I'm wondering if any of you might know if Tricare would cover visits to a podiatrist? If so, how would I go about all that? or if you know of a website that might help me out I would greatly appreciate it! TIA :)

oh yeah tricare should cover it. i have been seeing one for the past few months and just had heel surgery and tricare has covered everything.

as long as your referred, and the provider takes tricare

first you would need to find a podiatrist that accepts tricare and then call up your PCM and they may need to see you first but im not 100% sure on that. if there is nothing they can do and you have to see a podiatrist then just tell your PCM who you want to go see. I just had them assign me a podiatrist that accepts tricare. I liked him alot too.

first you would need to find a podiatrist that accepts tricare and then call up your PCM and they may need to see you first but im not 100% sure on that. if there is nothing they can do and you have to see a podiatrist then just tell your PCM who you want to go see. I just had them assign me a podiatrist that accepts tricare. I liked him alot too.

Thank you so much!! That's exactly what I was looking for. :thumbsup :hugs

yep glad to have helped ya out there. good luck with whatever the problem is. i have had two types of foot surgery. one to remove a bunion and the other i just recently had with a release to a tendon in my left heel.

yep glad to have helped ya out there. good luck with whatever the problem is. i have had two types of foot surgery. one to remove a bunion and the other i just recently had with a release to a tendon in my left heel.

yeah, I need to see someone about what I think is a bunion :mumble it's definitely not a callus or a corn, well at least I don't think it is... I actually have 2 on each foot, in the exact same places and I hate them! I think I'll wait till after the first of the year to try to get an appt. though.

Was the surgery/recovery to have the bunion removed painful?

Haha what a crazy post I just took my daughter to the podiatrist. Her appt's are covered, but her $750 orthotics are not! :mumble

Good luck!

yeah, I need to see someone about what I think is a bunion :mumble it's definitely not a callus or a corn, well at least I don't think it is... I actually have 2 on each foot, in the exact same places and I hate them! I think I'll wait till after the first of the year to try to get an appt. though.

Was the surgery/recovery to have the bunion removed painful?


well i am not gonna lie to you and tell you it wasnt painful. recovery was worse than the actual surgery because they will make you use crutches and i couldnt get the hang of them so i really didnt use them. i have a bunion on my left foot but im not gonna let anyone touch that one because its not giving me pain like the other one did. i want to wish you good luck.

well i am not gonna lie to you and tell you it wasnt painful. recovery was worse than the actual surgery because they will make you use crutches and i couldnt get the hang of them so i really didnt use them. i have a bunion on my left foot but im not gonna let anyone touch that one because its not giving me pain like the other one did. i want to wish you good luck.

thanks for the honesty, I appreciate it. I'm just going to :pray that it's not something that will require surgery, just the word gives me the heeby jeebies. :scared

funny thing-I just went today to a Podiatrist for a consult on a bunion:yes

Yup they cover it! My daughter had to see one for a plantar wart on her foot!

I am recovering from bunion surgery. The way they did mine has required a lot of down time. And thats hard ot do with a deployed DH and 2 kids.

Hopefully you wont require surgery though.
And everytrhing was covered b/c it was medically nessary for me to have it done. VERY VERY painful. However like pp said they don't cover ortohics... they want me to buy a 200 thing for my shoe...... not too about that lol