DOC AT LSU IN NEW ORLEANS TAKES MEDICAID

ATTENTION ANYONE WITH LOUISIANA MEDICAID WHO WANTS WLS:

Dr. Charles Bellows @ Tulane in New Orleans is accepting NEW patients and happily accepts Louisiana Medicaid. I didn't want to mention this sooner because I wasn't sure how things were gonna work out, but my surgery was done on June 16th and I am recovering nicely. The staff at Dr. Bellows office is very helpful. I just love Vanessa (PA) and Sheila (Nurse).

My heart was broken when things fell through with Dr. Steeb. I prayed very hard that if it was meant to be for me to have this surgery, that God would provide a surgeon, and he did! If you were like me and invested your heart, mind, and soul into having WLS, don't give up. Call Tulane' s surgical clinic and get you an appointment. Dr. Bellows has performed alot of WLS, but I was his first patient to ever get the sleeve. Then a couple of my other friends were sleeved by him as well.

I hope that this helps any of you who were and still are considering the surgery.

Hi my name is Marie and i have an appointment with Dr. Bellows on Aug.3 i was just wanting to know could you kinda give me some info about what happens on the first visit and does everything have to be approved by medicaid before you can start the process.

I just had my first appoint with him on July 6th. I went in and seen Vanessa which is his assistant. She is awesome and sooo sweet. she examines u by listening to your heart and lungs and stuff. You do have to put on a gown but you leave ur undies and bra on. She goes over the band information and the sleeve. Dr Bellows is not doing the Bypass at this time. Be prepaired to fill out about 14 pages of medical weight history. lol At least they supply the pen.  After she is done examining me another lady came in and brought me a paper with a list on it. There are ten things listed but they only check the ones u need to do. Mine was meet with their NUT, meet with their Physeiologist ( person who talks to u about ur exercises after surgery ) and a sleep study.  I have those appointments already scheduled for Aug 11th . I hope that this helps u prepair for your appointment......Sherri

yes this really helps...thank you soo much for responding...im trying not to get too excited just yet, but i really hope and pray this goes through for me. i have been dealing with my weight for about 20 years of my life. and im only 30 so thats the furthest i can remember....i've tried dieting, weigh****chers and aspen clinic,  they were all successful in the beginning but i always seem to gain the weight back...i want to be able to interact more with my kids and just live and healthy and happy life. honestly i'll fill out 1000 pages if i had to. lol... i hope all goes well with you and thank you again....

hi sherri,  when meeting with the nutritionist and physeiologist, and to do the sleep study, do you know if we have to go back to New Orleans each time.

Thanks soo much Paula and Sherri, for the information....a nurse from the office called me yesterday and they moved my visit date up to July 28th so i will try and get the sleep study done before that hopefully they will accept it....i will be praying hard for myself and for you guys...thanks for the support....

Jaylyn I was able to make all of my appointments on Aug 11th in New Orleans. They want us to use their drs there because those dr already know what dr bellows is looking for. When I called and scheduled my appointmnets I asked if I could get them on the same day because I have to drive 4 hours to get to NO. They were able to work with me and get it done. Then after those appointments I have to schedule a follow up appointment to see dr bellows and set a surgery date. I also have to see a cardio but not sure if its there or my own they gave my PCP an order for cardio so not sure but cant get that until I have surgery date because a release from cardio is only good for 30 days.  If you have any more questions just ask there are several who have already had the surgery with dr bellows and several of us that are waiting. We are one big family lol...Sherri.

Disabled_nurse did they say how long it takes for medicaid to approve the surgery. I see that you have aleady been waiting a while. I was just wondering. I will have all my test done by aug 11th. I will schedule my follow up for two weeks later. I would do the  week following the test but that falls during the week that we will be at Disney. I hope yours comes soon....Sherri

 I saw Vanessa april 12 going back down july 21st for my cardo and  i have a surgery date for 9=29 only cause i have a cruise on 9-16 and they wont let me have it and go out of the country but all is great i am so excited!!! i am four hours out in Rayville La