They're on the list!
(Regarding my reconstructive surgery...)
Well, I found out today that there are two doctors in Dallas who ARE on "the list"--the all important insurance list.
One, Dr. Burns, is a plastic surgeon whom has worked with my current plastic surgeon. He would be able to do the traditional TRAM flap procedure, which would take some of my stomach muscle and funnel it up to my breast. Because we are doing both sides, other tissue might be used as well...i.e., from posterior sections.
Another doctor, Dr. Duffy, is also on the list. Dr. Duffy does a relatively new procedure referred to as DIEP. It goes underneath the stomach muscle to harvest tissue, thus eliminating a large portion of the complications of hernias associated with the TRAM.
So, at this point, I have the freedom to explore some options, which is a great thing for my personailty. (My affinity for options can drive my husband crazy, especially when it is a discussion about where to eat... For me, the answer must include where we COULD eat, as well as what sounds good. Poor guy.) Hopefully, in this instance, options will be a good thing.
My fear in all this is that I have some unhealthy need to continue the intensity of last year... But, I am not sure that is it. I think that the numbers of rupture...the probability of further surgery...the ongoing need to monitor the implant seems to just continue the medical saga. I am hoping that if we use tissue, the deal will be said and done, doing just the monitoring for the cancer. All the further appointments for the implant seem to just drag the situation along. Thus...the prayers for wisdom still are asked for!
Well, I found out today that there are two doctors in Dallas who ARE on "the list"--the all important insurance list.
One, Dr. Burns, is a plastic surgeon whom has worked with my current plastic surgeon. He would be able to do the traditional TRAM flap procedure, which would take some of my stomach muscle and funnel it up to my breast. Because we are doing both sides, other tissue might be used as well...i.e., from posterior sections.
Another doctor, Dr. Duffy, is also on the list. Dr. Duffy does a relatively new procedure referred to as DIEP. It goes underneath the stomach muscle to harvest tissue, thus eliminating a large portion of the complications of hernias associated with the TRAM.
So, at this point, I have the freedom to explore some options, which is a great thing for my personailty. (My affinity for options can drive my husband crazy, especially when it is a discussion about where to eat... For me, the answer must include where we COULD eat, as well as what sounds good. Poor guy.) Hopefully, in this instance, options will be a good thing.
My fear in all this is that I have some unhealthy need to continue the intensity of last year... But, I am not sure that is it. I think that the numbers of rupture...the probability of further surgery...the ongoing need to monitor the implant seems to just continue the medical saga. I am hoping that if we use tissue, the deal will be said and done, doing just the monitoring for the cancer. All the further appointments for the implant seem to just drag the situation along. Thus...the prayers for wisdom still are asked for!
posted by Beverly @ 1:44 PM
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