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[byebyefat 262]

Hello everyone, im so anxious and nervous at the same time, ummmm where do I begin, I started this process last year and lost my insurance ???????? now I just got approved for Medicaid in March, I went to my group session last night and got weighed and my bmi is 45.7 , so they told me I am a wls candidate, I filled out my 7 page health forms and releases, they said I will be contacted either Monday or Tuesday, to set up a appt to talk to a physician, can someone please tell me what's next, what will be all the steps, and what type of wieght loss surgeries are paid for by Medicaid in the state of Pennsylvania, I been reading about different ones im interested in the vsg if possible, I was also told I would have to loose so much wieght within a 6 month time frame, which I didn't know this and I just recently lost 35 pounds on my own and now at a stall, so any info or anything you can share with me, would truly be appreciated, thank you everyone

[SimplySharon 30]

I'm on Medicaid as well. My insurance required 3 months of pre op weigh ins. I had to meet the nutritionist 3x, chest X-ray, gall bladder u/s, ekg, upper GI and a stress test...and of course blood work. I wasn't required to lose any weight. Just because insurance doesn't require weight loss or weigh ins doesn't mean certain surgeons won't. My friend has the same insurance as me but went through a different surgeon who required weight loss and 6 months of pre op diet. So it depends. They will let you know all that's required

[SimplySharon 30]

I should also mention im from NY and have been approved for VSG

[byebyefat 262]

Thank you so much, ur so helpful, do you have ur surgery date yet and how soon after you submitted was it approved