Hi Tanisha
I have TriCare and had my surgery on Ft Sill @ Reynolds & they never told me when they put in the paperwork. From the seminar till I had my surgery was right at 6 months.

What insurance do you have?

Hi I'm Tanisha and I am using Dr. Katsis which is the same office as Dr. Fisher at Surgical Associates. I' ve been trying to have this surgery since May. Tomorrow will be my last pre-op required doctor visit. Dr. Fisher requires you to be seen by a cardiologist, pulmonay, psychiatric evaluation, lab work, sleep study, nutritionist,and have a letter from your primary doctor about his approval of you having the surgery. Then you also have to see Dr. Fisher. It's a head ache because my insurance which is Unicare (a medicare advantage plan) doesn't require all this pre-op stuff. He is a good and thorough doctor but getting all the doctor checks is a pain in the neck.

No helpful info, only wanted to say that I hope it works out and you can get it done!  You deserve it. You have worked hard and lost a bunch of weight!!

 

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TLC's Big Medicine: Dr. Garth Davis

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Connie Stapleton, Ph.D.

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Dan Benintendi

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I have medicare and medicaid and my understanding was that my bmi had to be over 40 or 30 with two co occuring morbidobesities???? why didnt you get it the first time you tried?
sorry i am more full of questions than what you need right now, but thats all i have ......questions.