Surgery next week

[XanaDUer2]

Dr $130. Facility use $500. Not sure price for anesthesia yet..traditional Medicare.

Don't know when to show up yet bc Dr doesn't know. Trying to arrange medical transport. Finally signed up for Uber. SO picking up RXes. In pain right now. So hoping this gallbladder removal stops all these horrible symptoms. Anxious.

[Elessar Zappa]

1. I'm sure your pain will go away.

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My dad was having extreme abdomen pain caused by an inflamed gall bladder and after he had it removed, voila! No more pain.

[XanaDUer2]

12. Ty!

[AllaN01Bear]

2. sending vibes ur way. got my fingers and toes crossed.

[XanaDUer2]

13. Ty

[LoisB]

3. Hugs. The Universe tells me that all will be well.

[XanaDUer2]

14. Ty

[Dear_Prudence]

4. Surgery

My gall bladder surgery was relieved my symptoms. I have had to watch fat intake a little to avoid intestinal upset. On a fried fish dinner, I can eat the fried fish and either the fries or hushpuppies, but not both. So, I eat 1/2 the fries and one greasy hushpuppy. You will do great I hope.

[XanaDUer2]

15. Ty

[questionseverything]

5. I'm sure you will feel much better after the surgery

As others have mentioned, try limiting your fat intake a little.

Good luck 🍀😉

[XanaDUer2]

16. Ty

[dameatball]

6. Pulling for you. Time for the little gall bladder to go,

[XanaDUer2]

17. Ty

[Fla Dem]

7. Of course you're anxious. I've had several surgeries.

The last removed 6 inches of intestines.

The good thing is once that anesthesia is administered, you don't know anything until after the surgery is completed.

I've been fortunate to have family and friends look after me, be there for me before the days of the surgeries and after.

I truly hope you do as well.

All the best to you XanaDUer2, keep us posted.

[XanaDUer2]

18. Ty will do

[ProfessorGAC]

8. Best Of Luck

Hope the GB removal worked as well as it did for my dad.

[XanaDUer2]

19. Ty

[Jilly_in_VA]

9. Hugs and hope it works

See, traditional Medicare is not all that bad! If they try to bill you for "facility use" or any other pile-on, dispute that. You'll very likely win. I have in the past.

[soldierant]

11. Interesting.

I would think "facility use" would come under part A - which pretty much covers everything but has a $1600 deductible.

[XanaDUer2]

22. Do you think I'm being over charged?

[Jilly_in_VA]

24. Not now I don't

It was just a gentle warning in case. Scan your bill carefully afterwards. I didn't mean to worry you, friend. I know you're anxious enough as it is.

[XanaDUer2]

25. Ty

Yes, I will.

[soldierant]

29. No, I don't think so.

When I was in the hospiral last fall, I was there for 9 days, and the gross charge was was about $112 thousadn. Medicare paid $10,100 approximately, I (or rather my HRA) only had to pay the $1600 deductible. Looking at that $10K, that's a litle over a thousand a day - and looking at the gross charge (since $500 is below the deductible), that's more than 10 times that. So at the very most, they'd be charging for less than half a day - and at the larger amount, less tha 1/20 of a day - a little over an hour. I'm in Colorado Springs, CO, and I'm sure rates differ at least state to state and maybe even city to city. But with prep and anesthesia and the actual surgery and recoverty time to release you, an hour sounds reasonable - even generous.

[XanaDUer2]

20. Ty

[XanaDUer2]

23. Its an ambulatory facility

Just trying to understand: do you think I'm being overcharged for facility use?

[Different Drummer]

10. Hoping and praying that your pain will go away after the surgery.

Best of luck to you!

[XanaDUer2]

21. Ty

[multigraincracker]

26. Best of luck.

Sometimes you have to roll the dice. Here’s to you coming up with 7s and 11s.

[debm55]

27. I know how you are feeling . I have had you in my prayers since your oral surgery. Wish you prayers and good vibes,

especially on your recovery. Love to you my friend.

[csziggy]

28. Every surgery I've had they don't know the time until the day before

For both out patient and inpatient this was true. Either they will tell you they will call you the day before with the time - or they will ask you to call after a certain time the day before.

Good luck with the surgery! I hope it eases your pain.