Hello everyone,

I've lost about 50lbs since my surgery. It came off everywhere except on top. I've been large all along, now i'm just large, droopy and disproportionate.

The worst part is that now my back has been bothering me, along with my neck and shoulders and exercising is a challenge and uncomfortable.

My primary doc was able to get my insurance to approve an initial consult with a plastic surgeon, who in turn, said I am a perfect candidate for surgery and for insurance to pay for it.

I have tri-care and really don't see a problem with them approving this. They've been very easy for me to work with (it's a civilian doc, since there are no military facilities close by).

I guess my question is......anyone here who's had the breast reduction and tri care paid for it......how long did the approval take? When I had my lap band done, the gastric surgeon scheduled my surgery THEN did the insurance stuff. The plastic surgeon is doing it the other way. Just curious if anyone knows...

Thanks in advance.

Andrea~~

i was just reading your post. congrats on the boobs! LOL. i had mine done about 3 years ago and tricare covered everything! i went from a DD to a C it helped out with my back and just doing everything. the only thing i did not like was the darins. i had to take them out 24 hours after my surgery. i did not feel anything because of the pain meds but i pulled both out at the same time in the shower (with my hubby standing by me) and it just made me light headed and there was some bleeding. after that i just had to keep them wraped and i wore allot of my hubs army shirts ( brown at the time) because they where tight on me. other then that i love my new boobs! i wish you the best of luck

karen

Hey Karen,

How long were you in surgery?

I'm so excited I can hardly stand it! I can't believe how fast tri-care came back with an approval! it was 6 days from when the surgeon faxed over the paperwork.

does anyone know if bcbs will pay for this?my backs been killing me for a long time now seems worse,its bcbs michigan

it was about 3 hours! they took off about 5 pounds of breast tissue! oh man it helped out soo much with my back and i loved the fact that i could walk into a store and by sexy bras! good luck wish you the best

Karen

I have no clue what bsb is or how they work sorry!!!!

so.... how did it go??? is it really painful?? I too just got the news on Monday that I am approved! not as lucky to have it 100% but still good. I thought it was going to be alot more hassle than that with my ins. I have Texas True Choice. I am scheduled for Aug. 20, 2009!

ill tell you this... it is very painful and will be for like a few weeks. it will be hard to lay down and to lay on your sides! but it was worth it!

I just got home from the hospital yesterday (Thursday). I gotta tell ya....it's quite PAINFUL!!!!! I got vicodin for pain, but even that's not really cutting it. May have to call surgeon for something stronger! That being said.....I would definitely do it again.

Hey Karen,

You're right - VERY PAINFUL!!! UGH! Changed my meds to percocet. Works TONS better than vicodin. They took out my drains. Worst pain I've EVER FELT. I'd go through 30 hrs of labor again before I did something like that again.

That being said, I can't wait for all this swelling to go down so I won't look so much like a mutant :/

i hear ya on that one! remember to try not to sleep on your sides because sometimes your boobs could form to a cone shaped! at lest that was what i was told because everything is trying to heal up.. best of luck

hey all anyone have bcbs?i have mcbs michigan i was wondering if they had to pay any thing for this?also did it include like having them lifted?so the girls arent going south lol plz lmk

blue cross blue shied is what bcbs is

Hey Karen,

I'm close to 3 weeks past my surgery.....did everything heal ok for you? I have some yellow/pus-like discharge coming out of one of the incisions on the left. Doc said it looked like it was healing ok (yesterday), but it just looks off to me. Maybe i should get a 2nd opinion from my primary doc? i was told not to put anything on it (ie antibiotic stuff) until 3 weeks out, which is wed. any thoughts?

Thanks in advance.

Hey Karen,

I'm close to 3 weeks past my surgery.....did everything heal ok for you? I have some yellow/pus-like discharge coming out of one of the incisions on the left. Doc said it looked like it was healing ok (yesterday), but it just looks off to me. Maybe i should get a 2nd opinion from my primary doc? i was told not to put anything on it (ie antibiotic stuff) until 3 weeks out, which is wed. any thoughts?

Thanks in advance.

yes i would!!!! because that happend to me! i was not getting any blood to my incision ( part of it) and the doc said that it was find and would heal on its own. well it did not and now i have major scars becuse of it. i mean they are fading now but i wish that he would have fixed it for me!!! i wish i would have know that that was not the norm!!! so yes go talk to your doc asap!!!!! best of luck!!!

Karen, did you finally heal on your own? Were you still in pain? I think I'll go to my primary doc on monday, if i can stand it that long. otherwise, urgent care tomorrow. Thanks for the help you've given me.