surgery but my insurance company is giving me the runaround - why is that? In my plan it clearly states gastric bypass is covered but when I call or the doctor office call its not covered. What is the problem???
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Hello. thanks for the question. The sleeve gastrectomy is an excellent procedure in fact has similar results to gastric bypass in terms of weight loss, less need for nutritional supplementation, however for patients sweet lovers maybe not be the best option, in Latin America...
I think that sleeve gastrectomy is a very safe surgery. All ones have some risks but are less that you decided to continue with your obesity. Remember that obesity is not just a condition, obesity is a dissease.Lap ban have less risk but more complications in long time. Bypass is more risk...
One of the advantages of sleeve gastrectomy over gastric banding is that you can indeed any type of food you like; just in smaller portions.We recommend that you take multivitamins supplements because you aren't eating enough food to get in the vitamins you need in the food you eat.