im apppproved

i had to do 6 months of nutrionist visits from the nutrionist class to your last visit my nutrionist class was septemember 24th to febuary 4th and then the 8th they sent my paper work threw and approved me on the 10th and sugery is the 22nd of this month i had to loose 28 pounds prior to sugery

Congrats on the approval and surgery date.  But to clarify, MaineCare doesn't require the 6 months or that you lose any weight.  They require BMI over 40 and at least 1 co-morbidity.

thank you so much :) i apperciate it and back in 2009 they didn't require the 6 months but some other thing took over for maincare which they are requiring the 6 months of nutrionist visits my friend works for them i didnt think i had to do 6 months either but i did from september 24th to febuary 4th they submitted my information on the 8th got approved on the 10th sugery on the 22nd im super duper excited :) by the way you look great

I actually work for the company that is doing the MaineCare operations.  I will check the requirements in the morning because I wasn't aware they had changed.  Even then the 6 months is a good thing because it helps you make the changes and wrap your head around what is to come.  Best of luck to you!

yeah im so glad i did the 6 months made me learn more about what i was going to be doing im just so excited to get it next tuesday can't come soon enough

 I have Mainecare also.  I had to wait 6 months just to go to the seminar.  In the mean time I had the sleep apnea test done, pulmonary test, stress test.  A week before I finally went to my seminar I found out that Mainecare now required me to have 6 months of dr supervised diet.  Every time I turned around the WLS Center would tell me that Mainecare were requiring more and more.  I have completely finished everything now and I just saw the surgeon last Friday.  I am waiting for the pyloric test because that is one more thing Mainecare now requires they said as soon as that comes back then they will submit to ins.  THey gave me a tentative date of March 17th.  I hope my approval goes as fast as yours.

yeah i got into my first appiotment september 12th then got into my nutrionist class septemember 24th then after that i did all my appiotments my last one was in december and i had my last nutrionist appiotment on febuary 5th which made 6 months of nutrionist appiotments my phych was like the 5th appiotment i did . i got that out of the way but after my last appiotment on the 5th then 8th they submitted and had a answer on the 10th and i found out the 11th that i got approved and have a sugery date for the 22nd did my pre op yesterday on valentine day and got that out of the way i had to loose 28 pounds prior to getting sugery they want me to do a 2 day liquid diet to clean myself out but im super duper excited i hope you get sugery soon i will  keep u updated on how it goes

My last diet appointment was last Thursday and then I saw the surgeon on Friday.   I wasn't required to loose weight but I did.  I lost 15 Ibs and my surgeon was really happy with that.  I had my pre-op blood work done on Friday.  As soon as that all comes back they will submit to ins.  I pray that I have no problems like you.  I am going to call and check on my blood work and see where we are at with that.  If I would have known about the Pyloric test I would have had my doc order that before hand.  They say they have to send out for it and it could take a week to get back. :(  You must be having your surgery in Portland?  I am having mine in Bangor.  My doc requires 2 weeks of liquid diet before surgery.  Keep me posted about  your surgery.

Nope my surgeon is in lewiston his names is dr loggins im from auburn so and yeah ur doctor seems like it they do it backwards cause they got all mys tuff done then sendt me to pre op after i got my sugery date they usually dont send u to pre op unless ur acually going to get approved its weird

 They said it is because Mainecare requires some of the blood work for ins approval.