Question:
Will my hernia recur if I don't have a TT at the same time as the hernia repair?

My paperwork has been submitted to BCBS of GA for hernia repair w/abdominoplasty. I called BCBS today to check the status of the precert and was told that just yesterday they sent a request for more information to the provider. So, in an effort to get my ducks in a row in order to try to have the abdominoplasty covered by ins, if I do not have the TT done, will there be an increased chance of the hernia recurring? I had open RNY on 10/21/03 and am down from 295 to 167 - hoping to get down to 145. Thanks!    — Karen K. (posted on March 2, 2005)

April 5, 2005
I am scheduled for a hernia repair and TT in two weeks. My surgeon said that if I do the repair now and the TT later he will have to re-do the hernia repair because the mesh used in the repair will adhere and make it impossible to pull the skin down for the TT later. So basically, repair and TT are a two for one with my surgeon which is fine with me because I don't want to do it again later down the road. Good Luck.
   — Denise B.

April 6, 2005
I had a hernia repair in 8/2003 (emergency) I was not ready for a TT due to I did not feel my weight was stable enough yet. The TT/ abdominoplasty/ belt lipectomy was in 9/2004. there was no problem with the hernia or the mesh or pulling my skin down. My ins paid for the skin to be removed and I paid the difference for the other part of the procedure. Of course the hernia was not an issue, it was covered with out question.
   — **willow**