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- Sat Oct 01, 2016 11:29 pm
- Forum: Implants
- Topic: surgeon reviews
- Replies: 47
- Views: 20468
Re: surgeon reviews
Dr. Douglas Milam performed my surgery at Vanderbilt six weeks ago.. The technique was infrapubic. I had Milam do another minor urologic surgery earlier in the year. Both surgeries went off without a hitch, so his surgical skills are fine. He told me he performs around 100 implants a year. However, ...
- Sat Oct 01, 2016 11:19 pm
- Forum: Implants
- Topic: Cost With Medicare
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6087
Re: Cost With Medicare
My implant was done at Vanderbilt 6 weeks ago. After surgery, I spent about 23 hours in the hospital. Vanderbilt submitted a bill for $62,500. Medicare paid less than that, and my supplement (Plan G), paid $1288, which I guess is what I would have to pay if I did not have the supplement. The doctor ...
- Tue Sep 20, 2016 6:48 pm
- Forum: Implants
- Topic: feels like razorburn
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3487
Re: feels like razorburn
I am about a month post-op. I had some sharp pain in the first couple of weeks from what I thought was an infected hair follicle. I tried creams, but then I realized it was caused by the "plumbing". I moved things around and got relief, but the pain went away after about a week or so of ag...