Should I get surgery now or wait to see Eid?

[ViaSwiss]

Have Eid do it. Trust me, I made the mistake of going with a top doctor and needed a revision.

Also let the GF walk, trust me on this again, I went through a divorce right before I got it done. Think of all the women you will get to date with a bionic dick! No need to deal with a woman who is not supporting you through your toughest moments. I now have a GF that is 100x better than my ex wife (and much younger).

[macoza]

I hope you dump this lady. She sounds like a real piece of work.

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[macoza]

Since you are asking for a suggestion I wuold say, wait for Eid and leave your GF.
Otherwise look for another high volume surgeon that accepts your current insurance.
50/year is moderate

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[macoza]

High volume is very very important (imo).

Look up coloplast center of excellence or look into edin vitality. Edin vitality is a group of high volume surgeons.

Never heard of them. Are they legit?

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[macoza]

You’re going to rush into a life-altering surgery because your girlfriend threatened to leave you if you don’t? Trust me when I say, with compassion, that she will in the future find some other excuse to leave you. Get out now.

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[macoza]

Here's a mental exercise for you:
-You get an infection.
-Your device fails in 2 months.
-There's some issue that requires you to revise your implant within the next 6 months.

All that COULD happen, so given your described scenario, it's already over. Might as well get into this with a clear head and not get rushed into this. There's plenty to research. Spend the next months reading about the procedure so you can actually position yourself to get the best possible surgical outcome.

So that explains why you chose to go with an experienced high volume surgeon who did a great job on you without any issues, is this right?

Watch this everybody,..

Well, I'm sorry to say @macoza, it's already over.

And that great positive thinking of yours explains why you never had a revision or infection or a host of other problems relating to your implant. Great advice!
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[macoza]

Guessing you already did, but are you sure Eid will not use what you have? If it pays it pays ….. what would he care which insurance it is? Worth pushing this issue with Eid if you haven’t already…..

Your response is odd with all due respect. If Eid didnt care what insurance one had he wouldve accepted ANY insurance.

yup and like others said you might ditch the girl before she finds another reason to ditch you….lol

Another great american advice!

[macoza]

High volume is very very important (imo).
That said, there are a lot of them.

Where??

Maybe you can find one that works with your insurance.

Look up coloplast center of excellence or look into edin vitality.

Sadly, I cant use my insurance and I cant switch to Eid. And I dont want to pay out of pocket either since I'm low in cash.

Edin vitality is a group of high volume surgeons.

Never heard of them on this forum. Are they legit??

I can imagine if anything is not perfect (even temporarily), it would be easy to unconsciously transfer some "blame" to your gf because she rushed you to a low volume surgeon.

Right, you know her for sure.

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[Jsmith194589]

I'm scheduled for surgery with a surgeon at Mount Sinai, NYC in 2 weeks. The doctor performs about 50 implants a year. I currently have Healthfirst insurance which covers it. But I'm motivated to switch to Anthem Blue Cross cuz Dr Eid accepts that insurance and I'd want him to perform the surgery ideally.

But for that to happen I need to obtain 'good cause' from the Medicaid office to switch insurance. That will take time. How much time? I don't know. So should I get the surgery now or wait til I get good cause permission to switch insurance will get me surgery with Eid?

Please note that I can't waste time cuz my gf gave me sort of an ultimatum that if I can't please her I'll end up losing her. Her words, not mine.

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Brother, I can’t stress this enough… you should leave her ASAP. Imagine if you said the same to her about a boobjob…

From my understanding, there’s a big difference in infection rates between low and high volume surgeons. Waiting for Dr. Eid won’t eliminate the risk but it gives you the best chance.