Medicare Requirments Changed!!

[RoniB 13]

Well the 6 monthly visits to a dietician has been dropped to 3 and the 20 pound loss has been dropped completely! This moves my surgery from July to early April or very end of March. Time to get nervous LOL

I waited over 2 years for this, and NOW I get scared. I'm having my psych eval on Monday and my stress test Tuesday & Wednesday. Has to be a "chemical stress test" since I can't walk enough to do the tread mill. Really dreading this. Had one 5+ years ago and it was painful and frightening, really thought I was gonna die. Chest pain from hell! Then the paperwork is sent to insurance and can take up to 2 weeks for their approval, then 2 weeks of pre-surgery liquid diet!

I'm fixin' to be a Bander!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Roni

[marfar7 1,533]

Medicar required a 6 month time period before surgey? I submitted my paperwork the same day I went to my drs 3appt hr class they approved me in abot 10 days. Then the following week I had my psych eval and my RD appointment (I live 3 hrs away so we did everything in the same day). My surgery was sheduled for the week afterwards. So from the time I submotted my paperwork to Medicare it was approx 3a wks to surgery.

I've heard some other things about Medicare that I didn't exerience. You'd think that since its a federal plan it would be the same everywhere they also didn't require me to lose weight in beforehand. My dr didn't even require a pre op diet. I ate normally till midnite before surgery.

Have a great wkd!!

Marci

[DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! 12,703]

Yes Medicare approved mine fast, too. I went to my first doctor's visit on Dec. 3, 2011 and had surgery Jan. 6, 2012. No waiting period at all.

It's awesome you're finally about to get yours! Congratulations!

[Pollyanna12 74]

What was your out of pocket cost with Medicare? I am hoping my hubby will choose banding after I get mine.

[RoniB 13]

Polly, I have a Medicare Advantage policy thru United Healthcare. They use medicare guidelines. My co-pay will be $175.00. If you hubby has straight medicare, does he have a supplement policy, if he does, his cost may -0-.

[OCLadyLori 3]

I had my Chemical induced Stress test today. UGHHHHHHHHH It was just as bad as I remembered the first one I had 8 years ago. Just glad it is behind me now. Just the Psy. eval to go on Weds then paperwork will be submitted for approval.