How to begin the process?

Now that tricare covers lapband, I am wanting to start the ball rolling towards me getting this surgery. I am wondering which of the Dr's that are mentioned for over here do this surgery? Is there anyone here who can tell me how to begin the process towards the surgery when we are working with tricare?

I don't know anything about Tricare, so can't help you there... sorry! But! I can tell you that Professor Dr. Weiner in Frankfurt would be my choice for the lap band (he performed my RNY)... he is one of the leading lap band surgeons in the world. And he is amazing.

Hello, You have to go to your PCM to see what your base requirments are for surgery. Each base has different standards. Some people just need to submit the paperwork to Tricare, others, like me, had to take a 3 month health class. Your PCP will have the info for you. Also some Dr.'s are against any type of weight loss surgery so if yours is, you may want to think about switching Dr.'s. They are ultimatly the ones who fill out the paperwork for Tricare approval. As far as great surgerons, the PP is right, Prof. Weiner in Frankfurt is second to none. He teaches all over the world, has televised surgeries for other Dr.'s to see and his team of Dr.'s is are top notch. He is a world known bariatric surgeon and even answers patient e-mails himself. He also performs all of the 5 or 6 weight loss surgeries. He is one of only a few surgeons in the world who does. I had gastric bypass and know of over the 3000 gastric bypass surgeries, he has never lost a patient. I also have heard that his lap-band patients are happy and he does wonderfully with those surgeries as well. Good luck and let me know if you have anymore questions! ~Sheryl