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After months of waiting for a consult, today is the day!

I did my seminar a few months ago and have been saving up since I am self pay and they don't have a set rate ($25k is the average). Today is my consult with the surgeon and my psych eval has been scheduled for next week.

My hope is to walk out with my remaining questions answered and a surgery date for late October.

I have butterflies in my stomach! Wish me luck.

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25K? Holy cow, where are you? In Ohio it's around 15K. In Mexico it's about 5K. Can you do some shopping around?

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Within a few hundred miles this is my only option. The docs are top notch but the hospital network is a not for profit center of excellence so they don't do any 'package' or 'pre-payment' deals. It will likely end up being lower since they have already walked me through the surgery prep items and I have to do only 3 of like 15.

I think they present the number as a worst case scenario and I also know that I will get a 20% discount if I pay in full within 30 days (or maybe 45). So it might not be so terrible.

I really feel strongly about having the surgery locally and having my resources here just in case.

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I had my consultation with my doctor this am too!!

Everything went well.

After meeting with Dr. Mora he decided that I need to see the following doctors: I have to go to the "crazy doctor" and the pulmonary "lung"doctor.

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Within a few hundred miles this is my only option. The docs are top notch but the hospital network is a not for profit center of excellence so they don't do any 'package' or 'pre-payment' deals. It will likely end up being lower since they have already walked me through the surgery prep items and I have to do only 3 of like 15.

I think they present the number as a worst case scenario and I also know that I will get a 20% discount if I pay in full within 30 days (or maybe 45). So it might not be so terrible.

I really feel strongly about having the surgery locally and having my resources here just in case.

I'd be surprised if it cost you more than $15K but it is always best to be prepared for more.

Keeping it local is best. The after care is just as important as the surgery itself.

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