hi i had my band put on 8/25/08 it went well i to have tricare and i went to my seminar on may 21 08 and i was aproved i 90 days i thought that was fast i am happy i did 2 weeks of liver diet to shrink it that is and lost 14 pounds day of surgery 259 today is the first day after band put in place and i cant sleep so i dropped you a line good luck