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ugh!! money woes...
Apr 17, 2009
soooooo... when i began my venture into deciding about this surgery (roux en y feb. 23 2009) i looked deeply into pricing and how my insurance covered this procedure.... long story short, the week before surgery, i was told my the insurance company and the hospital i went to, the EXACT price of this procedure (which just happened to be the maximum out of pocket expence for my insurance)... so, i GLADLY paid this surprisingly low amount...and went on my merry way into weightloss land lol....NOW... the story has become somewhat a nightmare....a long story even longer.... i am currently waiting for an apx 700 dollar REFUND from the hospital (as i overpaid for this procedure)...but... then, i have to pay the anesthesia (spelling)....and on top of that, i will owe (in all) and added 600 to my surgeon!!! AGH!!! i thought it was SO clear cut and easy.... i spoke with the people who gave me the initial price of the procedure, to find out WHY all of this is happening, and on top of it, i owe an added 600.... their ONLY response is... "oops, we must have missed that"
DAMN! its hard to NOT let this get to me.... it wouldnt be so bad if i just owed 600, but on top i have to facilitate refunds and additional payments to offices..... i just need to remember, that this is NOT the end of the world... all in all, the price is still very lovely....yet the pain in my ass is not! lol
i guess its DEF all worth it tho..... 50 pounds lost so far, i am at the point that i am desperately trying NOT to compare my weight loss and timelines with others, its hard tho.. i want to do better, and i can.
on an added note... i was putting groceries away the other day, and i picked up a 5 pound package of ground beef.... WOW this is heavy! i think.... and i think further, the look and weight of this package...hm..... 5 pounds.... if i take TEN of these packages, this is how much weight i have lost!!! DAMN! i thought that this ONE package of meat was heavy! how did i ever carry around all of that weight?!
