tanjasdad

Update...I was approved by Tricare for the sleeve. I am having surgery tomorrow. I had to pay co-pays and for the nutricianist visit. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Mio is my favorite. I just found orange vanilla and it's awesome!
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I was in the hospital for five days and didn't return to work for five weeks. But then again I had complications after surgery.
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I was between 2 and 3 months out and I went golfing. I had no problem. I think I do heal faster than many people so you may have to judge by that.

I'm finally seeing a difference in my body! I'm 3 months post-op as of today and I'm down 74 lbs. I'm staring to feel "normal" again and I'm loving it. I took a picture this weekend and was finally able to see some of my progress. We have to Celebrate all along the way!

I have tricare prime and had surgery 2 mths ago. However, I had mine at MTF so my program covered everything. Only thing not offered there was psych eval and Tricare prime covered that with no hesitation. Since I did it at mtf, I did not have to wait 3-6 mths that Tricare make some wait. My Dr. referred me for sleeve and I was sleeved 2 mths later. I had no complications what-so-ever and was referred with 35 bmi.
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Hey you all! I just wanted to provide an update. So, my surgeon was very behind on surgery day (last Monday) and I didn't have my surgery until after 6pm that evening. I also had a hiatal hernia repaired. Everything went well. I had a lot of nausea, but it was expected. I was up and walking around by 2am to relieve some gas pains and indigestion. I was released from the hospital Tuesday night after I was finally able to keep fluids down. I returned to work today and I'm doing fine without pain meds. I just need to get through this liquid and mush diet! All else was easy-peasy.

I have Tricare Prime and my surgery is on May 18th. I have not seen the final ok but the doctor I am working with said it should be no problem and they have many Tricare patients.
I can get the sleeve or bypass. The sleeve is new to their list for approval.
I asked my primary care for a referral and I had it in less than a week. I researched the area for the surgeon I wanted to go with and checked on their website that they worked with Tricare. The doctor I am using is listed in the Tricare as a general surgeon.
The long wait was for an opening with this doctor. Once I got in his office together he and Tricare required:
One appointment with psych. (This is covered under Tricare Prime).
One appointment with a nutritionist. (This was not covered and I paid $75 to see the nutricianist in his office).
An appointment with my primary to be released for surgery. (Regular copay).
An appointment at the hospital for prep (blood work, ecg... No copay)
If you are getting the sleeve my doctor requires an endoscopy to make sure you are good. (I don't think this was a Tricare requirement).
The surgeons office just called and asked me to start on some Vitamin B12, D and Iron due to my blood work. They seem sure I am good to get the surgery in 3 weeks. I am staying optimistic and will update when I more info or if anyone has any questions...

Baby food was nixed by my NUT as well. The primary reason being Protein - it doesn't give you nearly enough for the amount you should be consuming after surgery. I picked up a small jar of chicken baby food at the store the other day and it only had 2 grams of protein. I'd have to eat 31 of them to get my required protein in for the day.