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Any new out there on codes for Tricare Prime code for fills. Seems the doctor I am going to is out for money and wont file with the corrected code. And if I pay for the fills with this code, I can't get any of the money back. Strange situation.

Hi, Well, went to the required seminar last week. Required to see these doctors. Have an appointment next Thursday, the 13th, to get it all started. The same doctor that did the seminar, is the same one I will be seeing. Before he let us go, he stated that if we come to see him, he will talk us out of the surgery. He is one of the top surgeons, in lapband. I was wondering if anyone had a doctor do this? I am damn bound and determined to get this procedure. So, any suggestions? Help.. and thanks....:thumbup:

Well, tomorrow is my doctor appointment. Said it could be as long as 2 hours. But I am READY.... SO ready. Wish me luck.

Does anyone know of any support groups down here on the coast?

I have my first doctor appointment Thursday. The hospital says, Tricare will not pay for the fills, but Tricare says the doctor has to file for it. Any of you heard this?

Unfortunatelly, my insurance says I go to this man or none at all. I thought it was nuts for him to say this.

Hi Kimi All's well here. Just waiting for Thursday. I'm ready to start, everything about this. Good luck to you, too.

I've been approved, have my first seminar this Thursday. But I'd like to do this by the 20th of the month. I have time off at work. But maybe I am wishing too hard for this. I will call my insurance company and ask those questions. Thanks for offering that information.

Hi Stacey, I was just approved and I, too, have a 105 weight, loss goal. And, I have been with weight wathcers fo rthe last two years. I lost 25 lbs, but have put 10 back on. I made the decision, 2 years ago, that if I failed WW, I would look into a weight loss surgery. The gastric bypass scares the heck out of me, so I decided to do the lapband. I know, like WW, the weight wont come off over night. That I am starting down a new path and that I will have to work, on this as well. Good luck with your surgery. Let's stay in touch. Take care, D'

Hi Kim, Good luck to you too. Keep me posted and I'll do the same. D'

I work at a desk for the most part of the day. Get up when I have to. #1 I have read and I understand that walking helps, ALOT. I can do that. But what about the diet? Can any of you give me examples of what you did, when you returned to work? Do the shakes have to be cold? I don't do soda, but warm tea. This weekend I am going to these shake aisles and check them out. Any help is appreciated.

Hi Kimikay, I, too, am just starting. I go next week, to Mobile, AL for my seminar. I have started reading every thread on this site and asking questions to those I know, have had this done. There is so much to take in, but like I read everywhere, "listen to what your Dr. tells you to do and do it." I hope my wait is not long between seminar and surgery. I am ready to get it done and start losing.

OOPPPSSS!!! Sorry, I thought I was posting in Mississippi. I live on the Gulf of Mexico. Way, away from Oregon. Have a great evening.

Ok, yes I am new here, but I got great news today. My referral was approved for the Lapband. I go next week, to an one hour seminar, then the doctor appointment will follow. My question is, this pre-op diet, does it cause you to just empty your insides? Like when you get ready for a colonoscopy? Complete cleanout. I know thats crude, but I don't think there is no better way to put it. I am so excited I found this site. Great questions, great answers. Lots of points of view and opinions. I have struggled with weight since 7th grade and I am now 47. Now, it is my time and I feel the lapband is what I need to help me take control. Hope to get to know alot of you and have you all walk with me, down this new road to a wonderful, new life. Darlene:thumbup:

Hi, I am on Tricare and got my referral approved yesterday. I go next week to a required seminar, then on to the doctor appointment. Tricare used to not pay for the lapband, but they do now. It's real easy. You pay a co-pay $12 for doctor visits, and depending on how long you stay in the hospital, a maximum of $25. I was approved for 4 visits, but the more I read about this procedure, I see where 12 visits may follow the surgery. Humane told me, the doctor will request more visits. I'm sure it will all work out.

This is a great thread. Do you think people with higher BMI do the pre-op diet? I know mine is 43.

Believe me, I wasn't trying to be rude or crude. I have more reading to do. Thanks for all the imput. Have a great day.:biggrin:

One of the doctors I might see, in at Oschner Hospital. Is there anyone here, who has had the lapband done here?

I live down on the coast.