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Hey Amsderb, How long from the time you were approved until your surgery? I had to wait 10 weeks.

I will be the late BLOOMER if you will. Mine is the 29th of May in Richmond, VA.

I was told the same thing. They will cover it they said, if it is billed as a doctors visit that just happened to be about something else and nutrition was discussed. Please...just say "no" and leave it at that.lol Luckily that is the least expensive thing we could have to pay for. In Richmond it is like $45 for your first visit. If they know ahead of time that your ins. doesn't pay it is half of that for return visits. Good luck!

Well, I can't say that I know about your ins., but I do know about the CPAP and yes, it is odd and weird to get used to, but I love how I feel after I get up now...hours earlier to boot. My husband says it is easier to sleep with me (it is quiet and I wasn't)lol. I was told that the machine runs around $1200. I am very blessed to have Tricare. I hope your appeal goes through without a hitch.

Good for you! I am sure your son will benefit from this as much as you have. He will have his mom. Blessings!! Keep up the great work.

Well, it was a short journey to jump through all of Tricare's hoops. I was approved my first try. Now it is a "long" wait to be banded. In comparrison to my 20 years of being heavy it is almost instantanious. I will be banded 6 months from the start of my journey...10 weeks after my approval. My doctor is so booked up. The day I turned 40 my body acted like it never had before. Everything hurt. My sleep patterns grew worse. I'd sleep in and still feel I needed more. I had SEVERE headaches that would last over a week. I had edima in my legs, arms and face. Come to find out I have Sleep Apnea and my Thyroid was 30 points low. I didn't know that your thyroid could control so much. Thankfully I heard Tricare would approve gastric banding as of 2-1-08. It was only December, so I started everything rolling with my testing, counseling, referals and research. It has paid off. Think how far into summer my surery would be if I hadn't started early.

Michigan native residing in Virginia. Lovin' it!

Well, it was a short journey to jump through all of Tricare's hoops. I was approved my first try. Now it is a "long" wait to be banded. In comparrison to my 20 years of being heavy it is almost instantanious. I will be banded 6 months from the start of my journey...10 weeks after my approval. My doctor is so booked up. The day I turned 40 my body acted like it never had before. Everything hurt. My sleep patterns grew worse. I'd sleep in and still feel I needed more. I had SEVERE headaches that would last over a week. I had edima in my legs, arms and face. Come to find out I have Sleep Apnea and my Thyroid was 30 points low. I didn't know that your thyroid could control so much. Thankfully I heard Tricare would approve gastric banding as of 2-1-08. It was only December, so I started everything rolling with my testing, counseling, referals and research. It has paid off. Think how far into summer my surery would be if I hadn't started early.