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AlmaD

By AlmaD, in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

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AlmaD    9

AlmaD
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Hello everyone I had a few questions. Do you know if you can be stationed overseas in Okinawa, Japan if you've been banned?.. I will be banded in January and my husband is being stationed overseas? Will I still be allowed to accompany him with this procedure ?

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skb123    308

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I wish I could tell you more, I am a military widow so I do not have that issue to face. I'm sure it will not be a problem but it is surely something to explore. Good luck!

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Shelleymb    75

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I am a DOD worker and travel to Japan for TDY. I have yet to travel there since being banded bu I spoke to my surgeon about it and she said she would help me find a reputable surgeon for fills. I'm sure you could do the same.

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AlmaD    9

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I am a DOD worker and travel to Japan for TDY. I have yet to travel there since being banded bu I spoke to my surgeon about it and she said she would help me find a reputable surgeon for fills. I'm sure you could do the same.

I have looked and researched around japan and there is one in Okinawa but its offbase and I dont know if tricare would cover my fills with the civilian Dr. I really wish there was a bariatric dr onbase

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ibsoldout    8

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We are in ft hood and the hospital here does fills. Why wouldn't they be able to in Japan? -send that some surgeons would have the training to do fills. Did you you ask your pcp?

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☠carolinagirl☠    18,722

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i'd call tricare and ask them about that. they'd be able to help you...as long as there is a surgeon who does this kind of surgery (there) on or off base, i do not see why not..

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sthenny    11

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Hi!! I'm moving to Okinawa the next month! I have a lap band almost a year and was a headache to get approve to move over there,at the beginning they said that I have to have minimum 3 years with the surgery because the complications ughhh then we find out that was for ppl with gastric bypass, we summit papers again and finally got approve but I'm going over there blind I don't know where I can have my fills and if tricare are going to cover them,I'll have a surgery on September 27 for change my port for a small one,I'm trying to have everything done before we move because I don't know what will happen there

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AlmaD    9

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Hi!! I'm moving to Okinawa the next month! I have a lap band almost a year and was a headache to get approve to move over there' date='at the beginning they said that I have to have minimum 3 years with the surgery because the complications ughhh then we find out that was for ppl with gastric bypass, we summit papers again and finally got approve but I'm going over there blind I don't know where I can have my fills and if tricare are going to cover them,I'll have a surgery on September 27 for change my port for a small one,I'm trying to have everything done before we move because I don't know what will happen there[/quote']

I know how u feel so far they don't have a bariatric dr onbase but they do have a clinic off base but ofcourse wed have to pay for our fills since its not connected to the military or the insurance company they don't accept tricare ..I was thinking of just taking military flights back home to get my fills and go back I've lived there for 6 years from 2004 and they have MAC Flights back to the States ..for free u pay for your meals ofcourse but its worth it

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