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So so happy for you. My own journey shifts back into gear on the 25th and I hope to join you next month. I would love to be your surgery buddy twin.[emoji2] I've been seeking mine since August 2015, long story I hope to conclude soon.

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Mines on the 25th as well !!! I’m staring to feel the anxiety [emoji38]


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What part of Mexico ? Im getting mine in Mexico too



I’m going to the Obesity Control Centre in Tijuana.

Where are you going?


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My surgery scheduled may 2nd. Very excited![emoji18]

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Me too!! Twinsies [emoji133]‍♀️


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I am so friggin nervous

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Oh me too! I’ve got 12 days and I can hardly sleep! I’ve never had any surgeries before! Heck I’ve never even broken a bone! Honestly the scariest part for me is the anesthesia. But we’ll be great! Best wishes! Remember how hard we’ve worked and that we deserve to be happy and healthy.


HW: 311
CW: 262
SW: We’ll see on May 10!

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Good luck with your last testing, Gosh it is getting CLOSE!😜

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I just had mine three days ago! I’m not gonna lie the recovery was a little rough for me. I’m still in some pain, but the pain meds help! I would definitely say relax but also get up and get moving that helps out so much! And definitely bring comfy clothes!


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Welcome, make yourself to home. You may find a surgery day twin here, that is always fun. We are happy to answer any questions you may have, everybody helps everyone else around here. We range from "newbies" like yourself clear up to,seasoned veterans of many years. Have a problem , think you're alone? Bet you're not, I had one,myself, posted it on her and I had 5 people respond, and they gave me really good advice. Solved my problem just like that!
I'm about half way through, myself, I have completed all my prerequirements, seen all my specialists and am now waiting for a date. Maybe June, maybe July.

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Anyone having surgery on May 18th!! My birthday is May 29 so I look at this as a birthday present “To Me/ From Me”!!!


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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.
      https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises
      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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