Guest guest Posted May 6, 2003 Report Share Posted May 6, 2003 To anyone who has had your pins out, I had surgery over a year ago, and I really hate my pins. I can feel them all the time sitting there just under my tear ducts, and I just want to rip them out. I'm getting Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO coverage through work in two months. How likely will I be to get the pins removed with my insurance, considering they are very uncomfortable (I guess I could use the term " painful " if need be). Anyone have this done before? Thanks. Clay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2003 Report Share Posted May 8, 2003 Jerry, I think during the extraction of pins they somehow " hit " orbital nerves. It went haywired. I chose to take them out coz I got trouble breathing tru my right nasal opening.. and the doc thought it was due to the pins, other than that I didnt have problem from the initial surgery... went on vacation for 1 month in the US 8 weeks post op:) But actually the risk of having nerve damage is much higher during the initial surgery. I talked about resorbable plates & screws beforehand, but doctors in The Netherlands (where I am) are more conservative... mine wont do it because the resorbable ones are new and not much study had been done about it.. besides, I think twice about letting foreign object get absorbed into my bone. The good thing about doing it overhere was as soon as you made a case about the surgery, the insurance will covered everything (physiotherapy, surgery, braces, etc) and it also cheaper.. all and all it costs the insurance about $14000. hope this help Triesti > Triesti, Was the pain caused from the surgery or from taking out the pins? why did u take them out? would you rather have had the resorbable plates and screws?JerryJerry > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2003 Report Share Posted May 8, 2003 Jerry, I think during the extraction of pins they somehow " hit " orbital nerves. It went haywired. I chose to take them out coz I got trouble breathing tru my right nasal opening.. and the doc thought it was due to the pins, other than that I didnt have problem from the initial surgery... went on vacation for 1 month in the US 8 weeks post op:) But actually the risk of having nerve damage is much higher during the initial surgery. I talked about resorbable plates & screws beforehand, but doctors in The Netherlands (where I am) are more conservative... mine wont do it because the resorbable ones are new and not much study had been done about it.. besides, I think twice about letting foreign object get absorbed into my bone. The good thing about doing it overhere was as soon as you made a case about the surgery, the insurance will covered everything (physiotherapy, surgery, braces, etc) and it also cheaper.. all and all it costs the insurance about $14000. hope this help Triesti > Triesti, Was the pain caused from the surgery or from taking out the pins? why did u take them out? would you rather have had the resorbable plates and screws?JerryJerry > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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