hey everyone,

im currently living in ramstein germany...hubbys in the airforce, and i was just wondering has anyone had the surgery recently over here? and do you know if landstuhl does it or do you have to go to frankfurt.i'd rather go to frankfurt anyways, that way i know someone experience is doing it, but right now i'd take anything. im 5'8 247 pounds with severe arthritis and a degenerative hip diesease. do you think that would be enough for tricare? obviously im also a 100 pounds over weight. i have my PCM appointment on thrusday. should i bring anything with me like my food journal, list of diets ive already tried,pictures of my $1000 elliptical sitting next to my counch in the living room .:lol:lol.

or do i save that stuff for the surgeon? im desperate!!! ill do whatever it takes!

we leave next year in may and i want this to be my last fat base! help anyone:blink:!

please

Hi Chantel and welcome to LBT! You probably won't find an answer here on the blogs as this place doesn't get as much visibility as the Forum. Go to the 'Forum' tab at the top here and click, then down to 'Doctors and Hospitals' and 'Insurance and Financing' and break your question into two parts and 'Post a new Thread' (at the top of each of these) with your questions. There are people all over the world here so hopefully you'll get an answer. Let me know if you need more help. Oh, and take everything to the docs, you never know what you'll need.

BTW my DH grew up as a child on the same base you're on (his dad was an Army doc)...he speaks fondly of wanting to go back to visit Landstuhl someday and his parents had a great time there.

Good luck! -BG

My husband is Army and Tricare will approve you if you are 100 pounds overweight and have a BMI over a certain amount without any other comorbid conditions. If you are 100 pounds overweight with comorbid conditions as long as the surgery is safe for you medically they should approve you without any problem at all.