Tricare.....

I finally got my pshyc eval done. The one that i've been waiting on for over 18months. Yes, i've been on the military waiting list for over 18 months now, with no end in sight. I am glad that Tricare is allowing us to have the surgery, but boy does it take forever to have it done. I'm so fustrated but what can I do.

That is a lot of waiting to do, which is so very hard. I'll keep you in my prayers. Sincerely, Bobbie Tate

monice! hey girl!! i feel your pain...tricare is an adventure! i was able to get deferred out so i am waiting for the names of drs to be sent to me i should have them next week. i had my nutrition appt and have another one next week*nutrition as soon as i pick my surgeon ill get the psyc. test and probably sleep study done.....you need to call or come by lets get together are you going to the seminar on saturday? my husband should arrive from home tomorrow sometime..and i signed him up to go with me....hopefully he wont be delayed ha you know how that is!! ok enough for now. im sorry it has been so long for you. tracey

Have you called Tricare and asked for their civilian surgeon list? I went to my PCM and talked to him about this and when we had decided this was the best route for me, he put in a referal for me to be treated by a civilian doc. The ENTIRE process took me from Feb. to last week. It would be worth a shot to give your PCM a call and see if they can put that type of referal in for you. I know that the major civilians have a long waiting list(Chapel Hill and ECU), but other, less used doctors cal get you in much faster. I saw Dr. Naziri in Greenville and he got me through the process and into the hospital in 3 months! It wouldnt' hurt to check and see if you can change to that route. Best luck to you!!! Charla

Yeah I agree with Mary could be the sugar alcohols cause it does the same to me. Now I try to stay away from all those types of sugars but once in awhile I eat them but I take a gas tablet immediately after to help with the gurgles. Annette

Hi Julianna, it was nice to meet you today. Good luck with all to come. I was a little dissapointed as I was 1st in The Cafe and not a single person said hello. Once I noticed you had all congregated at 1 table I went past a couple of times hoping for a hello. I am a little shy. I even wore my butterfly. O well, I'm glad you introduced yourself in the class. Hope to see you again. Sheila C

Hello Sherry! Today me and stephanie went to the zoo. The entire zoo was 5 miles. My legs are killing but I'm proud of myself for walking it. Now we home chillin on the couch. I had to take a minute to check my mail. Have a nice evening Kay

it's sunday evening already...don't get on the 'puter until weekend evenings anymore...but spent the morning ridding the yard of dying redtips...cutting and slashing, clearing away for new growth...and the afternoon...windy as it was...on the water...kayakking about 7 miles. Getting ready for next weeks 'paddle to the borser'...paddle from part of virginia to north carolina...lots of fun...nice tshirt...

it is now Monday morning... I spent the weekend preparing for finals and already this morning I finished them.... SO I am now done for this semester and do not have to worry about classes until the fall which should be my last semester.

Sherry, Its now Monday evening. I spent the day yesterday at home doing nothing, I mean nothing at all. I had to work on Saturday and when I got home Lisa had cleaned the house and already done laundry. So, that left nothing to be done yesterday but get ready for the work week. Hope you had a good day, Melissa