dr moon in horse heads

does any one  no of dr moon  in horseheads    i  have started the  proccess  with him  for  a gastric bypass    also i have medicaid    just woundering  how long it  took  other people  to get approved threw medicaid and  what test does dr  moon   have you go threw  before surgery  and  how long  of a wait  does he usally have  after approved  sorry for all the ? s 

I have Dr Sadasaviam in the same office, I requested Dr Moon but they gave me him instead.  I heard Dr Moon is great, Dr Sad seems very nice too.  The steps to get a surgery date are as follows:  1) You have your initial consult with Dr Moon, he goes over everything with you. 2) They set you up with the group consultation, you go into a room and sit with about a dozen other people and see the NUT (nutritionist), SS worker and then the insurance lady, they will give you information on what medicaid will want from you and such.  (about 3-4 hours long) 3) the same time they set you up for the group consult they will set you up with 2- 1hour meetings, 1hr with the Nut and 1 hr with the SS worker  they just ask you questions about yourself and why you are looking to have WLS. 

4) if the Nut and SS are satified with your answers, they will give you the ok to set up a date for your physical   **if you have co-mobesity problems, they will want them addressed also (sleep apnea, any heart problems or lung problems)  you will have to have clearance for them too. 5) once you are cleared from your physical, then you see the dr again (approx 2 weeks).  after you see him, then he submits all the information to the ins company for approval.  then you sit and wait till you get an answer, (you would have to ask medicaid how long they take to approve) 6) if your approved, then they schedule you for a surgery date, I was approved on april 21st, and my surgery date is July 1st. that was the first opening.  

HOpe this helps ya... any questions feel free to contact me!!!!  I'll be glad to help in any way possible.

I go through the same office. Here is what all patients that go through that office have to do. A 4 hour group informational session with the Nurse case manager, Nutritionist, and Clinical Social worker and the insurance rep. After you do that you are required to to attend individual appointments with the nutritionist, and social worker. Oh yeah everyone has to have an informational letter form your Primary care doc. Hope this helps some. I just went to the 4 hour group. BRING A DRINK!!!!! Good luck on your journey. Feel free to write me with any questions.

thank you  i  do the  group meeting  the 20th of this month    can i ask when  you had your first  cosult  

My first consult with Dr Sad was on 2/11/08.  Can I ask, do you have any co-morbity problems??

no  i dont   never been  diagnosed with any   all tho  have had some high bllod pressure latley  im so egar to get this done now that  i have made up my mind   just want every thing to  go smoothly

I was just on your profile.  In the 4 hour session you had they gave you a sample letter to give to the dr.  one of the other pieces of paper they gave you was your diet history.  fill that out, and make a copy of it. and give your PCP the sample letter and the diet history. Tell him to use that letter as a reference for what he needs to write.  Who is your dr? (just curious)  if your blood pressure is spiking you'll have to have that treated. get it done now. or it will just hold you back. 

also medicad calls for a 6 mth supervised diet