Hey guys! Wondering if anyone is going through cTricare Prime for surgery. I just started my 2 month supervised weightloss program today. Got my refferal for a nutritionist on base and for my surgeon. Who I met on Nov 4th. Ahhhhh! I have a bmi of 40.1 and high cholesterol. Im so nervous about doing anything through Tricare.lol

Im going to Del Sol in El Paso, which a center of Excellence. I know my surgeon won't even take about the band because of all the health risk people get from it. Apparently the lapband started in Europe and there is now a ban on it because of the problems that arrise from having it done it.

I am at fort Gordon, have tricare prime and we have a surgeon that does sleeve and they(nutrition, psyc bariatric nurse, and surgeon) have more so favored the sleeve and have coaxed us in our group sessions to choose the sleeve. I can't remember how they described it, but basically being the new age wls. Anyways I went to PCM asked them to refer me due failed documented attempts at weight loss. They set me up for the "super Tuesday" 8 hour day of knocking appts and support group out. I've been on the journey with appts through nutrition classes and one psyc appt. Was just approved to go ahead and schedule my pre-op with the surgeon. Now if I could just get the bariatric nurse to return my phone call I'll be good to go. Lol

Eisenhower also have surgeons on staff to do sleeve RNY and band.

Edited November 5, 201510 yr by ar1kah12

Does anyone

Does anyone know if tricare prime retired have to wait to wait the 6 months like most seem to do? I meet with the surgeon for the first time in a few weeks but just wondering. Don't I've near a military base if that matters.

I know this thread is old but so encouraging ! I was told that it would take 3 weeks for my surgery to get approved. Hopeful that it will me in a week or less like some of ya'll. All of my prerequisites will be done January 30th. Was hoping for a February surgery date.

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anyone suffer from PCOS that was approved through Tricare prime? I am going to talk to my endo on Thursday...I am at the end of my rope with all of this.

Question for the whole group. I retired a few years ago. My wife is considering a Gastric surgery for weight loss.
Will Tricare cover us for her to have it? Any information is greatly appreciated.