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Hey everyone, I've been on this board for about 3 weeks now, and Well, Though I've gotten a lot of post-op advice I can not find one single smidgen of help when it boils down to my insurance. I have Family health plus w/ medicaid. I'm currently awaiting approval from The insurance company (26 pages worth of notes were sent to them including a letter from my orthopedist (severe osteo-arthritis in my hip) as well as a sleep study I had done (sleep apnea) and a batch of other things no other 27 year old should have.

My orig. Surg. date was may 7th. They moved it to the 21st b/c of my pcp & the insurance co.

I am the first health plus patient my surgeon has seen. They gave me the referrals to see him with the obesity code as the reason. I just can't find anyone that has Health plus and has had the surgery. I know My answer is out there!!!!! So please step forward. This past week waiting for a response has been agonizing, I just don't want to go through next week (starting the liquid diet only to be told it's postponed again) dissapointed & starving!

Let me know PLEASE?!?!?!?!

Thanks

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So how did the surgery go? I just joined today but generally what you should have been told is that Medicaid is the primary and they are the ones paying for it. They will pay for it as long as you have the need. Keep us in the loop as to how its going. You're basically a month in, what does it feel like? I have no scheduled date yet because my first consultation is at the end of June.

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