Re: Hi - I am New Here, But Second Go-Around w/ Treatment ~Stephiefox

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Did you have any luck getting Tricare to cover anything on the

braces. I have a Tricare supplement and if Tricare pays so will

they.

Rene`

> > Hi All,

> >

> > I am a 38 year old woman facing orthognathic surgery - again.

Let

> me

> > explain. Five years ago I started ortho treatment on my upper

and

> > lower jaws. After 2 years in braces, the ortho and the oral

> surgeon

> > both thought that the problem had been corrected orthodontically

> and

> > that I was not going to need surgery. So, after all of the

> fighting

> > and appeals to the insurance company to have the procedure

> approved

> > (which it finally was), I never went through with the surgery (at

> the

> > surgeon's recommendation!).

> >

> > So, guess what? Here I am 3 years later, back in another ortho's

> > office (we moved - we are military) being told that all of the

> > treatment has regressed and I am needing surgery - sooner better

> than

> > later.

> >

> > I am so frustrated. Like I said, we are military and having the

> > initial ortho and surgery approved was such a long, difficult,

> drawn-

> > out process. I am dreading having to go through that again - I

> think

> > I dread that even more than I am dreading having braces put back

> on.

> > People here aren't too optimistic that we will even be able to

get

> a

> > second approval since I did not go through with the surgery the

> first

> > time.

> >

> > Is anyone else here working through TriCare? I would love any

> advice

> > that I can get on how to re-work this whole approval process.

> Like I

> > said, I have already visited the ortho and I have a referral to

an

> > oral surg for a consultation - I have to call him first thing in

> the

> > AM to see if I can get in to his office quickly to get this ball

> > rolling.

> >

> > We are kind of working on a time-crunch. We are slated to move

> again

> > next summer and I would like to have as much of this done as

> possible

> > before we go. My ortho said he thought we could get through the

> > surgery and partially into the post-op before I have to move, but

> we

> > would have to start in the next couple of weeks.

> >

> > Sorry about the long post - I appreciate your patience. I really

> am

> > a very happy person normally, but this is weighing heavily on me

> > tonight.

> >

> > Cindy