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Hello Everyone, My name is Rosalia. I am located in Tacoma. WA. I am very much interested in getting the Lapband implanted, I just do not know how to start this whole process. My insurance is Tricare Prime, my father recently just retired from the miltary last year, so we no longer have our general appointments at the MTF (Military Hospital) now we go to Multicare Northshore Clinic, in Tacoma. We would still get all our surgeries/ any prescriptions on base. People are saying I need to get a referral from my PCM but I really don't know what that is :/ to be honest. Would I just make an appointment with my Family Doctor to get her approval, so she can put in a referral for me? I don't know guys I'm really lost and I really want this more than anything. Please help. (: Also, my co-morbidity would be PCOS, since I was diagnosed with it at the beginning of January.