in need of title 19/medicare info

im 22 and im 423lbs im suffering from blackouts, sleep apnea, high blood pressure, GERD, joint pains, lower back pains and shortness of breath im stuck at the 6 month diet im about to give up hope cause i been fightig for over a year to get this done and NO luck any info to bypass the 6month diet would be REALLY helpfull as of now my life depends on this surgery

ALex I just finished my  6-month with   title 19 and medicare they require  6 months with all surgerys,I hope i hear soon. It  was submitted the 5th .. best of luck.. SleepinDove6

I just got done with my 6 month diet, its really not that hard, just show them you can lose weight go once a month to the doc and talk about it. Join Weigh****chers for the 6 months and u will lose some.

Hi  Sunny, I see we have the same  Dr. I didnt lose anythign on the  6 month  diet,  do you think I'll be approved or not?/ I had some medical issues to deal with  lost 2 #  gained it  back..SleepinDove6

I really dont know how they handle that, Angie told me I had to lose 30 of Dr G will make me have Open , thats why I tried to lose some. The 6 month diet is to show that you are dedicated to the lifestyle changes. I am sure their office will let you know

I also had to do the 6 months with a dietician and it felt like forever.  But it really does help.  Everything they teach you you are going to need to know.   I hated every minute of the 6 months i had to wait, but now im really glad i did it .....

good luck to you

I dunna...I would be kindof grateful that is all the longer the diet is now.  When I was going through the process, it needed to be 24 recent AND consecutive months.  :-)

~~Sherry

I had to do the 6months,  I did mine with a dietian for Title 19.  Medicare did not cover my doctor.  But It was less than a week after the last appt that I got my approval.
Good Luck!!

I had Title 19 also and went through a 6 month diet with a dietician.  I gained 30 pounds while following the diet strictly, was still approved for surgery.  Title 19 has a million and one hoops to jump through so if you're impatient you might want to take a deep breath and settle back.  Keep in touch with your primary care physician and your surgeons office, get all paper work that needs to be done and start ticking off the sheet.  By the time I was done with the 6 month diet it took 3 more months worth of testing before I had my surgery.  There is a LOT of pre op testing to do.  Go to the weight loss seminars regaurdless of whether you've had the surgery, start working on changing your eating habits and exercising now, it'll make it that much easier in the long run.  Once you get past the insurance approval they set a surgery date FAST.