I am waiting till June 3rd to see the surgeon, but I know tricare can be very picky about the weight and such. I am 5'4" 239 lbs I have 1 co morbity Hypertention. And I have been over weight for my whole teen and adult life. I have found many different hight and weight charts and everyone seems to be different. If anyone has any info just let me know. Thanks Jennifer

im kinda in the same boat as you. im 5'8 and 247. i have AVN and arthritis so im hoping for the best. i have to go to a mmpi test on monday then back to the shrink then to a nutritionist then back to my PCM and then and only then, he'll put in a consult to the surgeon. everythings going quite fast but im so worried that after all this testing their going to say no. my bmi is only 37.5 and i havent talked to anyone thats my age with that bmi getting it. (docs worried that because im so young that i wont stick with it) WTF:angry: why would i go thru surgery if i didnt plan on giving it 100%. i hate doctors!!! but i know with tricare the main thing is a 100 pounds over weight.

anyways good luck and keep us updated!!!

I'm hoping to get approved through tricare as well...I'm 5'4 and 220lbs...but I have type 2 diabetes...so I'm hoping that will help....the 100lbs over for me is between 117-133....so I'm in the 100lbs+....I got a referral from my PCM right to the surgeon...so I'm not going back to my PCM for anything now....I have a consult appt. thought next month....not sure what the next step will be from there.

Make sure you get your shrink/nutritionist documented because your actual surgeon is going to need that paperwork for Tricare approval. Your PCM is just trying to see if you can do this w/o going through w/ WLS,Just make sure you are clear with the both of them that you are doing this for WLS,if not they will send you on a diet on your way....

I am 5'7 and at like 236. if you go according to the metropolitan life table, and I measure at a small frame, then I am 100 pounds overweight. SOOOO, lets hope I qualify!!

Where can I find out all that I need to do to get approved...I'm having my psych eval done through the surgeons office (I was told about it when I made my initial appointment)...but what else do I need? Should I start seeing a nutritionist on my own or wait for them to send me to one? I've seen one previously, but that was when we were stationed someone else....

I had seen my nutrt. at a different base and I just called her,she wrote a letter and sent it to me...was good enough for my surgeon. Ask your WL surgeon what he wants/needs. Mine gave me a checklist.

What does the letter need to state? That you have seen her? I seem to have everyone working against me....I couldn't even get my PCM to give me a referral with out threatening to go to Mexico and a few tears (I think the tears are what did it...)

Im also a miltary spouse with tricare and all i needed was a referral from my pcp, i went on may 15th and had my surgery on June 10th was quick tricare approved on may 27th..i had to get all the preop testing, blood, ekg, stress test, pulmonary fuction test, chest xray, shrink, nutrit. was at my surgeons office..my surgeon actually said tricare is one of the most fastest approval and i had no other health problems besides being obese..works for me check into it