Waiting on insurance approval to change my surgeon who will be doing my surgery in Santa Barbara, CA looking to hear of experiences of locals??

Hello! I was wondering if you're still on medi-cal and if changing your surgeon helped speed the process of WLS approval? I'm from LA & any tips would be helpful!

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Yes, still on medi-cal got my surgery 04/06 with my new surgeon process was faster as I had all my requirements for surgery which were psych eval. nutrition eval., sleep study, EGD, and documented weightloss tried. My prev. surgeon had a long waiting list for everything since he is the main bariatric surgeon for ventura county, but when I found my surgeon she was amazing and was in network with medi-cal. I would look around for options with surgeons as you don't just have that one choice! Good luck on your journey!

Hello! I was wondering if you're still on medi-cal and if changing your surgeon helped speed the process of WLS approval? I'm from LA & any tips would be helpful!


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Hi. Im in Santa Barbara going through Medi-Cal, I just started the process. I'm going to Dr. Thoman. Who did you see first that you changed? And who ended up doing your surgery?

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I was seeing Dr Sanchez in Ventura and Dr Bounoua in Santa Barbara ended up doing my surgery.

Hi. Im in Santa Barbara going through Medi-Cal, I just started the process. I'm going to Dr. Thoman. Who did you see first that you changed? And who ended up doing your surgery?


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Thank you! Can't wait to hear your progress! And please provided any feedback about your surgeon!

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