gingersnap1
LapBand 2007-Lahey Medical Boston
LapBand Removed Sept 2011 (Slip) Heartbroken
140 lbs Lost before band was removed
Waiting for Tricare to approve VSG (can't come soon enough)
Gained 80lbs since LabBand Removal (April 2012)
PCM agreed to give a referral to an MTF-April 12, 2012
Tricare Manager submits referral for MUSC-April 18 (approval not likely but atleast we will try)
Researching and searching MTF's (Military Treatment Facility) close to Charleston, SC
-Fort Gordon and Fort Jackson top contenders!
Tricare/Medicare Approval Process Links:
CMS’s proposed decision regarding the Sleeve Gastrectomy: http://asmbs.org/201...all-for-action/
CMS Considers Medicare Coverage for Gastric Sleeve: http://www.weightlos...ic-sleeve.html/
