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Shebani institute takes share of cost mcaid in Ocala. You must have met your share of cost first though( we paid for the consult and that portion went towards SOC, paid for lab work and then SOC was met.) The requirement were: letter from your PCP stating medical necessity,(office will provide you with exactly what letter needs to say) then preop tests. There is no "six month or three month" wait. First office visit was 6/3/14, surgery was scheduled for 6/30/14.
Kylie Jo
SW- 307lbs
VSG- 6/30/2014
Looking forward to meeting some Florida OH pals at the Obesity Action Coalition's Your Weight Matters National Convention in Orlando in September.
If you haven't heard about it. Here's the link www.ywmconvention.com and a blog entry I did about it: http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-y our-weight-matters-national.html
If you are local, there's free parking at the hotel too.
Hope to see you there. ~Michelle "Shelly"
Scott, I went to Pam Bratton. I live in Daytona Beach Shores. She seemed ok. Had her 2 little dogs in the room with us. The room really had a doggie smell! What Dr are you seeing. I am having my sleeve done by Christian Birkedal late August or early Sept.
on 7/25/14 7:31 am - Margate, FL
If your doctor takes straight Medicaid get approved through that. If not be sure to discover exactly what plan your surgeon accepts. I was on Humana through Medicaid & was at the point to submit to discover my surgeon was considered out of network. I changed my plan from Humana to straight Medicaid. I was approved & had surgery within the same month
DS: 5/28/14
HW: 310
SW: 302
CW: 160 ( 1 year post-op) 160 lbs gone
There are many people, members and non-members, that come to the OH community wanting assistance to have weight loss surgery. One of the challenges many people encounter is "The Medicaid Maze" so we wanted to provide information about the difficulties for those people and from two leading bariatric surgeons.
We welcome your experiences by leaving a comment at the end of the article.
Realizing that this is an older post - but I was VERY pleased with my surgeon, Dr. Radecke from Riverside Surgical in Sebastian, FL. They are about an hour and a half drive from Orlando (where I live), but for me, the care I received from Doc and his staff was well worth the drive. I've lost almost 140 lbs in 13 months.
I am fairly sure they do revisions, as well.
Good luck!
~ snowiekate
High 307.2, Pre-liquid: 290.3, Surgery: 282.6
Surgery date May 31, with Dr. Radecke (Riverside Surgical in Sebastian, FL)
I'm in Volusia County and working my way through the initial process as well. My Dr. recommended three that will do the consultation, though I do not know if they are covered under your insurance.
- Pamela Bratton in Port Orange
- Norman Hoffman in Ormond Beach
- Isabelle King in Ormond Beach
Scott
I have prestige heath insurance through medicaid - they required 6 months weight loss - i also had to take a nutrition class (but that might of been my surgery doctors requirement) they doctor also did a scope to make sure my stomach was okay - then they submitted it to my insurance and the insurance required i see a heart doctor and a lung doctor for clearance for the surgery - It probably depends on what insurance you have but usually i hear its 6 months weight loss - but it just depends on the insurance and sometimes differant doctors require differant stuff. I just meet with the lung and heart doctor and got their approval so now im waiting to hear if the insurance approves it - im so excited !!As far as i know prestige doesn't require anything else but the trying of weight loss - i dont have any health issues that i know of because of being over weight i know some insurance require you to have complications from the obesity .
The ObesityHelp Conference 2014 is about education and information for living a healthy lifestyle with weight loss surgery. In addition to the Grad Panel Q/A, Professional Panel Q/A, Fashion Show, no charge professional quality Pixel Photo Booth pictures, free plastic surgery consults, a Meet & Greet and Keynote Speaker Graham Elliot, MasterChef Judge, here's the 4-1-1 on the sessions at the Conference:
● I'm Changing and I'm Perfect As I Am
● Dealing with uncomfortable food situations and social settings after WLS
● The importance of support on your WLS journey
● Reading Between the Labels: How To Outsmart Your Groceries
● How Much Does a Zebra Weigh? (Yes, you'll find out in this session)
● Re-Defining Success After Bariatric Surgery
● Six Steps to Success When Coping With Addiction after WLS
● What To Do After the Honeymoon is Over
● Exploring Your Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Options
● What To Expect When You're Expecting.....Surgery to Work
● Sex, Intimacy and Relationships after WLS
● How Yoga supports your WLS journey
From attending the Conference, you'll take away things you've learned that will help you live a healthy lifestyle, friendships that you'll have made, lots of vendor samples and a goodie bag, photos and memories that you'll cherish for a long time.
The countdown to the Conference is ON......buy your tickets now - you'll be glad you did!
Kim Gyurina, Event Manager
