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Jk53
Jk53

hi you lovely people

just wondering if anybody has got insurance for diverticulitis disease when holidaying and if so where is the best place to get it from and how much?

many thanks in advance

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  • susan15634
    susan15634 Jk53

    Posted

    Hi I've got mine through stay sure and it cost me 80 pounds but that's with copd and high blood pressure on the policyI hope this helps you

  • glenda_82112
    glenda_82112 Jk53

    Posted

    Good question. I was just wondering the same thing. I'm here in the United States and am on Medi Cal (low income). I know it covers emergency room services, but unfortunately many hospitals wouldn't take me if I had something more to where I needed to be hospitalized. We are planning on traveling, but it definitely is a fear I'm afraid of.

  • debbie_1963
    debbie_1963 Jk53

    Posted

    hi, i got my insurance for dv.

    the cover was for me and my hub and it was for worldwide travel. i declared the diverticular disease and it cost £128 with COVERWISE .

    as it happens, now im back im having a flare up. better here than on the ship i guess .

  • angela55814
    angela55814 Jk53

    Posted

    HI

    I was diagnosed 5yrs ago. I was on holiday in America when it happened. After diagnosis when I got home to UK I asked my consultant if I should get travel insurance against this in the future and he said there was no need to declare it. Luckily I havent had a flare up whilst away since but I always take an anti biotic prescription just in case.

  • anna91065
    anna91065 Jk53

    Posted

    Yes.

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  • Guest
    Guest Jk53

    Posted

    Yes. I get my insurance from my my Bank as part of the current account package, and have to declare every single medical condition and medication. I paid £116.40 in total for annual European and UK cover. Next year I will have to pay an extra £75 when I reach 70. On a recent holiday TV programme, a case was highlighted where an Insurance Company would not pay out for emergency life saving treatment, because the policy holder had not declared a condition, unrelated to the actual emergency, and it cost them thousands of pounds. Best to be safe than sorry.

    • angela55814
      angela55814 Guest

      Posted

      Thanks for flagging this up Felinia . I am definately now going to look into getting this.

  • lyn98093
    lyn98093 Jk53

    Posted

    I have travel insurance with my bank, I pay an additional £86 to cover the diverticulitis and another condition.

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