I have medi cal and it was covered. I only had to pay for my psych exam.  Im in CA and I assume you are too? Its not called medi cal in most states...lol...feel free to ask me any questions :)

 I'm in California and except for the psych clearance, I was covered 100%. Only took 6 days for approval but my surgeons office had a 10 month medicaid, here its medi cal, waiting list.  No 6 month nutrition visit just two yrs of medical records, a seminar where you meet a surgeon, one support group meeting, one nutritionist meeting, and a psych clearance. Then its submitted for approval.  I have a medi cal HMO and the medical director actually does the approval.

 My liquid stage was three weeks and consisted of ff yogurt, ff pudding, no sugar added juices, sf jello, cream soups, no sugar added applesauce, cream of wheat/rice, broths and protein shakes...then I did 3 weeks of soft/pureed that included ff beans, soft cheeses, cottage cheese, egg, tuna and chicken salad etc.  Im on reg food now and try to get in at least 60 to 80g of protein..Im not so great on fluids, but I sip, sip, sip allllllllllll dayyyyyyyyyyy longgggggggggg ..I had gastric bypass

 I am 6 weeks out and I have lost 30 lbs too :)

 In all my years of seeing my pcps, two different ones, not one time have they ever mentioned my weight. I went in one day and said, I want to see a dietician because I've been struggling to lose weight... and then I was referred to one.  I went to monthly classes, and when nothing changed, I went back to my pcp and inquired about wls..she refererred me to a bariatric surgeon for a consultation and that was that.  I always found it odd that they never commented on my weight, but I guess it beats being made to feel like a child who did something wrong...good luck on your journey and rant away..lol

 Yeah I did that too...they had us take it at the first seminar and they put it in a sealed envelope to take to the psych doctor... so wanted to open it and see what else was inside...lol

 I started my wls journey on April 1st of last year...to be honest I had everything done and submitted to insurance within two weeks and it only took about six days to get approved.... every insurance is different on what they require...For approval I had to go to a drs talk, is which where you meet one of the surgeons and they explain the preocedure and risks, then I had to have psych clearance, take a nutrition class and attend one support group meeting ...then it was submitted to insurance....

But unfortunately when I went to schedule my surgery there was an 11 month wait because I have medi-cal which is medicaid in other states and they only do a few surgeries a month...so I am not the norm..but in my case it worked out because due to my clot, any surgery I scheduled last year or even the beginning of this year, would have been canceled.  My pcp said as long as ultrasound showed a clot in my leg, I couldn't have my bypass....fortunately in January, it was gone..and now its almost time :)

 I just got over a blood clot and was taken off coumidin on Feb 9th... surgery is March 12th ...but the plan is to send me home with 10 days of lovenox shots just to be safe. I thought I might still be on daily coumidin when I had surgery and the doctors office said being on coumidin wouldn't cancel my surgery..yes i would have to go off it before surgery, but it wasn't a denial for surgery.  But having a clot still in my leg was....thankfully it went away completely when they checked it in January....good luck to you :)

That I dont know...I'm having rny and it was covered.  In fact it has been so long since it was approved that my authorization expired. The doctors office had to resubmit it.  Its like waiting all over again and it sucks!!  But the insurance coordinator told me the medical director of the medical group reviews it and decides if you have it. My drs office only does rny, band and the sleeve.

I have a bmi of 44 and I was approved and I only have hypothyroidism. So should be no problem to get approved.  Only took me 6 days...but the bad thing was they didnt inform me of  the waiting list until after I took all my classes and the scheduler called me with my date . I was devastated to learn i had a eleven month wait though.  My friend in kern county didnt have to wait but they charged her a participation fee so it definitely depends on the doctor. Good luck to you!!

 I had my gallbladder removed 11 years ago and I suffer constantly from cramping and diarrhea.  I haven't had my RNY yet and so what you are experiencing probably has nothing to do with it.  When I eat my first meal of the day, I can barely fini**** before my stomach starts to cramp, I get sweaty, start to cramp in pain and I run to the bathroom. Just from eating a ham sandwich I can have 2 or 3 episodes.  And since dinner is my bigger meal, it continues on, even worse,  The diarrhea gets so bad that I sometimes suffer from hemorrhoids from going, wiping , etc and even from bleeding episodes.  I can never eat and then go somewhere unless I know I have access to a bathroom. And don't get me started on when I'm driving and stuck in traffic...lol. 

I recently had a colonoscopy done to rule out other issues.  Nothing was found except internal hemorrhoids and a diverticulum which is just a strained bowel that causes no problem unless it becomes infected. My doctor said that after gall bladder removal the bile mixes in your stomach and causes this. I never took the powder he prescribed to help with it because Ive been living with it for so long, I'm used to it.  I have noticed that the higher the food is in fat, the more times I go, but even a bowl of cereal can make me sick.  I wish I could say that it gets better, but for me . Its just something I Iive with.   I do wonder, that when I have RNY, if this will change.  Good luck