YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for August, 2003: Re: Likelyhood of insurance covering breast reduction

Re: Likelyhood of insurance covering breast reduction

From: Abby (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 7 Aug 2003 09:29:27 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Anonymous wrote: >
>Audrina,
>
>Not a doc but I am sorry to tell you that unless the surgery is for a
>medical reason insurance isn't going to cover it. A medical reason
>would be something like a back problem. It is considered cosmetic
>surgery. I'm sorry you are going through this.

>Anonymous, you are not entirely correct. Audrina needs to check her own insurance policy and confer with her doctor. Some policies will cover "cosmetic" type procedures where there is a medically indicated reason. By the way, nearly all policies cover breast re-construction for breast cancer patients.

-- abby

>At Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Audrina wrote: >> >>i am 18 years old, and i have a size 32D to 32DD breasts, they are >>severly uncomfertable, i just graduated highschool, and throughout all >>gym classes, i could never run very well due the fact my breasts would >>begin to hurt, i am a swimmer, yet it is hard for my to find team suits >>to fit me because of their size, i usually cannot find bras to fit >>besides sports bras and they become severly uncomfertable, plus its hard >>to find a regular 2 piece suit to fit me, and its even hard to find >>shirts alot of the time as well, usually a med or large would fit >>perfectly fine, but wont fit over my breasts, i love being active, but i >>tend to get pain in my breasts when running and even sometimes >>walking... recently i have been thinking alot more about breast >>reduction, and i tried some searches on here to read other stories and i >>didnt turn up much of anything, and really i wanted to know the >>likelyhood that i choose to go ahead with this reduction, i certainly >>cant afford about 30,000-50,000 dollars on this, but having it done >>personally seems as though it would help me both physically and >>emotionally, so how do i go about finding out if insurance will cover >>these expenses? because i would want to do this sooner in life than >>later, but if need be i will start saving and saving until i can afford >>

--
Renee

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