Ever try crowdfunding?

[Tokyo_123]

Where was your implant invented, perfected and manufactured?

LS, isn't the Titan a Danish company??

Their websote list a headquarters in Minnesota. A distribution center in California. Yes, an investors rep is in Demark. But sure looks like a huge presence in North America.
Update. Worldwide company but it does look like the actual headquarters is in Denmark. Looks like the founders son still owns 20% of the company.

Just read this off Wikipedia (copy / paste)

"It (Coloplast) has its global headquarters in Humlebæk, Denmark. It's United States operations & North American headquarters is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. "

[Lost Sheep]

Where was your implant invented, perfected and manufactured?

LS, isn't the Titan a Danish company??

Freddyfree's implant is an AMS/Boston Scientific device

[kwazywabbit]

Hey y'all, I have a major update:

To several of your points, keep making calls - both Dr and insurance.

After I was told ins wouldn't cover the Titan and it'd be about $19,000 cash - I called my ins again with the CPT code and asked about the documentation and testing. I don't know if that helped or if the case manager had already looked at everything but the nice lady told me since it was physical, not mental, they considered it medically necessary.

I was happy but wanted concrete clarification since the surgery scheduler had just told me it wasn't covered. And I was filling out the loan application to borrow $19,000.

Check it out - the IPP and curve correction procedures ARE covered now - but the fax didn't get to Dr Hakky's office. Ins refaxed it and just heard today that it's confirmed to be covered. Honestly don't know what the remaining out-of-pocket will be yet, but even $5,000 is way better than 19,000! Surgery's set for July 5th - helluva Independence Day huh?!

Damn I'm happy, gotta get a bottle of wine tonight to celebrate!!

[Lost Sheep]

Hey y'all, I have a major update:

To several of your points, keep making calls - both Dr and insurance.

After I was told ins wouldn't cover the Titan and it'd be about $19,000 cash - I called my ins again with the CPT code and asked about the documentation and testing. I don't know if that helped or if the case manager had already looked at everything but the nice lady told me since it was physical, not mental, they considered it medically necessary.

I was happy but wanted concrete clarification since the surgery scheduler had just told me it wasn't covered. And I was filling out the loan application to borrow $19,000.

Check it out - the IPP and curve correction procedures ARE covered now - but the fax didn't get to Dr Hakky's office. Ins refaxed it and just heard today that it's confirmed to be covered. Honestly don't know what the remaining out-of-pocket will be yet, but even $5,000 is way better than 19,000! Surgery's set for July 5th - helluva Independence Day huh?!

Damn I'm happy, gotta get a bottle of wine tonight to celebrate!!

Perseverance and preparation pay off!

Pat on the back to you.

Now you might have enough left over to get a nice used sports car/muscle car to go along with your implant. Just be sure to have enough on hand to buy fuel.

[abhishek26]

Hey y'all, I have a major update:

To several of your points, keep making calls - both Dr and insurance.

After I was told ins wouldn't cover the Titan and it'd be about $19,000 cash - I called my ins again with the CPT code and asked about the documentation and testing. I don't know if that helped or if the case manager had already looked at everything but the nice lady told me since it was physical, not mental, they considered it medically necessary.

I was happy but wanted concrete clarification since the surgery scheduler had just told me it wasn't covered. And I was filling out the loan application to borrow $19,000.

Check it out - the IPP and curve correction procedures ARE covered now - but the fax didn't get to Dr Hakky's office. Ins refaxed it and just heard today that it's confirmed to be covered. Honestly don't know what the remaining out-of-pocket will be yet, but even $5,000 is way better than 19,000! Surgery's set for July 5th - helluva Independence Day huh?!

Damn I'm happy, gotta get a bottle of wine tonight to celebrate!!

I'm so happy to hear this man, congrats!!!

Now I got one question. I have a friend over in Pakistan who's going through a tough situation. He has ED due to severe VL, and his only feasible option left is an implant. He has consulted with one of the top implant surgeons over there in Pakistan, but unfortunately doesn't have the funds necessary to go ahead with the implant. He's in a bit of a dire situation as he is scheduled to get married to his fiancée next January. So basically, how does this work... can we start a crowdfunding platform (like gofundme or something) to gather the required funds?

[SquadCaptain74]

Hey y'all, I have a major update:

To several of your points, keep making calls - both Dr and insurance.

After I was told ins wouldn't cover the Titan and it'd be about $19,000 cash - I called my ins again with the CPT code and asked about the documentation and testing. I don't know if that helped or if the case manager had already looked at everything but the nice lady told me since it was physical, not mental, they considered it medically necessary.

I was happy but wanted concrete clarification since the surgery scheduler had just told me it wasn't covered. And I was filling out the loan application to borrow $19,000.

Check it out - the IPP and curve correction procedures ARE covered now - but the fax didn't get to Dr Hakky's office. Ins refaxed it and just heard today that it's confirmed to be covered. Honestly don't know what the remaining out-of-pocket will be yet, but even $5,000 is way better than 19,000! Surgery's set for July 5th - helluva Independence Day huh?!

Damn I'm happy, gotta get a bottle of wine tonight to celebrate!!

I'm so happy to hear this man, congrats!!!

Now I got one question. I have a friend over in Pakistan who's going through a tough situation. He has ED due to severe VL, and his only feasible option left is an implant. He has consulted with one of the top implant surgeons over there in Pakistan, but unfortunately doesn't have the funds necessary to go ahead with the implant. He's in a bit of a dire situation as he is scheduled to get married to his fiancée next January. So basically, how does this work... can we start a crowdfunding platform (like gofundme or something) to gather the required funds?

Seriously? Is this now an implant go fund me page? C'mon guys...... If you subscribe to this - I'd like to forward you the email from Crown Prince who guarantees me $5M USD to be faxed to me if I just provide them my SS#, DOB, PO Box, etc. If it smells like a scam - guess what - ITS A SCAM!

[Lost Sheep]

Seriously? Is this now an implant go fund me page? C'mon guys...... If you subscribe to this - I'd like to forward you the email from Crown Prince who guarantees me $5M USD to be faxed to me if I just provide them my SS#, DOB, PO Box, etc. If it smells like a scam - guess what - ITS A SCAM!

I cannot debunk usefulness of the concept of crowdfunding for an implant (or any other prosthetic - think of an artificial limb, which might get a better response and fewer jokes). But crowdfunding is not (necessarily) a scam as you suggest.

Now, if I got an email asking for money for someone to help me set up a crowdfunding site, I would consider the possibility that I am being scammed. But no one here seems to be doing that.

It seems more like desperately grasping at straws.

[kwazywabbit]

thank y'all for being smart assed. 19K is a lottt of money.

crowdfunding is used for tons of fundraising so it didn't hurt to try........

[abhishek26]

thank y'all for being smart assed. 19K is a lottt of money.

crowdfunding is used for tons of fundraising so it didn't hurt to try........

I can lend you 19k personal loan no problem, but where's the guarantee I'll get my money back?