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Re: Stephanie
From: al (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue May 18 22:20:18 1999
Hi ladies
I feel very fortunate that I live in Canada where I don't have to pay
for medical procedures, and I don't say that to be insensitive, but I
just wonder, how do you pay for all this stuff??!! If just baffles me,
honestly, and I mean that sincerely. That's a LOT of money!!!! Sorry
for being so dense, but HOW? Do you like have to pay over years, do
they charge interest too? I just think that is sooooo awful that you
have to pay for this stuff!!! How much do you pay for insurance, and
does that cover all the expenses of surgery? Hope you don't mind all my
questions. Can someone enlighten me? please and thks
luv, Amy
Stephanie wrote:
>
> Hey Kris,
>
> Thanks for the info...was your surgery done laproscopically? Mine will
> be done by bikini cut due to the other things I'm having done as
> well...and the good thing about that is that she'll be able to examine
> every little area and get it all more easily...side effect of having my
> other procedures at the same time! :-)
>
> Love and Health,
> Stephanie
>
> At Tue, 18 May 1999, Kris wrote:
> >
> >Hello ladies:
> >
> >My surgery cost 27,000 for taking out my ovary and fallopian tube, I
> >live in a suburb of chicago( a middle class community). I believe the cost
> >is differant threwout the country.
> >
> >Kris
> >
> >>From: yentag@hotmail.com (yenta)
> >>Reply-To: endo@obgyn.net
> >>To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO <endo@talk.obgyn.net>
> >>Subject: Re: Stephanie
> >>Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 00:10:54 -0500
> >>
> >>Stephanie,
> >>$21,000 is much money!!! Endo sisters reading this -- about how much did
> >>your endo excision laps cost, totally?
> >>Anyway, Stephanie, whoever suggested that you first get insurance,
> >>sounds like they are on the ball. You see, steph, since you have not
> >>been dx'd with endo, you haven't been treated for endo -- thus it is not
> >>pre-existing condition because you haven't been "treated" for it. So
> >>perhaps, if it is at all possible, you may be able to get insurance to
> >>cover it -- that is, of course, if you are able to get the insurance
> >>without them putting a blanket on it saying no coverage whatsoever for
> >>pelvic/reproductive problems. I don't know Steph, if I were you, I
> >>would definitely check into it --
> >>y.
> >>
> >>At Mon, 17 May 1999, Stephanie wrote:
> >> >
> >> >Hi Tracy,
> >> >
> >> >Thanks for writing me back...I feel like I'm still doing the right thing
> >> >since several people have emailed me from this board and one other and
> >> >said they had similar type pain to start with! It helps to know that
> >> >you're "normal" in the sickness! :-) I suppose I've had the dull ache
> >> >for a couple years at least, but I always just ignored it until I
> >> >started having the pain with sex...and now it's very painful sometimes
> >> >(especially in certain positions!) and sometimes it doesn't hurt at
> >> >all...I rather prefer the painless variety! ;-)
> >> >
> >> >Have you ever had your hormones checked? I have a hunch that my hormones
> >> >have been wacky for about 3-4 years now...and I know that the
> >> >estrogen/progesterone balance can play a part in this disease...but even
> >> >with my complaints, noone ever offered to check them. I'm having them
> >> >all drawn before surgery...my surgeon is very into hormones (she's
> >> >finishing a book on them right now) and she will be putting me on a
> >> >program to balance them after I get this stuff cleaned out and on the
> >> >right track!
> >> >
> >> >Surgery is going to cost me about $21,000 out of pocket...someone was
> >> >telling me to go get insurance...but that seems a little crazy now,
> >> >after having cysts for 9 months I can't imagine anyone insuring me and
> >> >not calling all this "preexisting"...what do you think? Are you going to
> >> >try to get insurance before your probable eventual surgery?
> >> >
> >> >Thanks again for your support and sharing...it really helps!
> >> >Love and Health,
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >Stephanie
> >> >
> >> >At Mon, 17 May 1999, celticgoddess wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>Hi Stephanie! You sound so much like me!!!! I too have cysts on my left
> >> >>ovary, my pain is a constant dull ache except for the times when I have
> >>the
> >> >>killer cramps from hell and I am curled in a fetal postion (and these
> >> >>cramps can hit at any time period or not). I have lived with the dull
> >>ache
> >> >>for almost 11 years now, the killer cramps are fairly new. Some months I
> >> >>have virtually no PMS or period....other months I am a monster and I
> >>flood.
> >> >>I hate this. I am also natural/alternative medicine oriented and while I
> >> >>have not yet tried it...I am looking at acupuncture as a possible
> >>treatment
> >> >>or at least for pain management. My doc has not yet recommended surgery;
> >> >>(actually...she won't reccomend it, I will have to tell her to do
> >>it...one
> >> >>of the things I love about her, she lets me direct my treatment as much
> >>as
> >> >>possible ) but I know it is only a matter of time before that is needed.
> >>I
> >> >>too will have to pay for it out of my pocket (ouch!). I know I haven't
> >>told
> >> >>you anything you don't know...but maybe it helps to know that there is
> >> >>someone out there who is going through the same things as you. I will be
> >> >>thinking of you and will send lots of light, love and good energy your
> >>way.
> >> >>Take care,
> >> >>Tracy
> >> >
> >>
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