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I am waiting for my referral to go through and then I will schedule an appointment with the surgeon. I want to know of anyone who got approved for surgery with a BMI of 40 or lower and what comorbs or problems you had that helped you get approved. I think my BMI is just 40 but I do not have any of tricares comorbs that are listed.

I have my first consultation with the surgeon in the morning, I am scared and excited at the same time, I am hoping he will tell me something positive, like yeah I think there is a chance tricare will approve you, haha what are the chances of that happening. What should I expect tomorrow? At the seminar I don't remember them saying anything about what they do at the appointment. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE TRICARE BE NICE AND APPROVE ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No I don't think that I do, I've never been told, but I can hope lol

So if I don't have sleep Apnea I will not get to move further with the process, so they are setting up a sleep study for me. I know nothing about sleep Apnea except I have read that most people that have it snore. I do not think that I do snore, I did when I was pregnant and knew I did because it woke me up, so I think I probably don't. My question is has anyone been diagnosed with Sleep Apnea when they weren't expecting it all???? I am trying not lose all hope that this surgery will happen!

Well what I found out was unless I have sleep apnea then thats the end of it, they won't even submit to tricare because I don't meet the requirements without a comorb so they are scheduling me for a sleep study so I sadly hope I have Sleep Apnea. They aren't going to schedule any of the other tests until they see if I have it

Won't the dr know how to write a letter of medical necessity??? I'm going to my first surgeob consult Monday and tuesday I have made an appointment with my PCM to do whatever else needs done, the lab orders letter of medical necessity, I just figured the dr would know what to do or is this just so you all can see what it will look like? If thats why then I would like to see one too:)

What do they mean by more documentation?? I am in the exact same situation except that I am 5'5, I have my first appointment with the surgeon on Monday. I have weight records from when I was a baby up proving that I have been overweight since I was 5, and I have a family history of EVERYTHING so I am hoping real hard that, that will help me out. You can appeal the decision though I don't know how that works. Good luck and I hope you get approved!!!!

Finally got to go to my seminar last night, had to wait almost a month do go because they only do it once a month now I have to wait another week for my first visit to the surgeon, then who knows how long until they submit everything to tricare, I just want to know if I can get approved already!!!! Not getting my hopes up because I don't exactly meet their requirements but I'm close so I am going to try anyway., I'm just so ready to have the surgery, I've been researching it for months.

Loved your blog:)

YAY!! Good luck! I am sure everything will be fine:)

YAY!! Are you going to Morehead City?

Thats so exciting!! I'm happy for you! And jealous:)

I have read about alot of being having to gain weight to get approval and i've heard of people wearing ankle weights so that they weigh enough lol not that I am recommending

GRRR I am north still haven't heard of anyone in North Region getting approved without meeting all requirements. I guess on the bright side its the military and we will probably get moved to a different region eventually.

Good for you! 19 lbs in a month is awesome, I pray I get approved!

YAY yes girl it does!. Congrats:) What region are you?

Yeah i don't have the comorbs I am 5'5 244 BMI 40 thats all I got hopefully that will be enough, I am SOOOOO over it, i've been overweight for 20 years and i'm only 24 :/

I told my doctor what surgeon I wanted to go to and he wrote it down so hopefully no confusion there

Camp Lejuene:)

I'm getting ready to go to my PCM to ask for a referral to a lapband surgeon, wish me luck I am SOOOOOOOO scared he will say no.

YAY he put one in for me!! I thought for sure he's try putting me on something.

Hello I am still looking into having Lapband done, but I want to be prepared for anything so please tell me any complications you had while in surgery or after! Thanks

thanks everyone keep them coming!

Thanks girls thats very good to here I was reading some of the other complication posts and they kinda have me freaked out!

Me 2 girls, me 2!!!! I am 24 and have been overweight my since I was like 5 and I am so sick of it! I am a military wife visiting home right now, but when I get back to my house I am going to my PCM to try and get a referral, I am scared he won't even give me a referral let alone tricare approve me for surgery, but I will try it anyway. I'm close but I don't exactly meet tricares requirements. I've been researching and reading post for months now , and its really what I want to do. Goood luck girls:)