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The base here doesn't but I called Tricare yesterday and also talked with my PCP and they said in my circumstance it will be coveres for mee off base at a civilian bariatric surgen.

Tricare does cover the sleeve outside of base. I havr triwest and im going through approval

Tricare does cover this

I am a newleywed and waiting on my consult with the surgeon. I went to the obgyn and I got refferred to a womens specialist and they recommended the implanon. I have been pre-approved for the sleeve.and I don't want to get something that will inhibit me from loosing the weight that I need to. I don't want to have surprise pregnancy and put my opperation on the back burner. What do you ladies use for contraceptive?

I'll have to look into that. I'm at Mcconnell and my PCP is amazing. Triwest does cover this outside of a MTF! I just got a confirmation!!!

I am new to the VGS comunity and I have a few quesions. I have tricare and I am getting reffered off base. Can I have the surgery off base or does it need to be in a MTF? Is there anybody who has gotten approved for the sleeve in a timley manner? My mother-in-law had the bypass dont and she was retired and tricare covered the whole thing. I have diabetes, high blood pressure and my BMI is a 64. I weigh 310 and in the past month I have been exercising and trying my best to loose weight but nothing has happened. I have been researching the sleeve and talked with my PCM and he recomended the sleeve as well. I hope that I get approved and can start this journey to the new me.