I had my first appointment with Dr. Selim in Lake Charles and he is sending me to New Iberia too do all my appointments. I’m confused .. I am on Medicaid and thought I would do everything local . So does anyone know of doctors in New Iberia ?? And does that mean I’m now a patient on the road to weight loss surgery??

I would say you're starting down the weight loss pathway, and maybe the doctor you're going to meet will be just as good if not better. Sometimes some offices do better jumping through the Medicaid hoops and others. Meet your new surgeon and see if you don't like him also. My bariatric surgeon is 50 miles away from where I live, my local hospital couldn't offer what I really needed, their bariatric programs are just starting and they couldn't compete with the care I got in Columbus, Best of everything for you from me in Central Ohio.