lapband fills and Army

Hi all, I am researching the Lap Band for myself, and was wondering if anyone out there has been thru Lap Band, then had to move with the Army? WHO DOES OUR FILLS THEN???? I have heard that getting another surgeon to do fills on someone else's Lap band could be a problem! EEEK! Any advice? Karly

Hi Karly, I am also interested in lapband. The Army forum is normally pretty inactive. I have found another site that has offered a lot of helpful information. Try www.lapbandtalk.com. Post your question and I am sure you will get plenty of responses. I would also like to know the answer to that question. So keep me posted! Be Blessed Cam

they said: 1. The best advice I can give you, is if/when you are going to move, start calling band doctors in the area you are going to move to and find out if they will help you. Some doctors have no problem taking on other doctors' patients, but some wont touch 'em. 2. I work for my surgeon and he will take on other patients for certin reasons. Your reason would be a reason he would take you on. He would want operative notes and he wants to keep your surgeon up to date as to what is going on. He will just send an update letter to him every so often. Good Luck...Now that is for my surgeon but I would think for military most surgeons would work with you.

I was told that Tricare doesnt pay for lap band.

I went to see Dr. Hamiliton in 2007 and was told that Tricare didn't pay for lapband, that is incorrect information. In January 2007 Tricare stated covering lapband but it is not highly publicized because the cost of having to do fills and other maintenance. I did not have the surgery because Tricare declined to pay for my RNY and my PCM told me to wait for the lapband, a year later I found out that lapband was covered at the time of my denial and the PCM was unaware and Tallgrass was also.

I am currently being considered for RNY in WA, Madigan says the military and several practioners are also starting to move away from the band because they are starting to see issues with the band surving post surgery after a few years.

Don't give up and look on the tricare website for accurate information. Good Luck!

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