Luna

[Guest guest]

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> So I am a little

> worried I am going to lose to much weight.

Ha. I WISH I had your problem!!!

> I am not quite sure myself at this point how I am going to pay for all

> this once the bills start coming in

So, you don't have to pay before the surgery? My surgeon insists on

payment upfront. Is this common?

I will be able to pay for the surgery afterwards, with insurance

reimbursement, flex-spending and my fall student loan. It's coming up

with $6,300 BEFORE the surgery that's giving me grief.

Good luck to you, !

[Guest guest]

Nah, you don't want to lose to much weight which wouldn't be good

for your recovery.

Yes, I do have to pay up front for my OS which I will put on my Care

Credit card. I will probably have to do that tomorrow at my appt.

with my OS. Hopefully when the bill comes in for the credit card I

will already have received my BCBS reimbursement along with being

able to submit some to my health care account at work.

Anyway, I am off of here to see my OD this morning at 8:40am. I

will talk to you later.

> ,

>

> > So I am a little

> > worried I am going to lose to much weight.

>

> Ha. I WISH I had your problem!!!

>

>

> > I am not quite sure myself at this point how I am going to pay

for all

> > this once the bills start coming in

>

> So, you don't have to pay before the surgery? My surgeon insists on

> payment upfront. Is this common?

>

> I will be able to pay for the surgery afterwards, with insurance

> reimbursement, flex-spending and my fall student loan. It's coming

up

> with $6,300 BEFORE the surgery that's giving me grief.

>

> Good luck to you, !

[Guest guest]

> Nah, you don't want to lose to much weight which wouldn't be good

> for your recovery.

Yeah, you're probably right. I could stand to lose a few pounds, though.

> Yes, I do have to pay up front for my OS which I will put on my Care

> Credit card.

Oh, I see.

My surgeon doesn't take CC or any credit cards.

Good luck!

[Guest guest]

Thanks Luna, Best of Luck to you also!

> > Nah, you don't want to lose to much weight which wouldn't be

good

> > for your recovery.

>

> Yeah, you're probably right. I could stand to lose a few pounds,

though.

>

>

> > Yes, I do have to pay up front for my OS which I will put on my

Care

> > Credit card.

>

> Oh, I see.

>

> My surgeon doesn't take CC or any credit cards.

>

> Good luck!

[Guest guest]

> I agree with Jayar and please talk to your OS. They can work out a

> plan for you and many times will not offer unless you ask. My OS is

> not even making me pay until after the surgery.

I've asked; they won't. Cash up front is all they will accept.

But thanks for the prayers, I need them!

[Guest guest]

LUNA------GREAT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

I kept hoping that *I* would be able to talk to someone with my specific problem

prior to surgery.....didn't happen....I don't think that the combo we have is

very common.

Mine was upper and lower advancement. For the lower jaw--- incisions were made

in the bone, a segment removed on each side and it was angled up and back. I

think that even without the upper jaw being moved forward that the difference

would have been significant.

If you look at the xray you can see that a lot of mine is muscle tissue in my

chin as well. The OS didn't want to remove tissue or " shave " the bone becuase

he hasn's been happy with the results and neither have his patients when he has

done so.

UPLOAD YOUR PHOTOS!!! I'm dying to get a look at you.

I was always told things like " you must have holes in your chin " becuase I would

always get food on it. Or called " chicken lips " cuz I didn't have any. Hurtful

as a child for sure and must have been more hurtful than I acknowledge since I

still remember them.

Thanks for the compliments....I've never considered myself " attractive " My

daughter is working on that! She says " I'm very pretty and since I look like

you---you MUST be pretty, too!'

Hugs, Connie