I have SC Medicaid.. I did the 6 month diet, after that it was SUPER FAST! Medicaid appoved me 1 week to the day that the dr submitted my letter. HANG IN THERE.. I am 3 months out now.. everything is on my blog if you wanna go read it. I was very impressed with medicaid, the hardest part was waiting the 6 months.

hey i knw the feelin medicaid is makin me do the 6 month supervised diet as well  i have 2 months more of it. my doctor said he dnt understand y they makin me do it bc im not goin to loose much  weight and i tried to in the past but it was no way around it for me. but i want to know what if u dnt loose a lot of weight on the supervised diet will they deny  me? or what if u loose alot would medicaid think u dnt need the surgery ? those r the two questions i would love to knw

 Hi everyone,  I'm planning to have VSG surgery at the

SC Obesity Surgery Center in Columbia. I've been reading about the different bougie sizes used, and someone told me the 32f bougie is the best you can get.  Is this true? Does size even matter? Does anybody know what the doctors at the SC Obesity Surgery Center use.  I'm new to all of this and any info would be helpful. -Thanks. GM

Hi, my name is Emily...I'm new on here. First let me tell you a little about myself. I am 21 years old, and just recently moved back in with my mother after losing my job. That's not why I am here, I am here because I am 21 years old, 5 ft. 6 in, and I weigh 305lbs. I have a family history of heart disease (My father died of a massive heart attack at the age of 42.) Also high blood pressure and cancer. When I was 15 years old, my gynocologist diagnosed me polycystic ovarian syndrome, and my family doctor at the time told me my problem was depression and put me on depression medication. The same family doctor had tried to help me lose weight, and when nothing worked, my mother and I wanted to know more about weight loss surgery and he would have none of it. He said he would absolutley never give me a referral, even if a surgeon happened to accept me as a patient. Now, I am no longer allowed to be carried under my mother's insurance because I am over 18, and am not in high school. I'm scared to death that I'm going to end up like my Dad and have a heart attack at an early age and so sick of not being able to do the simplest things like shave my legs without a struggle. And I don't want to be a charity case, but my BMI is 49 and I have no health insurance, and with the way the economy is, I don't have a job either (trying as hard as I can to find one) Any advice on some sort of clinic or a doctor that might be able to help would be greatly appreciated.

Look into Bariatric Solutions in Greenville (Woodruff Rd).