Travel insurance - gallstones

[Thegallofher]

We’ve just advised our insurers that I have recently been diagnosed with gallstones. We have annual travel cover and have a number of pre-existing conditions that they’ve covered in the past (high blood pressure included) They have now refused to cover me for anything other than non- health related cancellation! The rest of the family are OK but basically they are not covering me for anything gall stone or blood-pressure related. We are travelling to France and have EHIC cards so I’m assuming if I did have an attack I would be entitled to free health care surely? I’ve started to take a look at alternative insurers and it looks like it’s going to be hard/expensive to get a policy in place. Anyone had the same problem?

Try Avanti Gall!

We have an unusual health related situation for which we need cover - travel insurance - and they gave us excellent protection at a very good price. Also they gave us an even better rate - including a discount - for renewing our annual policy late last year. Certainly worth a try!

www.avantitravelinsurance.co.uk/

Also, highly unlikely your EHIC card would offer full cover for what you need.

Good luck!

Thanks for that steer Rafflesway Anyone else got any experience advice. Compare the market couldnt give me any quotes once I’d inputted my pre-existing health conditions! Spectrum are looking like a good one but am still looking at about £250 to cover a 2 week trip.

My EHIC covered me when I had a gallstone attack that ended up with me in hospital in Greece last summer.

That’s good to know kingseat - did you go on holiday knowing you had gallstones or did they rear their ugly head for the first time on holiday? We’re you otherwise insured?

Staysure are good for pre-existing conditions

Yes, I ave insurance with my bank account. Called them in advance to advise but the hospital only wanted to see my EHIC, or my insurance policy when I was taken in.

We used a comparison site called Medical Travel Compared recently and got cover that way.

My dh has high bp and gallstones-related condition, and we got,cover. We went with SAGA (!) Select.

Or try this link.

www.moneysavingexpert.com/insurance/pre-existing-travel-insurance/

We also,went to France.

Thanks all for the advice. Have managed to get insurance in place with Avanti for approx £99 for the two weeks - phew!

Sorry £90 not £99

I have polyps on my gallbladder. Which ai found the only place that would give me healh insurance to cover them was the post office platinum service. It was around £90 but that was for a trip the states.