I recently attended a seminar and just turned allll my paper work back in. I have medicare insurance..will I most likely be approved? Whats the next step I should be taking? I want to be ahead of the "game" so to speak.. I want this now! Should I be scheduling certain appointments, crash dieting..what do I do now to speed things up IF approved? Any info will help. Thanks for everyone sharing their stories, I'm very motivated by them!

Edited January 24, 201412 yr by T.Haro

I recently attended a seminar and just turned allll my paper work back in. I have medicare insurance..will I most likely be approved? Whats the next step I should be taking? I want to be ahead of the "game" so to speak.. I want this now! Should I be scheduling certain appointments, crash dieting..what do I do now to speed things up IF approved? Any info will help. Thanks for everyone sharing their stories, I'm very motivated by them!

I have Medicare and I just went to a bariatric center of excellence. They did everything for me. Scheduled all of my appointments with nutritionist, psych, physical therapist, etc and all I had to do was be there for them so I'm not sure. They did all of it. My surgery is feb 18

April

It was very nice of you to take time out and call me and explain. You helped more than you know! Thanks April. Good luck on your journey!!

Well you are very welcome!! You can holler at me with any other questions at all. Good luck on yours too, buddy

I also have medicare I did not have any approval issues from the insurance but the weight management center had many requirements. These are tailored to the individual based on your medical history.

I had to have :

- Physical

- Ekg

-mammogram

-annual exam and pap smear

- cardiac echo with bubbles

- ct angiogram with contrast dye

- 3 neurology appts(my neurologist)

- 2 cardiology appts

- 3 nutritionist appts (individual)

- 3 psychologist appts ( Individual)

- 1 pre-op class 4 hours(group)

- 1 post op class 4 hours (group)

- I pre op group nutrition class

I also have medicare I did not have any approval issues from the insurance but the weight management center had many requirements. These are tailored to the individual based on your medical history. I had to have : - Physical - Ekg -mammogram -annual exam and pap smear - cardiac echo with bubbles - ct angiogram with contrast dye - 3 neurology appts(my neurologist) - 2 cardiology appts - 3 nutritionist appts (individual) - 3 psychologist appts ( Individual) - 1 pre-op class 4 hours(group) - 1 post op class 4 hours (group) - I pre op group nutrition class

Wow. That's a lot. I didn't have much compared to you. But you're right, they're tailored to our individual needs.