Tomorrow is the big day! Surgery day. I am not worried at all. I know that everything is going to be just fine--whatever the outcome (no incision or incision). It all depends on how much scar tissue is there from the colon surgery. The only bad thing is that I have to be at the hospital at 5:15. I just set the alarm for 3:30 AM. I don't usually go to bed before 12 or 12:30 so I could just stay up. After all, I will get to sleep later! But I decided against trying to stay awake.
I am first on the list so when they say they are ready to roll, then I will roll! Hopefully he will start early-like 6:30 or so. Then it will take a couple of hours for surgery and I don't know how long in recovery. I will spend at least one night in the hospital. I hope that it all, since I will have to pay 30% of the cost. When I had my colon surgery 4 years ago my hospital bill was over $27,000 and all I had to pay was around $75. I've already given them $200 to go towards this bill.
It seems now that if you have a copay or deductible, the doctor/hospital/whoever expects payment up front before any procedure is done. Yesterday I had my colonoscopy. When I checked in I had to pay $375.00 which they figured was what the insurance wouldn't pay.
My colonoscopy was fine--no polyps and the area where the doctor reconnected my colon after cutting out part of it was looking really good.
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