Bubblishouz
2 yr Follow Up Appt and Tummy Tuck Consult!
Jun 10, 2011
The doc had nothing but good things to say (well at least that's all I clinged to). LOL.Starting weight 328
Lowest weight 165
Goal weight 160
Current weight 171
Doctor says I’m doing well and maintaing well. Says he couldn't ask for more. Then he says...."oh, your Iron is at a 5 when it should be about 10". "Take 2 doses a day instead of the 1 dose you have been taking". Then this is where I failed to speak up. I didn't mention to him that I haven't been taking my Iron like he told me to a couple months ago. Because I was told not to take iron with my calcium supplement, I tend to forget to take the iron. "It's real important you get your iron back up unless you want a blood transfusion. Besides, I can't perform a tummy tuck on you unless you get those iron levels under control." Now after hearing that from the doc, I was like I have to do this right. Tummy tuck or not, I should have never ignored my iron level being low a couple months ago and made it a priority this entire time. So this was the breakdown of the cost for the tummy tuck:
Hospital $1500
Anesthesia $500
Surgeon $5000
"Let me palpate your abdomen. Yup, you have a small hernia near your belly button. That means your insurance will cover the hospital and Anesthesia fees. That leaves you with a balance of $5000. Depending on your insurance they might cover an additional on the $5000 leaving you with possibly $3500-$3800 fee instead." My jaw dropped. I was expecting to have to pay a lot more. This sounds reasonable and I think I can save this much by the end of the year. I'm going to try really hard to save as much as I can. This made my day, my weekend, my month. Haven't talked to the hubby about it yet. Hope to get the support I wish for. I can't expect him to be excited though since he goes through a lot when I’m sick in the hospital, recovering from previous surgeries, hernias, you name it, he's had to deal with it all.
Wish me luck!
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About Me
Fresno, CA
Location
25.0
BMI
Surgery
06/11/2009
Surgery Date
Apr 01, 2009
Member Since
Before & After
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330lbs
170lbs
