cosmicbubbles

I am a child (19 years old) still covered by my active duty father's insurance (UHC Military West/Tri-care West) and I am covered to do the RNY surgery, but I absolutely have my heart set on the sleeve. I keep running into rumors and old posts about possible coverage, the latest of which is that it will be covered by January 10 of 2014, but I can't find anything supporting that rumor. Is there a way I can get it with my civilian doctor? (I also have my heart set on him, I will not go to another center to have it done). Is there a way I can get them to cover my specific case if there isn't a possibility for it to be approved anytime soon?

Update on me: I found that San Diego (The Naval Medical Hospital/Balboa hospital) will do the VSG and I am close to being in phase two when I can schedule my surgery. I'm so excited! They're even accommodating for me having a long drive to make and are allowing me to fax in a lot of my test results.

I've had my hopes completely dashed that I could perhaps get the Sleeve done by my civilian doctor (thank you tri-care), so are there any MTFs that are nearby that someone can recommend that perform the VSG surgery? I live around the Redondo Beach area if that makes it easier for anyone.

Well, the depressing truth is that we all tried our hardest but it's just not something that is going to happen. I am determined to get the sleeve, and would like to know if anybody can recommend an MTF in southern california who will perform it?

Update on this: I went to my civilian surgeon for our necessary diet meetup, and he said that because the federal government has approved it, I can most likely be approved to have that surgery done by him. No absolute confirmation yet, but there seems to be some hope!