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donnad0118

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    I had VSG & hernia repair on July 10th. I thought the shoulder pain was from gas too. It shoots through my left shoulder and goes up the side of my neck. I have noticed it gets worse the more I drink. It hurts so bad at times I want to cry....and I have a high tolerance for pain. I mentioned it to my doctor today, it he didn't seem to overly concerned. How do you get some relief from the pain????

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    I start my preop diet on Monday (surgery July 10) and I am thankful it is not liquid only. I do have to have 2 Protein Shakes per day (2 meal replacements) 3.5 oz of lean Protein and I am able to eat all the non starchy vegetables I want, along with sugar free popsicles and Jello. I am excited to finally be on this 2 week countdown! We can do this!!! All for a healthier you!!! Best of luck!!!

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    I just got a call from my surgeon's office. We can move surgery up from the 24th to the 10th.....with one condition....my cpap machine HAS to be delivered this week so I can get my 2 solid week report in before then...I am excited and noe stressing that it won't get here in time!! Please say a prayer that they call me soon to deliver!!!

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    So, I have a question for those of you that have already been approved. My surgeon's ask my PCP for 5 years of weight records. Well, I can only come up with 4. I have reached out to the surgeon's office to see if this was a problem. She told me that most companies only actually look at the last 3 years but she would look in to the specifics of my insurance and get back to me. I am a nervous wreck and would hate to have come this far for me not to get approved over 1 year.....I have 2017, 2016, 2015 & 2014....does anybody have any experience with this situation? I have Tricare Reserve (standard).

    I am suppose to get sleeved in early July....I don't want any set backs now!!

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    hello [mention=311164]donnad0118[/mention], I am here in Raeford........ Do you have a date yet?

    No not yet....I am just beginning this journey....I see the surgeon this Monday along with the nutritionist and my psych eval. They told me at the information session that the turn around period is usually about 12 weeks, so I'm hopeful!

    Do you have a date yet? What doctor are you using?



  19. Posted

    Hi everyone! I am fairly new here. I am just beginning my journey. I have been to my information session and that is it However, I got really excited today!!! I just left my PCP's office and she totally supports the idea of me having WLS!!! One step closer....now to see the Nutritionist, surgeon and have psych eval on Monday!!! Let's get this party started!!! :-) I can't wait!!!

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    On 1/31/2017 at 9:42 PM, TammyLee66 said:

    I was wondering where everyone is from city and state I know someone posted something a while back about this but I thought I'd start a new thread

    I am Tammy I live in a small town called bear Valley Springs it is outside of Tehachapi California I am close to Bakersfield California...

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    Fayetteville, NC here but getting sleeved in Pinehurst, NC

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    Hi! I'm also having the gastric sleeve done with Tricare Standard South and just received my preauth today! I'm also 5'8 and 270 lol.

    With Tricare South I've paid my deductible of $150 plus nutrition classes which were $300. I've also had some out of pocket here and there for things that I have to pay a percentage on so so far out of pocket I'm at about $600 I would guess. That's over the 6 months because it is a 6 month evaluation. I didn't have to do a diet because if I dropped under a BMI of 40 it would deny my surgery. I've pretty much stayed this same weight the whole time. I didn't have to submit any previous history because I have high blood pressure so the comorbidity helped me I guess.

    I'm scheduled to have surgery on March 13th but I'm still trying to find out what my total out of pocket will be for the actual surgery. I have a max of $1000 cat cap for myself so that's all I should have to pay but I've called and gotten 5 different answers :-/

    My experience with Tricare has been pretty great. I just had a tubal in preparation because my dr said you become very fertile and because of my blood pressure and history, I've never been able to take birth control. That surgery probably incurred costs that will go towards my cat cap as well so I'm not sure how much I'll end up paying out of pocket in the end.

    Thank you so much for the info! I, too, am right at that 40 BMI and was curious how that would play out. I know I have seen some others who had to lose weight and if I did it would make me not qualify. I do not have a comorbidity, that I know of. I am borderline hypertension and I have never been tested for sleep apnea. I am sure they will send me for this test though. I go tomorrow for my first consultation with the surgeon, so I pray all goes well and I hear some good news.

    I didn't realize that you became more fertile after the surgery. I had a tubal back in 2009, so I am good there. I thought the cap was like $1000 or $1500, but I could be wrong. Guess we will both find out soon.

    Let me know how everything goes. It would be great to keep in touch with someone with the same stats as me.

    Best of Luck to you!!!

  25. Posted

    Hi Everyone...I am new here and have been reading through many of the boards. I know that Tricare has just recently added the gastric sleeve to their approved procedures and wanted to see if there was any new information from people who have used them. I have my first consultation next week and I am curious at how long they require documentation of weight loss. Is it 6 months or 3 months? I see so many conflicting answers and the website does not specify. I have Tricare Standard North (Tricare Reserve Select to be exact). The surgeons office told me today that their average wait from first consultation to surgery is about 12 weeks. That leads me to believe that it is only 3 months?

    Anybody have any recent experience with this?

    Thanks in Advance!!

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