Looking for Information on Tricare Revisions Approvals
I am 3 years post op TODAY....I had a lap RNY highest 407, but starved myself 2months prior to my surgery and was able to get down to 371 the day of my surgery......I got down to 260 and was okay with it, I hadn't lost or gain anything for over a year, so I went to (2) plastic surgeons to discuss getting the tummy tuck.....BOTH have said I am STILL to heavy, I need to lose MORE, okay now I am two years out and still I haven't been able to lose but haven't gained either, I didn't sign up for THIS, I feel better but I was told it was going to be no problem to get the skin removed after I stop losing....WRONG.....so now I am three years post op and in the past six months I haven't been able to keep much down, and I have gained 24 pounds I don't understand, I didn't make my weight loss goal but I was okay with it until NOW gaining is NOT acceptable to me....I have since some others talk about getting REVISIONS...from RNY to DS, this is the surgery I wanted in the first place but changed my mind when I found out my husband was deploying and I was gonna be doing this alone because my dr said he would do the RNY Lap but the DS would have to be a open surgery....SO any information on revision requests thru TRICARE would be greatly appreciated!!!! I am not going to be able to see my original surgeon, Dr.Kaufman @ USC but a fellow surgeon of his Dr. Peter Crookes @ USC...so HELP anyone
