approval from Medicare advice needed!

[gkhtoys 19]

Hi Everyone! It's officially less than 3 months before I go on Medicare! My husband's current health coverage does NOT cover any weight loss surgery so getting wls has been out of the question since 1996! I will be 53 years old in November and I'm on disability for numerous medical comorbities...I have completed 6 months of seeing a nutritionist, attended 1 support group meeting, set up the initial consultation with the surgeon, have 6 major health concerns, a bmi of 45+, been overweight for the last 9 years, taking 10 medications...has anyone gone through getting Medicare approval before? I want to make sure that I've crossed every "t" and dotted every "I."

[Maggie1955 158]

You can read Medicare's coverage determination at the following site: https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/details/ncd-details.aspx?NCDid=57&ncdver=5&CoverageSelection=Both&ArticleType=All&PolicyType=Final&s=Iowa&KeyWord=bariatric+surgery&KeyWordLookUp=Title&KeyWordSearchType=And&bc=gAAAABAAAAAAAA%3D&%20CMS%20NCD%20on%20bariatric%20surgery