New in Hampton, VA

Hi everyone,
I'm Kris, in Hampton, VA. I just had my orientation today at Portsmouth Naval Hospital. Now I have to have a bunch of labs/tests done. I'm suppose to get a call in a couple fo weeks to schedule me for my first consultation with the Dr. Hopefully it passes quickly!

Finally got my first appointment. It's on May 3. Only took 2 months to get my first appointment. *lol*

Hope all is well with you... Not too many people here anymore!

I had my orientation and consultation with the surgeon on March 5th... I'm with Tricare Prime North so I'm required to follow a 6 month Dr supervised Diet, which I've been doing since January... I have a few tests that I need to get done as well, which will probably be done in May/June...Once the 6 months diet is up in july, my Dr will send all test results and other paperwork to my surgeon who will request the approval from Tricare :o)

 Ah, so I guess it's different for you. Are you having the surgery at a Military Facility? The one thing that is good about Portsmouth Naval is I don't have to go through the insurance approval process. It's still painfully slow though. I already had some tests done and did 6 months with the Dietician last year (before they referred me to bariatrics). I hope they don't want to send me for a bunch more testing. I guess I'll find out on May 3rd. Do they just having you do the basic diet based off the food pyramid thing?