michelleJC

That seems very reasonable. I had a belt lipectomy and medial thigh lift. I saw the EOB the other day and it is over $42,000 total for the hospitalization, pharmacy and a 5 day stay. I haven't seen the surgeons bill yet. YIKES!!!

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MICHELLE

LAP RNY 12/14/05 Milwaukee, WI
Belt Lipectomy/Medial Thigh Lift 1/11/08
12.8 pounds of skin removed.


Highest/Current/Goal
307/160/150

"Be who you are and say what you feel,
because those who mind don't matter,
and those who matter don't mind."

MiladyB

That sounds pretty fair to me too. I had a full tummy tuck along with a breast lift/reduction. My Surgeon's charge was $8,778 plus an additional $1500 for the muscle tightening. My hospital charges were about $17,000 (4 day stay) plus about another $2500 for anesthesia.

Let us know how your surgery went. For me it was a rough one. The pain was controlled well with the meds but I was totally exhausted for a long time. I had significant blood loss so that certainly didn't help matters.

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Beth

Little Victories; Grand Rapids, MI
Bariatric Support Group


CherishedTeddyBear-(TT Bear Lover)

The Poetry of Milady
New Beginnings: My Journey to LIFE

359(BMI: 58.8)/148(BMI:24.3)
Highest/Current

Diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, high cholesterol,
peripheral vein disease, joint pain and 211 lbs GONE!!


Century Club: July 3, 2006
ONE-derland: Dec. 22, 2006
Double Century: May 29, 2007
Goal: June 15, 2008

Lap RNY: 1/30/06-Dr Randal Baker
TT/BL: 09/21/07-Dr Ronald Ford
PS Revisions: 04/29/08-Dr Ronald Ford
Gallbadder removal: 06/09/08-Dr Randal Baker

Tim

Two drains, a lot of pain - controlled with meds., 32 inch incision, I sleep up to 18 hours a day in my recliner, I guess I had a hernia anyway she (what a sweet lady) did a lot of muscle tightening. I will go in on Thursday and hope to get the drains out. No stiches just tape and glue I guess. Thankyou all for the kind words and thoughts. Tim

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Tim
Surg/1/15/07 - 1/17/07
317/160/185
start/current/goal

MiladyB

Good to see you back, Tim. Yep, it is rough going but in the end I found it was SO worth it! I hear you about the sleeping. I was so exhausted after my plastics. I was back to taking naps at least twice a day. The exhaustion kind of surprised me but when I heard how much blood I lost and I thought of what a huge surgery this really was, it shouldn't have.

Hope you can get those drains out this week. It feels so good to have them gone! Rest up and keep taking good care of yourself.

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Beth

Little Victories; Grand Rapids, MI
Bariatric Support Group


CherishedTeddyBear-(TT Bear Lover)

The Poetry of Milady
New Beginnings: My Journey to LIFE

359(BMI: 58.8)/148(BMI:24.3)
Highest/Current

Diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, high cholesterol,
peripheral vein disease, joint pain and 211 lbs GONE!!


Century Club: July 3, 2006
ONE-derland: Dec. 22, 2006
Double Century: May 29, 2007
Goal: June 15, 2008

Lap RNY: 1/30/06-Dr Randal Baker
TT/BL: 09/21/07-Dr Ronald Ford
PS Revisions: 04/29/08-Dr Ronald Ford
Gallbadder removal: 06/09/08-Dr Randal Baker

sdgrrl

32"! Wow, that must be a lot of pain! Maybe with the hernia you can get some insurance coverage for it.

Take good care of you, Tim, and keep us posted on how you're doing.

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Happy to be a GrrzlyBear!

doing the best I can each day

Honor yourself, honor others, and honor the Earth...the rest will take care of itself