Tricare help!

I had RNY through the MTF at Keesler (we have tricare prime...Dh is active duty AF)....anyway....much easier going through at MTF...if the Dr. agrees to the surgery....you get the surgery.  My starting weight was 235 (5'5) with no co-morbitites other than the occassional heart burn.....I started the process in July and had my surgery in December.

Good Luck

I'm at Fort Lee, VA now.  We were out at Fort Irwin, CA.  While out there I was approved but then decided not to go ahead with surgery b/c i didn't want to be PCS'ing shortly after.  So now, i'm running into problems b/c tricare has changed the policy to also include that you have to have 6 months of documented proof that you have tried to lose weight using non surgical methods.  I have done this by far (nutritionist, weight loss clinic off post, paid for privately, weigh****chers, gym, diet plan, etc) but the woman at the referral center that approves whether  the referral gets sent to tricare to get approved to simply see the surgeon, doesn't care to look through my records to see that i have tried all this other stuff.  so she's saying i can't go.  so i have been fighting with her, through the patient advocate.  i can't wait until tues when everyone is back to work and i can hopefully get some answers.  i soooo badly want this surgery!  i'm beginning to wonder if i look and see where the nearest MTF is that does the surgery, and if i can go there.  i know Bragg is just under 3 hrs away. i'm not sure if Norfolk, or Eustis has an MTF that does RNY???