Congratulations! We are having surgery the same day!  See you on the other side!

You would never understand how much a simple phone call would make your day soooo great . Im sooooo happy to hear the words approved. My surgery date is Nov 21st in exactly 7 days ahhhhhh. Cant wait to become a better newer me ! tahnks for all the support and patience you guys had with me. Love you all

I'm at Fort Lee, VA now.  We were out at Fort Irwin, CA.  While out there I was approved but then decided not to go ahead with surgery b/c i didn't want to be PCS'ing shortly after.  So now, i'm running into problems b/c tricare has changed the policy to also include that you have to have 6 months of documented proof that you have tried to lose weight using non surgical methods.  I have done this by far (nutritionist, weight loss clinic off post, paid for privately, weigh****chers, gym, diet plan, etc) but the woman at the referral center that approves whether  the referral gets sent to tricare to get approved to simply see the surgeon, doesn't care to look through my records to see that i have tried all this other stuff.  so she's saying i can't go.  so i have been fighting with her, through the patient advocate.  i can't wait until tues when everyone is back to work and i can hopefully get some answers.  i soooo badly want this surgery!  i'm beginning to wonder if i look and see where the nearest MTF is that does the surgery, and if i can go there.  i know Bragg is just under 3 hrs away. i'm not sure if Norfolk, or Eustis has an MTF that does RNY???

so it doesn't matter what day i see the nutritionist ???

actually the other visits where sep 6, oct 4th , pre op nov 3rd .