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Q: Can I get pregnant after bariatric surgery?
A: Yes you can get pregnant after bariatric surgery. With gastric bypass surgery you need to wait 12 - 18 months. With Lap-Band surgery you just need to wait about 3 months.
Shawn Garber, MD FACS
Q: I am 61 years old am I to old for lap band surgery
A: No you are not too old. We have performed Lap-Band surgery on patients up to 70 years old. It is not to late to live a healthier life.
Shawn Garber, MD
Q: I had Gastric Bypass surgery I lost most of my weight but never reached my goal and now I have gained back about 45 to 50 lbs of my weight back, does the insurance pay for the ROSE procedure even if your BMI isn't 35 or 40 or do you have to gain all your weight back
A: Insurance coverage for the ROSE procedure is variable. Some insurance companies consider it experimental and some will cover the procedure if we can document medical necessity. I recommend you come in for a consultation and an endoscopy to check your gastric pouch to see if you qualify.
Q: do i need to be a certain weight or size to qualify?
A: To qualify for bariatric surgery you need a BMI of 40 with no medical problems or a BMI of 35 with a medical problem related to obesity like sleep apnea, hypertension, or diabetes. You can figure out your BMI by clicking on the BMI link on the top of the webpages. The Lap-Band should be approved for BMI of 30 - 35 in the near future.
Q: I had gastric-bypass surgery March 6, 2006. I have not lost all the weight I was supposed too. I am embrassed and feel like a failure. What do I do now? Is there any hope?
A: About 20 - 30 % of patients that undergo gastric bypass surgery will gain back weight over time. The New York Bariatric Group specializes in revision of previous gastric bypass surgery and offer both the ROSE procedure done completely through the mouth and Band over Bypass which is minimally invasive. Please look in the corrected obesity section of our website for more information about these procedures.
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