Hi, are their any military spouses stationed overseas who want to get the lapband? I do, Im stationed in Schweinfurt Germany right now and am looking for others who also are starting the journey. My tricare Rep for the longest time has been telling me that Tri care does not cover lapband overseas, finally after reading another post, i held my ground with her and had her call her main office. Low and behold they do. I know that their are several ladies on this post who have been waiting, and now hopefully they will get the call that they can start their journey also. I was upset that the Tricare Rep did not willing look into this herself, that i had to seriously make an issue of it. I believe that it was approved in January of this year, which means people who have been waiting could of started their journey 3 mths ago.:thumbup: But enough of that..I have an appt. with my PCM on the 28th of March, and hopefully i can get him to get me a referrel. Dr. Weiner in Frankfurt is the doctor they would send me to. I have heard nothing but great things about him.:shades_smile: To all military spouses I say HOOAH!!!:teeth_smile:

I am right there with you armywife. I am just playing the game. I have to go to nutrition, see the psych doc, and go for those stupid weigh-ins. But, if it means it's one step closer to me being banded, then so be it. I'm glad you held your ground. Keep us posted if you find any short cuts and I'll do the same.

Hooah!

Yup, im willing to jump thru any hoops to get banded, im sure its what i want, and the more crap i have to go thru for it, will just reinforce the want. Nothing is going to stop me. ARMY STRONG!!