hi  im not sure about dc but i was told by a girl who works for one of these surgens here in nyc that medicaid pays no prob i wish the same for you ! you should just call medicaid office in dc dont have to give your name just tell them you are inquiring thats all good luck!

Your sugery is 1 day before me on Wednesday.  Talk about jitters, I had all out massive panic. ( I know this now)  For two weeks , several days after starting a self imposed LD, I got this awful lump in my throat, and feeling in my chest. I swore it was reflux due to change in diet going from so carby to mostly protein. Well, I suffered through that non stop for 2 weeks and on Thursday took two Xanax- BAM , the feeling was gone.  I chalk that feeling up to being incredibly anxious about surgery, about whether or not I'll keep off the 10 pounds I've lost from now til Surgery.  My surgeon required me to lose 10, but keeping it off is really a struggle.  I was having major 2nd thoughts, but thankfully TONS of post ops have reassured me, so I'm feeling much calmer these days. 

You'll do great!

PS- I too am SO thankful for this forum. How scary to go through what we're doing without.