Stoiic

what website do i use to check to see if the referral has gone through? I make my appointments on tricareonline. but i do not see that option anywhere. Thanks for all of the help.

Oh and my doctor filled out the consult form on the computer in front of me and said it was processed and then she gave me a copy of it with her signature and things on it. so not really sure which of the 3 ways it was :-)

So I went to see a third doctor today who I finally got to give me a referral for consultation with the surgeon. Now she said it would take 3 weeks before tricare got back to me regarding the referral and who I could go see. Is this normal and what exactly am I waiting for a letter? Or do I contact someone else now to make the appointment?

I do not believe that I am borderline, I am 5'6 312lbs with a bmi of 50.2 . I also have high blood pressure, edema and arthritis in my back and knees.

I went and saw a different doctor and she would only go off what the other doctor suggested. So now I am stuck again, not sure where to go from here.

Hi, is your doctor at a military treatment facility or off post? If he is on post, they will try to keep you from going to an outside doctor. If he is off post discuss it with him one more time and if not; go on your Tricare website and put in your zip code and it will pull all doctors in your area that are participating providers. Once you do this, click on the doctor to see if he is accepting new patients. You will look for a family practice doctors, usually those are PCM's. Your local Tricare office should have books also that give you a list of doctors in your area. I would switch doctors if he keeps refusing to refer you. My doctor is the sweetest doctor in Georgia to me, he knew what I had already done and he stands behind me 100%. That is the kind of doctor I would look for. You can actually change PCMs online, very easy.

He is at the MTF, I guess I will try and change PCM's only thing with that is it seems to take almost 2 months lately to get an appointment if your PCM is busy and they will only let me see another one for prescription refills.

I have tricare and I do meet the requirements for the procedure my only problem is I can't get my doctor to refer me, he is in the mindset that surgery isn't an option and that diet and exercise will fix everything, even after being on several diet and nutrition programs and countless gyms. I don't know if I should ask for a new PCM who understands where I am coming from or what. I am so lost as to what to do now.