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As I am sure some of you may know that Medicare has a 6 months exclusion from doing the surgery. In this 6 months they require doctor controlled diet. Well my question is has anyone on Medicare had the 6 months Dr. diet exclusions waived? And if you did what did you do to get it waived. All help will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Sal

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We have Medical/Mutal and I was told the same thing.

Plus have a bmi of 45 or higher and a pre exsisting health issue. So I was wondering if PCOS would count.

I wondered the same about getting out of the six month thingy.

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I was so happy to read the information you had to offer. I would love to receive any further links and info you may have. I want to use Dr. Murr in Tampa. I have been trying to get info on time frame, such as from seminar to surgery and what all is required. I never seem to be able to navigate the impossible with Medicare. I have only had Medicare since June of last year and they never cease to amaze me with all their confusing rules and regulations.

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Hi my name is Joyce. I have applied for ssd which when approved I will have medicare. I have many many medical problems. I have gone

before a judge and he denied me. He was blind. That's not a joke.

I now have a new lawyer who can't beleive I eas denied.

Pcgumshoe, How were you approved for medicare?

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I get more confused about Medicare the more I read. I believe it is their conspiracy for peole to just give up......tee-hee-hee.

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dorseyb i agree with you. I filed 2 years & 6 months ago. I meet with the new lawyer on Friday, he says I never should have been denied the first time.

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New Jersey

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New Jersey

i too live in jersey and it took 2yrs to the day to get awarded my ssi/disability.after you are approved they wait 2more yrs to give you medicare.its abig process.but you'll have to deal with it:glare:

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I live in Louisiana and my Dr's ofice says medicare requires 3 months of Medically supervised weight loss attemps. I am diabetic and on the ADA diet and she says that will qualify me but they still have to have 3 months documentation from my doc. 2 down, one to go!

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As I am sure some of you may know that Medicare has a 6 months exclusion from doing the surgery. In this 6 months they require doctor controlled diet. Well my question is has anyone on Medicare had the 6 months Dr. diet exclusions waived? And if you did what did you do to get it waived. All help will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Sal

i have misicare and i had a 6 month nothing....i did have to lose a few lbs,but that was too shrink the liver in prep for the surgery.and of course you need all those appointments to get cleared.however my surgery was medically needed

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i have misicare and i had a 6 month nothing....i did have to lose a few lbs,but that was too shrink the liver in prep for the surgery.and of course you need all those appointments to get cleared.however my surgery was medically needed

oops,thats medicare

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