Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

[Inactive Profile 104]

Im at Fort Gordon.

[majelica 1]

Hi Heather,

My surgery is scheduled for Monday Jan 13 with Dr. Rehrig. I have heard a lot of good things about Dr. Worlton too. I'm sure that no matter who you choose you will have great care!

[marcey 0]

For you ladies currently going through the process how tough is it? I see tricare requirements changed and wondered how that impacted treatment at a mtf. Did you have to have 6 months of failed dieting documented before you got your surgery authorization? What kind of hoops have you had to jump through? I see my pcm on Tues to try and get my referral to go to walter reed and just trying to find as much current info as I can. I'm excited.

[Patti T. 5]

Hi Marcey,

All had to do is tell my PCM about how I've repeatedly tried and failed at weight watchers and the adkins diet and she put in a referral for me. The hoop jumping came after going to orientation last Sept. I finished the pre-op checklist last Nov, got in for a consult with a surgeon in Dec and am scheduled for RNY Feb 20th. There is a whole bunch of info on Walter Reed's Bariatric web page as well. I think that most of the material they pass out in the orientation class is on the page.

[marcey 0]

Thanks Patti. Good luck on your RNY. Let me know how it goes. Give me the scoop on how the docs and nurses treat you. If Tricare is paying for it I'm kind of up in the air whether to go to walter reed or johns hopkins.

[Patti T. 5]

Thanks Patti. Good luck on your RNY. Let me know how it goes. Give me the scoop on how the docs and nurses treat you. If Tricare is paying for it I'm kind of up in the air whether to go to walter reed or johns hopkins.

Will do. Will tricare even give you that choice to go to Hopkins with WR being near by?

[marcey 0]

Thanks Patti. Good luck on your RNY. Let me know how it goes. Give me the scoop on how the docs and nurses treat you. If Tricare is paying for it I'm kind of up in the air whether to go to walter reed or johns hopkins.

Will do. Will tricare even give you that choice to go to Hopkins with WR being near by?

That I'm not sure of. I think I qualify to go wherever they accept tricare by distance. Walter reed is 75miles away. I think over 60 you have a choice but don't quote me on that. They are both about the same distance from me. I think I'd prefer Walter Reed because if I'm not mistaken I will have less out of pocket expenses and less problems with a military treatment facility.