I am scheduled to have a hysterectomy on April 13th. I spoke with the surgeon about a penniculectomy and he said he has done quite a few and said he would do one on me even though I'm not at goal (about 50 more pounds to do) and would "just not get reimbursed for it". He said cost was not even an issue. He is willing to do it without getting paid. Has anyone ever heard of this before? I also have a call into the hospital. The doc may be willing to accept $0 for the penniculectomy, but the hospital, anesthesiologst, etc. may not be so generous! :frown:

wow that's awesome! if he's well versed in the procedure i'd say it's a blessing. Hope it all pans out!

I am scheduled to have a hysterectomy on April 13th. I spoke with the surgeon about a penniculectomy and he said he has done quite a few and said he would do one on me even though I'm not at goal (about 50 more pounds to do) and would "just not get reimbursed for it". He said cost was not even an issue. He is willing to do it without getting paid. Has anyone ever heard of this before? I also have a call into the hospital. The doc may be willing to accept $0 for the penniculectomy, but the hospital, anesthesiologst, etc. may not be so generous! :rolleyes2:

Yes, my doctor was going to do it for me as well. Several women I work with had it done too. Long story short, I ended up going to another doctor because he couldn't fit me in for a few months and I was in too much pain to wait. However, my new doctor ended up diolated me and I didn't have to be cut. But I've decided when My ovaries need to come out, I'm going back to the other doc to have him give me a little nip and tuck. But he told them not to mention it to the hospital because they would charge them extra for it, he would just do it.