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Great news. Met with Dr. Gallus at Naval Medical Center, San Diego, affectionately called "Balboa" and I'm in. Since I was already in the process of getting the bypass on the civilian side with TriCare Standard, all I have to do is attend the surgery specific classes, get a chest x-ray, GI test, and BAM, I can set a date. This process was way easy.

I'm so thankful my husband encouraged me to call there to see. He said "this is life changing, you want to get the one you want."

I will update on my progress as I get closer but I'll be done with everything sometime within the next two weeks and hope to have a date sometime in April

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Great news. Met with Dr. Gallus at Naval Medical Center, San Diego, affectionately called "Balboa" and I'm in. Since I was already in the process of getting the bypass on the civilian side with TriCare Standard, all I have to do is attend the surgery specific classes, get a chest x-ray, GI test, and BAM, I can set a date. This process was way easy.

I'm so thankful my husband encouraged me to call there to see. He said "this is life changing, you want to get the one you want."

I will update on my progress as I get closer but I'll be done with everything sometime within the next two weeks and hope to have a date sometime in April

Hi! I am currently in the beginning process. I met with a civilian surgeon last week. Decided to go with the VSG and will have to go through Balboa. Did you have to get another referral to Balboa, or was the initial one sufficient? Can you let me know what the entire process was and how long it took? Any info you can share would be great! Thanks so much!

Amy

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Im wanting to get the Vertical sleeve through naval hospital (balboa) and im going to see my pcm tomorrow to ask for a ref.

hopefully i get one. because i really want this surgery to have as a tool. but i was wondering if you got your date and what all the tests were you had to get?

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sorry last one lol but where did you find the number to call? i cant find one...and what did you ask? im not sure what questions to ask would i just make an appt once i get a ref?

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