YIPPY!

I guess it dose good to call and see if there are any earlyer apptments!! i called my nutri and have a new date of april 12th! ohh happy day!! its alot better then waiting till the 28th! Now my only thing is can someone piont me in the directon of medicaid.. i have posted before about the 6month required diet and i have found nothing about this on the websites ect.. any help would be great becuse if they dont require this it looks as tho. i wil be having surgery sooner then i thought! ttyl liz

Liz, Congratulations on your earlier date. If you haven't started a food dairy already please do so and take it with you to your appointment. It will help. I had keep one for a month in between my first appointment and the second one. I had only had a week of food dairy entries when I went to the first appointment. The nutri will be going over the checklist for preparing for gastric bypass surgery to see how you are doing with it. I met with two of the nutri at Highland and they both are very nice and easy to work with. I am sorry I don't have any information on Medicaid. Good Luck Burt

Hi Liz Congratulations on getting an earlier appointment. But be prepared for the need for a supervised program. From what I understand, medicaid is now requiring 6 months of supervised nutrition and exercise prior to surgery. I do not have medicaid, but others have told me of the change. Most insurance companies are also now requiring 6 months of a supervised program. I had BC/BS who had approved me for surgery on 3/17 which was cancelled as my husband retired and his employer changed us to Aetna. Aetna requires a supervised nutrition and exercise program of 6 months (within the past two years) prior to surgery . So my surgery was cancelled as I have only 3 months. The reason for the change is because of the increase of people wanting the surgery. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. Brenda