POSTED UNDER Breast Reduction Reviews
Broken But Not Defeated!!
UPDATED FROM Kimski
Continuing My Journey
$8,000
Breast reduction is scheduled for Sept 9! Tummy tuck was 7 weeks ago. Follow my journey @ kiwi111. I have responded below so you can just click on my name. = D
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UPDATED FROM Kimski
Ready, Set, Here I Go.... Again!
It has been 7 months since my BR surgery was cancelled at the last minute because my PS suddenly said, after my pre-op visit, he could not remove the required tissue for insurance coverage! I went bra shopping the other day and the disappointment came flooding back. I should be purchasing lovely, smaller bras and looking and feeling great in my bathing suit this summer. Instead, I have gained 13 lbs and have started taking Lyrica for my neck pain! So I decided I would take on the monthly payments and pay for it myself. I am so excited all over again! I am trying to keep my feelings neutral after having my surgery cancelled 12 days before surgery last September but I can't help it...here I go again! It's practically every other thought! I have a consultation on April 23 with a new PS and another on May 14 with another PS. I can hardly wait! It seems crazy to me to be excited about having part of my body removed, but I am! Take it away please!!! Oh, and by the way, I am having a tummy tuck consult at the same time! I don't think I can afford it but I want a price quote just in case. I also take a blood thinner and I need to check this out with my primary (which I didn't do last September)?? Most important is the BR!!! Thanks for taking the time to read my review! I appreciate all of the support I receive here! = )
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Welcome back! Will be following your review and best of luck.
Thank you!
Good luck! I quite agree with your frustration re: insurance. It's been holding me back for a decade. Good luck with getting a loan and/or payment plan!
Thank you A.M.Y. I am still very frustrated that my insurance won't cover my BR but I need to move forward and have it done anyway. Sorry to hear you are in the same situation. = ( I wish you the best and hope you will find a way to have your surgery too.
So, what ended up happening?
Hi melissa. Sorry to leave this all hanging like this! I started a new review in the mommy makeover section. I found the most awesome surgeon and had a tummy tuck on July 8!! Breast reduction is scheduled for Sept 9 with preop on August 19 and mammogram on August 26. My PS felt the 2 should be staged because together would be a 6-7 hour surgery and that is too long given my history of a dvt. I opted for the tummy tuck first because it is the most difficult recovery and I wanted to get it over with! = ) I'm thrilled with my results and my recovery has been smooth. I feel very fortunate!! Please check out my new review. My name is kiwi111. Thank you for reading my review and for asking about my progress. = D
Fantastic!!!!!!! I can't wait to hear how it goes!!!!!
What a journey! Please continue and tell me where your journey has taken you now. I'm very interested in how many cc's were actually removed.
UPDATED FROM Kimski
Post Pity Party
I ended up cancelling the surgery. I feel like I've been kicked in the gut. After crying and having a pity party for 4 days, I realized I need a second opinion. And maybe a third and fourth. I wouldn't want the original PS to do my surgery at this point because I think my whole situation was handled very poorly with very little regard for my feelings. I have an appointment with a new PS on September 23rd. I can't even believe I am starting over from scratch. I have looked at so many reductions and how many grams were removed trying to figure out if I can meet the 482 gm insurance requirement. I don't think I can. My breasts are large but not very dense, it seems. I may end up smaller than I would want. I am already saving the money for self-pay because I think that's how it will end up but I refuse to take a loan. I don't want this to turn into a bill. My neck is in constant pain but apparently a "one size fits all" insurance scale will decide if I need a reduction for medical reasons. It goes by height and weight but every one of us is shaped differently even if we are the same exact height and weight. Sorry to be a downer. I hope to have a better update after my appointment with the new PS. Chin up, right?
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So very sorry to hear this, I am hoping your second opinion will go better. Hugs to you.
Thank you so much. This has been so hard but encouragement like yours brings my smile back. : )
So sorry to hear that - good luck with the second PS
Thank you! : )
I'm happy you went with a new PS. Did the insurance company gets pictures? My PS took pictures with bra, without bra and took extra pictures of the indentations on my shoulders and you aren't that different than I am.
Thank you! I am happy to be seeing a new PS as well. My appt is 9/23. The old one took pics only without bra. Not even sure if the pics were submitted to insurance. I spoke with BCBS yesterday and they said my PS requested to remove the 492 gm. Now that's confusing! I will post an update following my appt. If I don't like how it goes, I'll move on to another one. ; )
I am so sorry! I hope everything goes better for you with a new PS.
Thank you Elann
Yes chin up ! Everything is for a reason, maybe the new surgeon you found is even better and maybe he will do better results.. who knows. I have to pay my reduction too.. and.. you know what.. i don't have it in my pocket either.. but i don't care anymore. There will never be the right time then... money is never enough to do something "unneccessary" like that if you understand what i want to say..
I am not saying go and get a loan, but i believe you won't be happy if you don't do it.
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