Thanks for your support. I am so excited and nervous. I cannot wait to come out on the other side.

I was informed this afternoon that the hospital where I was scheduled to have surgery is closing their bariatric unit. The way I understand it, the Doctor who is doing my surgery is stopping all surgeries, etc at that hospital. They say now that I will still have surgery but at another facility and not sure if it will be the same date or not. Please keep fingers crossed, prayers coming and good thoughts that he will be accepted at another hospital and that I will still be able to keep surgery for the same date but it is not very likely that will happen. This has been one big mess for me and I am almost at wits end. I thought that this surgery was meant to help me but I am beginning to think it is causing more harm than good. I just wanted you all to know what was going on now, so we are basically back to hurry and wait status.

Congrats, Im glad your surgery will happen soon wish you the best of luck and look forward to having you sit next to us on the losers bench....

WOW! approved and a date. I could get up and dance for you. Thank goodness you don't have long to wait. I am feeling so much better. And the looser my clothes get the better I feel. You are going to be a loser really soon. Hurray! Diana

I am not a doctor, but you may have a chance. With Tricare care you have to be 100 or more pounds overweight. They say that you have to have co-morbidities, but I didn't. And was just approved on Monday. One requirement is to be 200% of the ideal weight for your height. You can to go mytricare.com, register if you have not, and go to AskUs. That is a place were you can email a Tricare rep and they will answer you. That is how I found out about the 200 %. It never hurts to try. I would say you have a chance. I don't have a family history of obesity- not on my mom or dad's side. And like I said, I don't have any co-mordbitites. So you never know. I got approved. Good luck.