I got a call from my PCM today telling me that TriCare had contacted her about my referral, saying I was supposed to be going to Walter Reed, not a private civilian doctor. WTF, TriCare? THEY referred me to the civilian doctor. I have the letters they've sent me (as does Dr Currie) and on mytricare.com, Dr Currie is listed as the doctor I'm referred to. GRRRRRR. I'm heading over there in the morning to get this straightened out. :wink2: I knew this was going too easily.

Sorry you're having trouble. I'm tricare standard and have way more leeway; in fact they approved my surgery in 48 hours!

They've done everything quickly. I don't know what their problem is now. Luckily, I still have the referral letters they've sent me (from the first doc they referred me to- which has the notes I took from when I called them on it- who didn't do GB'ing, the doc I'm going to now, and the psych referral). They're trying to say I don't have any of those referrals.

I am sorry they are being a PITA. One things I have learned along the years with Tricare is, keep ALL paperwork and proof!

I am sorry they are being a PITA. One things I have learned along the years with Tricare is, keep ALL paperwork and proof!

^THIS^ is so true. When I explained to the guy in the TriCare office what was going on, he tried to tell me I was totally in the wrong until I pulled out my referral letters. Everything is straightened out now :biggrin:, but SAVE YOUR STUFF. Even that defunct referral letter for the doctor I couldn't use came in handy.

I'm glad you got it all worked out!