Keleka

Congrats on the approval! It's still reassuring to see TriCare approvals!!!! I'm just still waiting to get the referral to see a surgeon! I can't wait~

My Drs. office faxed in the referral for a surgeon on Tuesday. I checked the TriCare website under referrals and nothing yet. Hopefully by next week I will see the referral. It's like a watched pot waiting to boil! LOL Thanks again for the info!

Thanks all for the great info on TriCare. I have TriCare Prime Remote and I couldn't locate an in network Dr. near me. I called my PCP office and spoke to the lady that handles doing the referrals and she told me she would fax TriCare. I was told by TriCare they would find me a Physician to go to. Does anyone know how long this will take. Now that I made up my mind to do the lap banding I am anxious to get the ball rolling!!! Btw... I'm about 275 and 5'3" and only have take a water pill for blood pressure. With your dealings with TriCare, think this is enough?

Hi! I really understand your confusion! I also am Tricare Prime Remote. I was told by Healthnet to look on their site under "find a provider" to find a surgeon to do the Lap Banding. I looked under Gastro ad General Surgeon and none of them offered Lap-Banding let alone Bariatric Surgeries of any type. So that was a bust. I did call authorizations and referrals and they told me to have my PCP send in a referral (which they did) and they would find me a provider. That was just a couple of days ago and nothing yet. But I figure this could take a while! Good luck with everything~ Will keep checking to see how you are doing!

Hi Stacey! I'm in the eastern panhandle!!!! Martinsburg.

Wow! That's great. Good luck next week. Will keep an eye on the posts to see how you do! I have TPR and there are no in network docs near me. So I have to wait and see who TriCare sends me to. I keep looking to see if anyone near the eastern panhandle of WV posts here with TriCare.