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Hi my name is Tiff, I am from Pocatello Idaho. Im looking into getting the surgery but with medicaid it is really hard. I was raised in foster homes for most my life so getting my medical files are going to be an issue.. I just know I dont have much time left if anyone has any suggestion it would be greatly appreciated.

Hi there!

Welcome! Start with your primary care doctor for referral to a surgeon. Find out what requirements are needed from Medicaid and start going down the list. Wish you well! I'm still anxiously awaiting my surgery date. Lemme know if you need to talk!

Amy

Hi Tiff! My cousin is on Medicaid, and just found out the Dr. Oakley in Boise has done the DS for patients on Medicaid before, so she is going to jump through the hoops to try to get that done! (After seeing my success with the DS and knowing others who got RNY, she wants the DS sooooo bad she can't hardly stand it! And would only settle for RNY as a last resort. So this news has made her ecstatic!) Maybe you could contact his office for more information. His website is http://www.droakleymd.com/index.php?page=home. Good luck!

Thanks guys.. I really appreciate the help. Im sure things will start looking up, Im sure we can all relate....

Hello Tiff!  My wife Christeen (luckylady18) is also on pure Medicaid and she's having Dr Korn do her surgery.  She's in the insurance approval process now and I'm hoping it works out.  Yes, start with your doctor and get started now.  It takes a few months but don't give up. 

thanks for the info. You couldnt possibly tell me the exact requirements could you? Oh and one more thing I know that you have to show you been dieting for 5 years, now does that have to be a steady stream of paperwork or can I find my old doctor and show proof that he gave me diet pills and I was on a diet regimen?

Your doctor can supply some of the information about your history of dieting but it's mostly a list of diets and dates and weight losses/gains that you fill out.  Here is Dr. Korn's list of requirements but it's not Medicaid's list.  Most of it is the same but there are some differences.  You need to talk to a surgeon and they have all the info you need. 1.  Office visit with surgeon 2.  Gastric bypass video 3.  Gastric bypass seminar 4.  Gastric bypass support group meeting 5.  Develop exercise plan 6.  Nutritional Consult 7.  Psychological Consult 8.  Pulmonology Consult 9.  Cardiology Consult 10.  Office visit with surgeon to set surgery date. 11.  Pre-op class @ St. Luke's 12.  Pre-op visit with surgeon 13.  Surgery!