Dr. Tim O,Carrigan and Nurse Noelle

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Posted on Oct 1, 2021, 4:42 am

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I went through months of costly and time intense assessments whereby from the first hour plus long chat I was told that insurance would cover most of the cost.

They assured me multiple times despite my questioning.

The appointment that was meant to be discussing the surgery itself prior to booking it in, they tell me it is not covered and that it would cost 100k a bone at least.

They hardly tried to act like something had changed and just revealed the truth.

Take from this what you will.

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Posted on Oct 1, 2021, 4:51 am

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Quote from: account5000 on October 01, 2021, 04:42:15 AMI went through months of costly and time intense assessments whereby from the first hour plus long chat I was told that insurance would cover most of the cost.

They assured me multiple times despite my questioning.

The appointment that was meant to be discussing the surgery itself prior to booking it in, they tell me it is not covered and that it would cost 100k a bone at least.

They hardly tried to act like something had changed and just revealed the truth.

Take from this what you will.

Sorry you had to go through those assessments mate. After I had my consultation with them I knew something was incredibly fishy the way they were so evasive about insurance questions. Part of the reason I went overseas in the end was I didn’t trust them. They really need to stop making out like insurance will cover an insanely expensive cosmetic surgery. I didn’t expect a scam of that level to be happening in a first world country like Australia but that’s why we need to call these things out.

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Posted on Oct 1, 2021, 4:54 am

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Noelle seems dodgy to me, as if She is taking commission and making money out of our misery.

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Posted on Oct 1, 2021, 5:03 am

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Quote from: AimHigh on October 01, 2021, 04:54:04 AMNoelle seems dodgy to me, as if She is taking commission and making money out of our misery.

She defintley is. A month after my consult she messaged me and basically said “are you going to do the surgery?” So there is certainly some incentive to get patients booked in.

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Posted on Oct 1, 2021, 5:19 am

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Quote from: RB on October 01, 2021, 04:51:35 AMSorry you had to go through those assessments mate. After I had my consultation with them I knew something was incredibly fishy the way they were so evasive about insurance questions. Part of the reason I went overseas in the end was I didn’t trust them. They really need to stop making out like insurance will cover an insanely expensive cosmetic surgery. I didn’t expect a scam of that level to be happening in a first world country like Australia but that’s why we need to call these things out.

It seems like such a stupid bait and switch. "Oh btw you now owe us over $100,000 sorry we forgot to mention that earlier". The other problem is making people pay for assessment and x-rays up front before even having a discussion about it with the surgeon rather than this bizarre panel setup he has going. No other surgeon in the world does this ordeal.

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Posted on Oct 1, 2021, 5:22 am

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Quote from: account5000 on October 01, 2021, 04:42:15 AMI went through months of costly and time intense assessments whereby from the first hour plus long chat I was told that insurance would cover most of the cost.

They assured me multiple times despite my questioning.

The appointment that was meant to be discussing the surgery itself prior to booking it in, they tell me it is not covered and that it would cost 100k a bone at least.

They hardly tried to act like something had changed and just revealed the truth.

Take from this what you will.

How many assessments did you have to go through?

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Posted on Oct 1, 2021, 5:41 am

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Quote from: RB on October 01, 2021, 05:03:52 AMShe defintley is. A month after my consult she messaged me and basically said “are you going to do the surgery?” So there is certainly some incentive to get patients booked in.

is that even legal in australia? that's quite a blatant privacy violation if a medical professional messages someone to ask about a surgery they privately consulted about.

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Posted on Oct 1, 2021, 5:45 am

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their document seems extremely professional and well written https://www.timocarrigan.com.au/pdf/stature-lengthening-introduction.pdf

it's unfortunate some people on their team are after money.

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Posted on Oct 1, 2021, 5:56 am

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Quote from: nice weather on October 01, 2021, 05:45:38 AMtheir document seems extremely professional and well written https://www.timocarrigan.com.au/pdf/stature-lengthening-introduction.pdf

it's unfortunate some people on their team are after money.

Yeah it is very well written. I have no doubts about O'Carrigan's ability as a surgeon. He is the top LL surgeon in Australia and trained under Paley. The ethics of him and his team are very questionable though and it it's a shame that a doctor on his level would allow his team to act in this manner and mislead patients.

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Posted on Oct 1, 2021, 6:03 am

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looks very professional

but i wouldn't go there for privacy reasons even if i can afford to pay for it out of pocket. a nurse messaging someone personally asking if they are going to get cosmetic surgery is ridiculous.

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