Hi! we just moved to Germany- near Vilseck. Would love to find a support network around here . Feel free to message me.

this is exactly what i wanted to do. i know im replying late. but how did everything go with the band and the army. i am using the band as a tool to help me as well. i would love your input.
hope all is well.

Thank You

Tiffany

Hi Armywifey...Im an AF wifey..I just wanna give you a few words of thought about the lapband and why I wanted it AT FIRST. Well I was flat out against rny from jump. Was scared of the procedure and thought it would be too much for me considered I barely had 100 lbs to lose so I thought I would lose too much and + Id heard a mnay of horror stories about people losing too much and eating right but still losing. So I didnt wanna be a statistic. Well needless to say I was glamoriziing lapband and polarizing rny totally. I figured after the seminar and speaking w/ the surgeon i would figure out whats best for me. My hubby said I needed rny because hey he knows me better than anyone else and he felt that way because i was addicted to sweets i never overate anything in my life but sweets, lapband i would still be able to eat whatever but just smaller portions. So made a list of pors and cons for each procedure..and u know what that worked for me. Ultimately I decided on rny lapband thers a chance yoiull lose some weight and theres a chance not. And this is purely based off of IF youre eating right. No guarantees for it. I didnt like that after i researched it, I was gettin like my hubby surgery is toooo big of a deal not to be sure to atleast lose most of my weight. So Rny turned out to be my choice, surgeon said i would dump on sweets, so i wouldnt be able to eat them. Well almost a yr out now i have tried the forbidden fruit a bit and i can eat it  unfortunately..BUT the thing is 1 cookie is enough, thats all i can eat. Otherwise my pouch will pay for it. Please choose your decision wisely it has to be one that suits u, lapband can slip, and ive seen it happen before to a friend of mine, rny if u dont control your eating you may gain it back so it all depends on what u think would work out best for u..I wish you the best!!!

Hi an Army wife here about to have gastric by pass.  You have to start with your PCM and for from there. With tricare you have to be over 100lbs over weight with no co-morbidity's or if you are under 100lb over weight, like me, you have to have several co-morbids.  I have diabetes, HP, gerd, sleep apnea, high cholesterol, spina bifida, hip, knee and back pain.  If they do the procedure at the on post hospital that is where you will have it, if not you will be consulted out.  If you want to talk more, pm me.  my journey has taken almost a year, why is a whole, but I really could have it all said and done in 6 months from the first time I talked to my PCM.

I had the lap gastric done 7/2002. at my heighest I weighed 260, my lowest was 150, I got pregnant and gained 30 pounds. I lost about 20 or so...now 3 yrs after my son's birth Im at 197...thats 7 pounds over what I weighed at 9 months pregnant. and trying to look into having a revision. How was your journey towards a revision? I feel so bad that I have let myself down again. I have TriWest and located in Tacoma WA near Ft Lewis. Dr. Dewitt (a civilan dr) did my surgery in Alabama a couple of years before I got married and moved to CO, now we're in Washington (husband is active duty Army) I would like to have a revision...I want to find a local dr here and also see if my insurance will cover it. Any ideas anyone?

 Lol!  I reckon so!  I haven't ever been to Campbell.  Bragg sucks!  I would take Benning over here anyday :)  I haven't had my surgery yet but hoping for June/July

 Tricare pays for Lap band, gastric by pass, and the sleeve.  

 I just contacted a recruiter not long ago and they said it has to be REMOVED and out for at least 6 months.  I think it is STUPID because if its not filled it isn't doing anything.  I would contact a local recruiter that is willing to work with you because you can go to MEPS and they CAN get a waiver.  It just depends who you get cause most are LAZY.  Good luck! :)

Thanks you for responding.  Yes I did get all of my answers and had my lap RNY done on 15 Dec. 

Hi all,

Dont look at my ticker LOL. I havent updated it. I had the Lap Band put in me late August 2008, and currently lost close to 70 lbs. I have about 80 more lbs to go to make weight for Army service.

I always wanted to attempt to get into OCS for the Army. Now that I'm going to the gym on a daily basis, and seeting my strength and endurance increase, I'm thinking that this might be a possibility, but I cant seem to find a solid answer if the LAP-Band is a PDQ, even if its completely unfilled and there is no restriction.

Does anyone have any information on this?

Kindest Regards,

Rob