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No I haven't gotten my approval yet for surgery.  I have finished up my 12 months of contacts with my pcp, and she has submitted the paperwork.  But I have not heard from Dr. Shin's office yet.  I have called and left messages, but no one has gotten back with me.  It is extremely frustrating to not know what is going on.  I hope you are having better luck.

Hello,
I just wanted to let people know   there is a forum for the community and anyone who is friendly and want to stop by. I was very active 3 years ago and would like to see it become active again.   It is listed under  "weight loss related"

I am not attempting to offend anyone. I understand that some might not agree with me posting. I am doing it to help LGBT people. Everyone has the right to not agree. I respect that.

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                                                                    Sean


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does peia have a specific diet to follow for the 12 months medically supervised diet?  also, Do you have to wait a certain amount of time after you get the insurance before u can use it for wls?

Good luck Angela. Have you heard any "new" rule requiring patients to be wheel chair bound for medicare patients?

If you ever need any support, feel free to email me at hoosierkevin2004@yahoo.com


Kevin

I went to my first semainar in October and had  surgery in April. My insurance did not have a wait period but I wanted to wait until the holidays were over (I have a now-8 year old). Then I had problems scheduling the time off of work and had to wait till after March to schedule the surgery. I still have no regrets...only that I didnt do it sooner!

Just in case anyone comes here, interested in this, I wanted to post that I fwas told by Dr. Akkary's office that the Health Plan doesn't cover bariatric surgery. I have changed to UniCare, which I am told does. I go to see Dr. Akkary next month, after the change in HMOs takes place. Wish me luck!

first you have to go to a seminar and then they will schedule you an appointment and then your psych eval. and then you have to take a nutritional class and then after that they will schedule your surgery. before surgery you will have a class w the nurse and then an appointment with him... now there making me do a 2 day liquid diet before surgery my surgery is oct.3 Best of luck

Anyone here have any experience with Medicaid / the Health Plan? That's what I have, and when I went to Dr. Akkary's seminar, I was told that they might require two six month diets before approving surgery. Will I really have to diet for a year before I can have my VSG??? The thought of such a long wait is pretty depressing.

Hi! I'm Melody, and I'm just starting out on my journey with WLS. I attended Dr. Akkary's seminar last week, and am waiting to hear from Preston Memorial about my consultation. I don't know how long I'll have to wait for the appointment. I'm nervous and excited. I'm hoping to have the VSG.

I don't drive, so I am hoping to find someone attending Preston Memorial's support group willing to take me, as well. Morgantown is not a great place to live when you don't drive, but I can't imagine living anywhere else.