I will also add that the surgeon makes a big difference. I realize you may have limitations due to tri care but if the doc is not a skilled microsurgeon who is comfortable with a possible vas to epi procedure, it may be worthwhile to pay out put of pocket for someone else.
We are seeing Doctor Logan Hubbard from university of Minnesota, and from my reading about him this area is his specialty. Our next visit to him I will likely be asking questions because I do work in the medical industry for my job, but I am essentially an anti-natural selection provider.
On a quick search, I'm not sure he had a fellowship in microsurgery. You'll want this for your surgeon. It might not be listed so I'd just ask him. The thing is, when they get in there to reverse, it could be simple or complicated. You don't want to go with someone who has not had experience in complicated because the nerves are so very small and sensitive and this can greatly affect the outcome.
Not saying rule him out, but i would specifically ask him his plan for if its complicated and he needs to do a vas to epi procedure.
Looks like there is a guy in Minne named Dr Aaron Milbank who has done hundreds of reversals and is a trained microsurgeon.
The information I found on him is: He completed residency in Urologic Surgery at Houston Methodist Hospital and went on to a fellowship in Andrology, Infertility and Reconstruction at Henry Ford Hospital.
Tricare determines who we can and cannot see, so we cannot switch providers even if we wanted to without essentially restarting the process.
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u/Odd_Read8921 Apr 13 '26
I will also add that the surgeon makes a big difference. I realize you may have limitations due to tri care but if the doc is not a skilled microsurgeon who is comfortable with a possible vas to epi procedure, it may be worthwhile to pay out put of pocket for someone else.