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Ok, now I have completed everything.  I am waiting on the paper clearance from the psych.  I am excited.  Although, I do wish I attended Atl Medical's Nutritionist.  Stacy was off the chain.  She knew exactly what she was talking about and I got a lot of great advice.


Just to let everyone know.  I have a guardian angel, her name is PAT128...
I wanted to thank God for all she has done to support me through this journey...

THANKS PAT128.  I LOVE YA!

WILL SEE YOU ON THE LOOSERS BENCH ONCE EVERYTHING IS IN PLACE!

You need a referral from your PCP and a medical necessity letter from them as well.  They also require a 6mth diet history on PCP letter head.  They also want a physical and med history from the PCP.

Next step:  Cardiologyst clearance: EKG, Echocardiogram and then the Cardiologyst will determine if the Stress test is needed and schedule accordingly

Pulmologyst: You will take a blood ox, blood gas if needed and blow into the tube.  You will also answer a questionaire to determine if a sleep study is needed for sleep apnea,  if needed they will schedule

Nutrition and Dietition:  You can schedule with Dr Duncans nutr.,Stacy.  Candy and I went to Holly Dobson at Dekalb Medical.  Peachstate covered it.  I wish I would have paid the $100.00 out of pocket and went to Stacy instead.  I met her at the support meeting Tuesday and she was great.  I learned a lot!

Psych Clearance:  There is a psyc in Gwinnett County that takes Peachstate.  This was a hard one to find.  A lot of the Drs that take Peachstate/ Medicaid try to charge for the clearance and this should be part of the actual visit: (Comprehensive report)  Make sure the psych states cleared for surgery.

You need to attend 1 seminar and 1 support group meeting... You will also need a full length picture of yourself 3x5....

Oh, before i forget the Dr PCP will complete a panel of blood work... Make sure the H pylori is included in that!

You can start obtaining your clearances before the seminar.  This will move things faster.
I started on my clearances on May 10th and now have all but the comprehensive report from the psych.  She told me about a week or 2. 

Ok, I have gone through it all.  I am just waiting on the actual paper clearance from the Psych.  It has been a short but long journey.  All I need to do now is complete my diet history and go to a support group meeting.  I should be able to turn everything in to Dr Duncans office this week.

I ask all to please pray for me as my journey is just starting.  Thanks to everyone's support.  I hope to see you all on the loosers bench real soon!

Love Ya'll!

Nicole Mendoza

Well, I went to the Pulmologyst (hope I spelled it correctly).
Got my clearance.  No sleep study, nothing!
Things are going so well, I am scared that something might go wrong during the approval process.  

Well, all I can do is leave it to the one above me.

I will have my Diet and Nutrition on Thursday May 24th and then my psych on June 5th.... WLS here I come!

Thank you Lord Jesus!

I have been doing this since May 10th... Getting Dr appts and all set up.  If it was not for my guardian angel Pat128, I do not think I would be this far.

I went to my PCP, Dr Corley on May 10th.  I was referred to a Cardiologist and blood tests.  I got my blodd test results on Monday, May 14th.  All checked out to be great: my cholesterol was 153! WOW!!!!!   On May 15th I went to the Cardiologyst.  I received my first clearance.  I have not felt this happy in a long time.

I have an appointment set up with the pulmologyst and nutritionist next week.  Hopefully all goes well... just waiting to find a psychiatrist that takes Peachstate Medicaid!

God has blessed me more than anyone could ever know.

Bendito el que viene en el nombre de señor!