The timing of your diagnosis shouldn’t decide your breast reconstruction but for too many patients, it does. I just saw a patient who had a mastectomy a few weeks ago and a tissue expander placed. She’s self-employed and already met her $10,000 deductible this year. That means any surgery she does before December will be covered but if her next procedure happens after January 1st, she’ll have to pay another $10,000 out-of-pocket when her deductible resets. Because of that, she told me she can’t

5.8K views · 163 reactions | Appears Bailey Simonsson did require reconstruction surgery after dislocating his shoulder in the #NRLGF. Had a previous reconstruction to the same shoulder in 2020. Usual recovery time of 3-5 months so good chance to be fit for Rd 1 2023 | NRL Physio | Facebook