Re: OT: Was: Vomiting with hard bowel movement

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I wAnt your insurance coverage!! (btw glad your back and getting along) I had a

dilation in august (nematic dilation) and it's done ok but deff having problems

with pain and food still not going down-not complaining too much bc I'm not

throwing up every time I try to swallow either. But they scheduled another

nematic dilation for last week. I drove the 2 hours down there the night before

with all my kids. Spent the night with my folks. Got at hospital at 9 am went

through prep and waited and waited...finally the dr came in-they lost the

balloon! We were using the medium one this time and they list it and couldn't

find it. They're the only hospital in state that does it so they couldnt

'borrow' one. It was a waste of two days for me. My next appointment is still 3

weeks away!!

When I got home the bill from hospital for the first one was in the mail box. It

was just over $10,000. My part was over $1000. That's for half a day in the

hospital!! Sigh...my husband says it's well worth it bc I am leading an almost

normal life again!!

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On Sep 22, 2011, at 11:54 AM, notan ostrich <notan_ostrich@...> wrote:

> wrote:

> >

> > I am so glad to see you post again and that you are showing positive

> > signs of recovering.

> >

>

> Thank-you. I see the surgeon again tomorrow. I am so hoping to get rid

> of the splint and the pins holding the left foot in place so I can move

> on to the next step. I started PT on the right foot this week. It sounds

> like I won't be walking in the next couple of months. If I get where I

> can stand to sit here for more than a little while it looks like I will

> have lots of time to do it.

>

> My myotomy at Mayo is looking like a bargain. Just the hospital, not

> counting the ER, ambulance or weeks in rehab, etc.. was over $133K. My

> copay on that is only $300 so I am not complaining.

>

> notan

>

>

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Moms wrote:

>

> I wAnt your insurance coverage!!

>

It may cost more though. My wife is primary on it and gets it offered

through her employer, instead of a lesser one, because she is in a

management position.

> ... they scheduled another nematic dilation for last week. ...

>

Hopefully the dilatation will do the trick. Maybe they would give you

discount for the trouble.

notan

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notan wrote:

>

> ... I am so hoping to get rid

> of the splint and the pins holding the left foot in place ...

>

I did get rid of them today. Yay! It was depressing though to see how

ugly the left foot is. Bummer. I was told not to put much pressure or

weight on it for another two months. Big bummer! The right foot is

coming along nicely. Yay! I can even put some weight on it. Yay!

By my count the yays have it.

notan

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Glad to hear your recovering nicely Notan... Hang on there?

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