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Will TriCare Cover a Panniculectomy?

November 17, 2010
Asked By:San Diego4896 in San Diego, CA

i recently went to the doctor and i was told i have a hernia the size of a baseball...i have a pannus that causes me to get rashes and it feels like im carrying around a small tire on my waist...they took pictures of me to send to tricare..im just very anxious to know what to except from their response... please help me

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