Hernias and TT - NOT needed

[Guest guest]

Vicki, most insurance companies consider Tummy Tucks (pannelectomies

included) a cosmetic surgery. Since this is generally for vanity sake

and vanity sake alone (according to most insurance companies) most if not

all insurance require you to prove medical necessity. Insurance

companies tend to believe that cosmetic surgery is not necessary and,

therefore, they should not have to pay for it. Consider journaling your

rashes and treatments. I now it sounds really strange but when it is in

writing it is provable. Of course, this is merely my opinion and

observation from others who have had to get it covered from insurance.

Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

CHF 4/14/01 479 lbs.

SRVG 7/16/01 401 lbs.

Current Weight 302 lbs.

Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce

On Tue, 10 Dec 2002 21:37:40 -0000 " vickiang vickiang@...> "

vickiang@...> writes:

> Isn't there a catch 22? I fight rashes religiously (wash a couple

> times a day, etc.) and don't have them anymore. But then how can I

>

> prove I need the pannelectomy?

>

> I go to a chiropractor for my shoulders and lower back. Other than

>

> that I basically just have a terribly poochy tummy, rib area and

> saggy breasts. Has anyone gotten approved without other

> complications? (I have UHC)

>

> Thanks,

>

> Vicki A.

>

> P.S. Anyone in the San /Santa Cruz area have experience with a

>

> surgeon?

>

>

> > Do you want to get rid of the rashes while you wait?

> >

> > Don't use cornstarch! The yeastie beasties LOVE cornstarch! It's

>

> their

> > fave food! Yum! Yum!

> >

> > 3 times per day,. wash & dry, apply an antifungal cream, such as

> Lotrimin

> > for athletes feet. Do that for a couple days, then twice, then

> you

> can m

> > aybe maintain on once/day. NO powders of any kind, no other meds

> &

> don't

> > skip the wash & dry part. LOL!

> >

> > It works. Or as best it can in a permanent yeast factory.

> >

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> >

> > Vitalady T

> > www.vitalady.com

> >

[Guest guest]

> Do you want to get rid of the rashes while you wait?

>

> Don't use cornstarch! The yeastie beasties LOVE cornstarch! It's their

> fave food! Yum! Yum!

>

> 3 times per day,. wash & dry, apply an antifungal cream, such as Lotrimin

> for athletes feet. Do that for a couple days, then twice, then you can m

> aybe maintain on once/day. NO powders of any kind, no other meds & don't

> skip the wash & dry part. LOL!

>

> It works. Or as best it can in a permanent yeast factory.

>

>

> Thanks,

>

>

> Vitalady T

> www.vitalady.com

******************************************************

,

I'm glad you mentioned this. In Florida, I always used Vagisil to absorb the

moisture from sweat. Trust me, I was always soaked reguardless what I used.

I'm in Forestry and being out in the summer heat is and will be unavoidable

for me. (I loved being out there except for my boobs and stomac sticking and

rubbing.)

They don't sell that or anything compareable here so I mix cornstarch and

body powder together. So I know how to get rid of a rash when there. What

does one do to help avoid the sweat? Cotton undergarmets and cotton clothing

still get saturated in warm months.

Dawn

[Guest guest]

I tried the powders, too. It was the dermatologist who told me not to feed

them powders. I couldn't stop the sweat, but I could stop the rashes by

keeping the area yeast free.

Finally stopped it permanently with the TT, of course.

Thanks,

Vitalady T

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Re: Hernias and TT - NOT needed

>

>

> > Do you want to get rid of the rashes while you wait?

> >

> > Don't use cornstarch! The yeastie beasties LOVE cornstarch! It's their

> > fave food! Yum! Yum!

> >

> > 3 times per day,. wash & dry, apply an antifungal cream, such as

Lotrimin

> > for athletes feet. Do that for a couple days, then twice, then you can

m

> > aybe maintain on once/day. NO powders of any kind, no other meds &

don't

> > skip the wash & dry part. LOL!

> >

> > It works. Or as best it can in a permanent yeast factory.

> >

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> >

> > Vitalady T

> > www.vitalady.com

> ******************************************************

> ,

>

> I'm glad you mentioned this. In Florida, I always used Vagisil to absorb

the

> moisture from sweat. Trust me, I was always soaked reguardless what I

used.

> I'm in Forestry and being out in the summer heat is and will be

unavoidable

> for me. (I loved being out there except for my boobs and stomac sticking

and

> rubbing.)

>

> They don't sell that or anything compareable here so I mix cornstarch and

> body powder together. So I know how to get rid of a rash when there. What

> does one do to help avoid the sweat? Cotton undergarmets and cotton

clothing

> still get saturated in warm months.

> Dawn

>

>

[Guest guest]

>>Consider journaling your

rashes and treatments. I now it sounds really strange but when it is in

writing it is provable.

What my friend did, and it worked, was to go to her GP (PCP) EVERY time she

would get a rash, and he would take a polaroid of it with a date/time stamp.

They did this religiously for something like 6 months, and he would give her

a prescription creme for the rash under her panni AFTER he took the picture.

Eventually he was able to submit photographic evidence that this patient

truly needed her tummy tuck. The insurance company, already tired of paying

through the nose for very expensive rash creme, eventually approved the tuck

~~ Lyn G

[Guest guest]

TT, I took thin maxipads and stuck them to the bottom band of my bra. I

would also put them under my panni (after putting toilet paper on the sticky

part It's not exactly comfortable, but it's better than having the sweat

run down your thighs. For some reason, I sweat more under my panni than

anywhere else.

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Re: Hernias and TT - NOT needed

> Do you want to get rid of the rashes while you wait?

>

> Don't use cornstarch! The yeastie beasties LOVE cornstarch! It's their

> fave food! Yum! Yum!

>

> 3 times per day,. wash & dry, apply an antifungal cream, such as Lotrimin

> for athletes feet. Do that for a couple days, then twice, then you can m

> aybe maintain on once/day. NO powders of any kind, no other meds & don't

> skip the wash & dry part. LOL!

>

> It works. Or as best it can in a permanent yeast factory.

>

>

> Thanks,

>

>

> Vitalady T

> www.vitalady.com

******************************************************

,

I'm glad you mentioned this. In Florida, I always used Vagisil to absorb the

moisture from sweat. Trust me, I was always soaked reguardless what I used.

I'm in Forestry and being out in the summer heat is and will be unavoidable

for me. (I loved being out there except for my boobs and stomac sticking and

rubbing.)

They don't sell that or anything compareable here so I mix cornstarch and

body powder together. So I know how to get rid of a rash when there. What

does one do to help avoid the sweat? Cotton undergarmets and cotton clothing

still get saturated in warm months.

Dawn

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[Guest guest]

> Vicki, most insurance companies consider Tummy Tucks (pannelectomies

> included) a cosmetic surgery.

my insurance paid no questions asked, I had approval in a week which was

quick compared to other requests for surgery. my experience in this area of

the state/country has been that ins. will approve a request from a general

surgeon and not blink, but let that same request from a PS and they claim

cosmetic.

sue

[Guest guest]

May I please mention the fact that I said MOST. I realize that there are

some insurance companies that you do not have to fight. But MOST or

atleast some do require you to prove medical necessity. The key point

here is that not all policies or insurance companies are created equal

and the only way to find out if your policy covers the surgery or not is

to submit a request. It never hurts to be prepared to prove medical

necessity and the early you can document things the better prepared you

will be when it is time to get the surgery covered. I am usually

cautious about doing blanket statements about insurance companies or

anything else. It was very intentional when I said most instead of all.

Just food for thought here.

Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

CHF 4/14/01 479 lbs.

SRVG 7/16/01 401 lbs.

Current Weight 302 lbs.

Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce

..

On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 17:08:16 -0500 " S.Rudnicki " rudnicki@...>

writes:

> >

> > Vicki, most insurance companies consider Tummy Tucks

> (pannelectomies

> > included) a cosmetic surgery.

>

> my insurance paid no questions asked, I had approval in a week which

> was

> quick compared to other requests for surgery. my experience in this

> area of

> the state/country has been that ins. will approve a request from a

> general

> surgeon and not blink, but let that same request from a PS and they

> claim

> cosmetic.

> sue