Thanks everyone...

[Guest guest]

Thanks you, everyone, for the replies, it's nice to know that people

know how I'm feeling.

I guess the next step is to contact a surgeon. Did some of you go

through your regular MD's first to get insurance preapproval, or is

that something the surgeon can do? I read through the exclusions in my

insurance info, and it did say something about not covering problems

that arise from procedures meant to improve appearance, so I'm not

holding my breath, but it's worth a shot.

I'm still unsure about the testing- I found another site with all sorts

of descriptions of tests for silicone breat implant related issues, and

links to private laboratories. Are these tests just not accurate? I

would want the implants out anyway, but I would be willing to pay a few

hundred dollars for PROOF (and if it would help the insurance crusade,

it would be worth it).

Thanks again everyone, and I'll keep you posted.

Annette

[Guest guest]

Hi Annette,

Let your explanting surgeon do the insurance approval. If you use

someone like Dr. Kolb in Atlanta, she can get it for you.

There are tests that you can have done to help you understand your

illness better, but they will not actually prove your implants

specifically are the cause. Testing typically involves finding out

if you have an autoimmune condition brewing.

What kind of tests are you seeing on that site?

Patty

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wrote:

>

> Thanks you, everyone, for the replies, it's nice to know that

people

> know how I'm feeling.

> I guess the next step is to contact a surgeon. Did some of you go

> through your regular MD's first to get insurance preapproval, or is

> that something the surgeon can do? I read through the exclusions in

my

> insurance info, and it did say something about not covering

problems

> that arise from procedures meant to improve appearance, so I'm not

> holding my breath, but it's worth a shot.

> I'm still unsure about the testing- I found another site with all

sorts

> of descriptions of tests for silicone breat implant related issues,

and

> links to private laboratories. Are these tests just not accurate? I

> would want the implants out anyway, but I would be willing to pay a

few

> hundred dollars for PROOF (and if it would help the insurance

crusade,

> it would be worth it).

> Thanks again everyone, and I'll keep you posted.

> Annette

>