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Originally Posted by flutterbies
I guess once they do the sleeve, the patients supposed to be able to loose alot of weight and then they do a second surgery (RNY) once the weight loss has slowed down, but I've heard many insurances won't cover it because it involves two surgeries, they'll pay for the first one but not the second, but if it sounds like something you're interested in and your insurance will pay for both surgeries more power to ya and good luck!
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Now why in the world would anyone want to go through 2 surgeries to get the same results? You can't convert into a RNY because the remaining stomach was removed. Makes no sense to me.