Good evening ladies and gents, i will like to start off by saying everyone looks great, keep up good work. I need to vent, im beginning to think that im not meant to have my vsg, dont get me wrong on this year long journey i have done everything i am supposed to do, my insurance even approved my surgery after 4 days after being submitted, 1st my surgeon switched locations so after being given a date for feb 24 my surgery was cancelled because i had to wait for the surgeons credentials to transfer over to the new facility, well it finally cleared and i was hit with some more testing that i completed in a weeks time. My info was submitted and approved so i got my date for may 11th, yay!!! After a week of waiting for my pre admission testing i receive a call from my surgeons office telling my that my surgery is once again cancelled because the hospital im having my surgery at is no longer covering any bariactric surgery for patients with Medicaid because they claim they are losing money off and surgeries through medicaid, thats crazy so now i have to wait for 30 days until my surgeon finds another hospital that accepts medicaid. Or make a payment arrangement with the hospital to pay for my surgery out of pocket. My surgeon is upset but dealing with it because the majority of his patients are on medicaid and he dont intend on changing up on his patients now. So now im feeling s little discouraged because i worked so hard to get to this point and if i wait any longer im gonna have to do some repeat testing. Im already in enough pain and cant barely walk because i have problems with my joints in my hips that i was told will get better once i lose the weight, but no matter what i still go to work everyday and push through the pain. I have diabetes, high cholesterol, sleep apnea and arthritis, im just ready to start my new life and be here for my children and husband because this is not a good quality of life especially when you have to take pain meds everyday! Thanks for listening and keep me in your prayers.

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I'm so sorry this is happening to you - and your surgeon!

But you're in the home stretch. Probably you will just need some repeat lab work is all. Nothing compared to what you've already done.

Hang in there!

Thanks for the support, im just tired of crying, i dont know what else to do, i just know im sticking with my surgeon because he is wonderful and i built a relationship with him, it's hard to find good doctors that your comfortable with

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Oh Denise I'm so sorry to hear about this. I'm keeping you my thoughts. Hang in there!!

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@@denise9474 - don't give up! You are in the homestretch now ~

I have your seat ready and everything on the losers bench <pointing to bench> it has your "handle" on it, Denise9474, and an inscription below it, see?

Denise9474

she didnt give up getting here

If you give up, will your health improve? Think about it.

Jane

I would imagine that if the hospital has a contract with Medicaid (which I'm sure they do) that they can't decide that they don't accept it for WLS if covered. That seems illegal to me! I would call your insurance plan and see what they have to say. They can't participate in a plan - and pick and choose what services they allow for patients with that plan. Hang in there!

I would imagine that if the hospital has a contract with Medicaid (which I'm sure they do) that they can't decide that they don't accept it for WLS if covered. That seems illegal to me! I would call your insurance plan and see what they have to say. They can't participate in a plan - and pick and choose what services they allow for patients with that plan. Hang in there!

Thanks for the support and advice, i will call my insurance today! Wish me luck

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Jane is right dnt give up now...u made it this far...hang in there !!

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