Hi there Brains-trust. I normally just use the travel insurance that comes with my credit cards, but I will be completing a charity hike in China in September and need some advise. I had a hernia in March 2014, all repaired now, but are there any particular Travel Insurance companies I should deal with, or can make the process simple?
Worst case - you do something and the hernia reappears and needs surgery whilst away (ie: its strangulated and cant not be repostioned without surg) - the insurance company may consider this a pre-existing condition and without prior consultation, and additional fee may not cover this at all.
It all comes down to what they consider pre-existing, check any policies in detail.
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Travel Insurance after Hernia Surgery
sjhayter
sjhayter
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Travel Insurance after Hernia Surgery
sjhayter
sjhayter
Qantas
Member since 11 Nov 2013
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Hi there Brains-trust. I normally just use the travel insurance that comes with my credit cards, but I will be completing a charity hike in China in September and need some advise. I had a hernia in March 2014, all repaired now, but are there any particular Travel Insurance companies I should deal with, or can make the process simple?
obanpointer
obanpointer
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Member since 08 Jun 2014
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The hernia should not be an issue if it was fixed 14 months ago. I would call the cc company to ask for specific exclusions.
jetvortex
jetvortex
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Member since 28 May 2015
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I would suggest insure and go, easy online medical........they covered my heart attack post 12months with an additional fee.
colin5353
colin5353
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Worst case - you do something and the hernia reappears and needs surgery whilst away (ie: its strangulated and cant not be repostioned without surg) - the insurance company may consider this a pre-existing condition and without prior consultation, and additional fee may not cover this at all.
It all comes down to what they consider pre-existing, check any policies in detail.