My husband is in the military and we recently started the process of trying to get a gastric bypass for me. I have a BMI of 48 and also have PCOS. My question is what do they require? 6 months of nutrition counseling? I meet with the surgeon for the first time on Friday. Tricare sent me a few things in the mail saying that they will cover the visits to the surgeon and psychologist. i'm just curious on how long this all will take and what I should expect. Any info you have would be appreciated!

I have Tricare Prime, however I used a MTF for my surgery so I am not sure what the requirements are for Tricare to authorize a civilian surgeon. However, you can go on the Tricare website and it should detail their requirements there. Best of luck to you.

Susan

http://tricare.mil/CoveredServices/IsItCovered/BariatricSurgery.aspx

This link may be of assistance to you

Susan

Edited November 13, 201411 yr by HappygoSusan

I have Tricare Prime as well. They just reduced the medically supervised weight loss program requirement from 6 months to 3 months. That is as far as I have gotten so far. Good luck.

I met with the surgeon today! Looks like I will have to continue the nutrition visits for another 5 months and then do 2 weightloss group meetings, 1 pshych evaluation, a sleep study! then i'll know if the insurance approved me. Here's to finally taking a step in the right direction!