Hey so i went to the doc on Monday and she put in my refferal to get the lap band. I know its only been 4 days but im iching to get things going. Im 200% over my ideal weight, High calisteral, high tyroid, and pre diabetic. I dont think i will be denied i just wondered how long it normally takes for them to approve it.

I am a Tricare bander and was approved within 2 weeks and in the operating room within 3. My entire process was totally smooth and I couldn't have asked for anything better. Good luck! On a side note - - -

Tricare is proposing new regulations in regards to LAP-BAND®® and other weightloss surgeries. This is a good thing. They want to use BMI as a means by which to assess acceptance rather than just "100 pounds over weight". Until December 28th they are requesting comments for this change. All you have to do is go to

Regulations.gov and then click submit comment towards the center of the page to leave your thoughts. You don't have to give all the address and govt agency info unless you just want to, that's just voluntary extra stuff.

For more info on the topic check out page 14 of the November 16th edition of the Navy Times. It's in the section titled FastTrack.

ok thank you, I called tricare this afternoon and they said its still pending. So im gonna cross my fingers. the only thing is im going out of town for thanksgiving so it will have to wait until i get back

ok thank you, I called tricare this afternoon and they said its still pending. So im gonna cross my fingers. the only thing is im going out of town for thanksgiving so it will have to wait until i get back

if you take a laptop or have access to a computer while you are gone you can check with your humana website it will take you to your page that shows if you approved but yu will be. or just keep calling them you will get a different person so who is to know you have called serveral times good luck and it is a peice of cake.:redface::w00t::smile2::w00t::w00t: