The journey begins

Hi all~
This is from a previous post from November, 2010 to give some background information about me and my WLS.
I was banded in Dec, 2001. My band either has to come out or be repositioned. I have had probably 40+ fills/unfills over the 9 years since being banded. Since I had 2 complete unfills while pregnant, I haven't been able to get adjusted properly. I've been having reflux and esophagus issues since about January.
My doctors here in Los Angeles think the band either needs to come out or I need to have a new one placed. In all honesty, I am pretty much done with the band and fills/unfills, etc. I am unable to have a bypass although I probably wouldn't get one if that was my only option. I was considering the sleeve but my band dr. and another dr. I consulted with both have pretty strong reservations about the sleeve. They will do the sleeve if it's what I want but it will be a fight with my insurance company and I'm not completely sure that the sleeve is quite right for me. After tons of research (again) I've decided to have the Gastric Sleeve Plication. The dr. that will most likely do the procedure said that I can have my band replaced as well as having the sleeve plication done at the same time. I am nervous and excited as I didn't know this was an option. A lot will depend on what he finds once he is actually performing the surgery but, as of now I will most likely have a new band, repositioned and then the plication. The reasoning behind keeping the band along with the sleeve plication is for insurance purposes as plication alone is not covered by insurance yet. Also having the lapband is a sort of back-up system if for some reason the plication doesn't work. I can get a fill if needed if my weight loss with the plication is slower than I desire.