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Smdnght28

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    Does anyone have tricare standard? Right now things seem to be going ok but I go off base for everything and have to find doctors through their provider directory.

    Sounds like I'm in the same boat as you. I have Standard so I have to go off post.

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    Yes I do. I'm in VA beach

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    I am at Eustis. I am just starting the bariatric program at Portsmouth. Before I received my referral, I considered going standard and through the bariatric program at Sentara. I went to the orientation last week and see the surgeon on the 10th.

    There is a Facebook group, I believe it is called Weight loss surgery with tricare. All of the women in that group are so helpful! They explained the entire process to me beforehand, so that I'd have a greater understanding of tricare and the bariatric programs. There are locals in there too. One just had the surgery in July and she is standard. She is very helpful and helps me with all of my questions. She went through sentara.

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    I'll have to look up that page. Thanks for sharing!

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    I'm in the area too. Going through Madigan. I'm just starting the process now. November I'm going to a gastric surgery seminar appointment. We should create a local group or Facebook page.

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    Yes, we definitely should start a page!

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    Thanks!

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    @@Smdnght28 I'm going to talk to my doc about recovery time for RNY and his experience with GERD for the VSG patients. I only have a small window (a couple of weeks) for recovery, and I hear that it's quicker with sleeve, but it's good for me to ask him.

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    It can't hurt to ask, I think I'm gonna have to ask as well I've developed some reflux since meeting with my surgeon . Best of luck to you!!! Let us know how it goes

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    I thought you wouldn't have dumping with the sleeve, but after reading the forums for the last couple of months, it seems that you can have dumping with sleeve too, it just depends. Seems ppl with the sleeve do a lot more throwing up than the other thing, and I've seen them calling the vomiting dumping. I'd rather *!*! then vomit. At first I thought it was cool that my surgeon was pushing the sleeve, but now I'm not sure. I know he only did like 3 bypasses in the past year to like 200 sleeves, so that doesn't give a vote of confidence on him doing the bypass if I chose that.

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    My doctor pushes RNY. I know he's done a few sleeves but over 3000 bypass. He wants me to have the bypass.

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    I completely understand how you feel, to me it's important to have support unfortunately sometimes if the person can't understand what you are going through it's hard to find support from them. I like the Baritastic social group on Facebook everyone either went through WLS or is in the process and they have been the best of support and this group as well.

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    @@Smdnght28 i went to a wls seminar and they said that in the end you losr the same amount of weight with both procedures. They said that some people with bypass start to regain some of the weight and some people with the sleeve continue to lose weight so it balances out.

    ( i hope that helps)

    For me at least, i'm terrified of dumping syndrome so i'm not sure about bypass.

    Do you know when you're going to have your surgery yet? I say trust your gut, if you think the sleeve is better for you, do some more research and consider that.

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    No not yet I'm thinking after the holidays so maybe January.

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