Well I've had my initial phone call and it went better than expected. I was so sure that they were going to be crazy expensive and that I wouldn't be able to justify the expense at all. It turns out that they are slightly higher than the range of others but they still fall into something that I am comfortable with. They answered my questions about pre-surgery and what that looks like, which is virtual appointments with the doctor, dietician, and anesthesiologist. They said the recommended hotel to stay in and what your time there looks like, and we've booked a short call with the doctor to go over any further questions I may have and just to meet him for next week. I'm optimistic about this and have my fingers crossed that everything will work out.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Saturday, February 25, 2023
Upcoming Call
Well, I've decided that while I'm on the never-ending waiting list (well three years at this point) that I will investigate going the paid route for bariatric surgery. There is a place in Toronto that is highly touted as being good and I've got a call with them on Tuesday to ask some questions and see what the cost is as they don't list it on the site. That alone should be enough of a red flag that I probably can't afford it, but I'm willing to check it out and see what they offer. You can go to Mexico to have this done and I was chatting with an acquaintance about her experience going that route. I was interested in it right up until I was on the site and within five minutes of searching their documentation I found two grammatical errors. If you can't have someone who speaks the language of the people you are attempting to cater to to double check your website for errors, I'm not going to trust you to cut me open and remove body parts.
I'm not sure what to expect from this one I've got the call with but it's something to pursue and at least check out. They have their own financing available if that's what it comes to and they are able to do the surgery in 4-6 weeks so that's way better than 3 years.
Fingers crossed it's not stupid expensive, I'm expecting about $18,000.00 as that's the rate for the other paid site I've looked at briefly so I'm not going to fall out of my chair if that's what it comes to.
Talk later!