DOC AT LSU IN NEW ORLEANS TAKES MEDICAID

 Gonna try and find sumone here to do my psych eval and  i didnt get a return appt to see dr steeb yet.........

i got nervous that  i told you to go with yours lol call dr steeb to make sure lol i do not want to steer you in the wrong direction lol

we can't use your own dietician/nutritionalist. you have to go


through the hospital!!!! it's part of the hospital's protocol for WLS.

Hi ladies!
Im not sure on using our own. I never asked and they never said! Also, I talked to Lisa about the 9 week course and she said as  soon as I get my surgery date to let her know and she would work  with  me to make sure im done with everything before my date. So they are really sweet ladies!!!

can i get that # from you?

Hey ladies, this sounds wonderful. The last time i called they were not doing the surgery. I wanted to know what health issues yall  had to get the doctors approval. Good luck to all of yall, and keep me posted!     Leigh

i have diabetes and a sleeping  issue. pain in my knees and ankles and back. still waiting to get approved though. i dont want to jump the gun and go telling everyone im getting it when i havent been approved yet. my dad used to work in sorrento right behind the mcdonalds right off interstate. anyways lol watching my daytime tv.....

ok , thanks very much!

i'm in the same boat as savanna, waiting for approval. personally i have diabetes, high blood pressure, bad knees and pain in my back. he said that he didnt see any reason why i would not be approved.

ya better call and make your appointment while the program is still open!

good luck!

My appointment was on Oct. 29.  My pscyh eval is not until Jan 6.  I  have not heard from the nutritionist yet to set up my email assignments.  I was told that the university has mandated the 9 week program that THEY designed and you cannot use your own nutritionist.  I was also told that Medicaid makes the first approval....which is a shoe in..."we haven't had anyone denied yet"    but with the new program at the university.....University Hospital ALSO has to approve your surgery.    Either I knew the right questions to ask and got the full story..or i'm getting wind blown up my skirt.  Either way...I will feel much more at ease once the nutritionist contacts me.  If I haven't heard from them by monday...i'm calling devin back.    Plus I never heard the 2 month window thing.  

All I know is that I can't let anything get in my way.  Devin told me I was a great candidate for the surgery.  (5'10"  423lbs....sleep apnea, htn, chronic edema, etc.)  To come this far and have it all fall apart would be devastating.