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Have started telling family but made it clear not a debate rather its an opportunity to cheer me on and if thats too much be my contact person in case of emergency. Come Monday paying for everything. Self pay, bout €7000 but worth it. Only problem is having to do much of the planning myself so any views on pre op would be great, then closer the words of encouragement.

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I'm not scheduled but I'm hoping to get mine done in April also

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Got the call yesterday and my surgery date got pushed up 1 day till April 8th and they gave me a time to be at the hospital it became so much more real!!! I still haven't told my mom yet I plan to do that in a few weeks. April seemed so far awash but now that's it's March I have a feeling this time is going to fly by. I'm excited and nervous all at the same time!!! :-)

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I got my date! April 24th!!!! I go for my EGD on the 10th and also start my 2 week liquid diet on that day. It is definitley getting real now!

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<p>I got my date! April 24th!!!! I go for my EGD on the 10th and also start my 2 week liquid diet on that day. It is definitley getting real now!</p>

What's an EGD?

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Hello!! I just got approved for my VSG today!! Yay!! I will get an official surgery date tomorrow, but was told it will be the first week of April. Crazy that it's so close!! Hoping to follow some other April sleepers along our journey to health!

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<p>I got my date! April 24th!!!! I go for my EGD on the 10th and also start my 2 week liquid diet on that day. It is definitley getting real now!</p>

What's an EGD?

An EGD is the same thing as an Endoscopy I believe. It is where they run a camera down your esophogus into the stomach. I think it is to check for ulcers and acid reflux damage?? Not 100% sure.

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Finally! Got approved by insurance. Now have preop testing and can schedule. Anybody going in April in Indiana? Could use a buddy.

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My date is 4/21! I'm excited and nervous!

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My date is 4/21! I'm excited and nervous!

Where are you having yours done?

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I'm having mine at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Pk., IL. What about u?

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Mamaof5heathens-what part of IN?

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      Iʻm roughly 6 weeks post-op this morning and have begun to feel like a normal human, with a normal human body again. I started introducing solid foods and pill forms of medications/supplements a couple of weeks ago and it's really amazing to eat meals with my family again, despite the fact that my portions are so much smaller than theirs. 
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    • BeanitoDiego

      Oh yeah, something I wanted to rant about, a billing dispute that cropped up 3 months ago.
      Surgery was in August of 2023. A bill shows up for over $7,000 in January. WTF? I asks myself. I know that I jumped through all of the insurance hoops and verified this and triple checked that, as did the surgeon's office. All was set, and I paid all of the known costs before surgery.
      A looong story short, is that an assistant surgeon that was in the process of accepting money from my insurance company touched me while I was under anesthesia. That is what the bill was for. But hey, guess what? Some federal legislation was enacted last year to help patients out when they cannot consent to being touched by someone out of their insurance network. These types of bills fall under something called, "surprise billing," and you don't have to put up with it.
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      I had to make a lot of phone calls to both the surgeon's office and the insurance company and explain my rights and what the maximum out of pocket costs were that I could be liable for. Also had to remind them that it isn't my place to be taking care of all of this and that I was going to escalate things if they could not play nice with one another.
      Quick ending is that I don't have to pay that $7,000+. Advocate, advocate, advocate for yourself no matter how long it takes and learn more about this law if you are ever hit with a surprise bill.
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    • BeanitoDiego

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    • ChunkCat

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    • BeanitoDiego

      Still purging all of the larger clothing. This morning, a shirt that I ADORED wearing ended up on top. Hard to let it go, but it was also hard to let go of those habits that also no longer serve my highest good. Onward and upward!
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