New Jersey Surgeon,who accepts Medicaid???

Hello everyone, I am enquiring to find out if anyone out there knows of a New Jersey surgeon, who accepts straight medicaid for this procedure. I currently had to apply for general assistance through welfare after being taken out of my job last year by a physician, after being hospitalized. It was said that the air environment at my employment(Kosher Seasoning Warehouse) caused me to get acute exacerbation of asthma on top of my PCOS(poly cystic ovarian syndrome i had already been dealing with for a year prior) I feel this surgery would benefit me in both ways, as no matter how much i excersise PCOS wont allow me to lose the weight but will continiously keep packing it on me ( i barely eat ) but with this surgery if the weight is forced to go, i could get rid of the PCOS (Dont ask my encrinologist said if i lost weight, the PCOS would go away) as well as this surgery making my breathing better as a second benefit for my health. I am able to goto a pulmonary specialist finally after being taken out of work in 2004, this Wednesday. I was going to ask him for a refferal for this surgery if needed, if not my internal medicine physician who has been taking care of me, im sure would as well.

My truely best response to your ? is for you to ask your medicare rep for a surgical referal they have worked with in your area.. Most dr's I think work with Medicare but best to call and verify with them and your insurance before jumping in head first. DJ

Michelle, PCOS is triggered by weight. Once you get below your trigger weight the PCOS symptoms you have may go away. I too have PCOS and have been living with it for 20 years, but I guess they didn't have a name for it back then. As for surgeons that accept straight Medicaid, have you contacted Dr. Robert Brolin, he practices out of University Medical Center at Princeton. I do not know if he accepts it or not, but what I do know is that he is an excellent surgeon and I recommend him highly. I am sure there are several other surgeons in the NJ area as well to choose from and may accept Medicaid. This type of surgery is performed at hosptials like St. Pete's in New Bruswick, Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, St. Francis in Hamilton and Robert Wood Johnson in New Brunswick. But I agree with the other person *****sponded, I would contact Medicaid and ask for a referral to a Bariatric Surgeon who accepts Medicaid or call your primary doctor and ask them to recommend a surgeon who accepts Medicaid. Good Luck!

My PCOS wasnt triggered by weight, i was thin and then boop... all of a sudden i stopped getting my periods and starting ballooning up. I wasnt working at the time this started, so therefore had no insurance and just figured i was getting alot of water retension from not getting my period. Around a year or so later after i had been at my new job for 6mos i recieved my medical benefits and the gyno told me it wasnt me not getting my periods causing the weight and then he diagnosed me with PCOS, even my encrinologist at the time told me that its not a disease u can simply take out, but if you loose the weight it has caused, you can make it go away or at least tameable. I have been thin all my life and i guess thats why it bothers me so much and it seems to be only focused on my mid section and that bothers me alot.

Women who have PCOS are insulin resistant, so sometimes we have what they call a typical "diabetic body" which is carrying our weight in our mid-section and having normal sized arms and legs. I understand your frustration. I have been living with PCOS for 20 years and I have tried on many occasions to lose weight and have never been successful thanks to the PCOS induced insulin resistance. The endocrinologist and the reproductive endocrinologist both had me on different "****tails" of medication to help alleviate some of the symptoms and fight the insulin resistance so I could lose weight, they would work for a short period of time and then stop. I didn't fully understand PCOS until I read the book "syndrome X", I found it very helpful. In addition, my OB/GYN provided me with a list of great resources. I know that the Hospital at University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia has a PCOS research program, as does Lenox Hill Hospital in NYC. The University of Chicago also has a program and a great web-site with a lot of useful information. E-mail me if you would like to chat. Christine

Hi Michelle..I can definetely help you with this one. I have a question first though..do you also have an HMO from medicaid? Personally, I have Medicaid and Horizon Health, and the choices of doctors are extremely limited. I had the choice of 3 surgeons in the state of NJ, thats it! I live up in North Jersey so I asked about NY Surgeons and I was told no, in state only. So I am going with Dr Slotman in Cherry Hill, which is an hour and a half away, but I'm not complaining. I am very comfortable with him. If you just have straight Medicaid, I am not sure how that works. I know that the county Welfare office arent exactly the most helpful lol, but hopefully they can help you out a little more. Best of luck with everything and if you have any questions feel free to email me! [email protected] ..xoxo Lisa