Guest guest Posted October 25, 2001 Report Share Posted October 25, 2001 In a message dated 10/25/01 11:41:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, duodenalswitch writes: << How many of you donated your own blood for your surgery???? Dr. Hess recommends this. I am having one heck of a time getting the paper work together that is needed to do this.....Has anyone one else had any problems doing this????? I was also told that it is going to cost me like $400 up front for them to do it. Can you turn this into your insurance company????? Just wonder...Thanks, E. Goff >> - did Dr. Hess' office give you the paperwork regarding this? I know they didn't give it to me, but when I talked to Dr. Hess, he mailed it to me. It is a letter that gives phone numbers to call, etc. Call the office and ask them to mail/fax you one if they didn't. Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2001 Report Share Posted October 26, 2001 Thanks fo rall the info.......I went to the local Red Cross Blood Services office here in the ville, Indiana area. They are the ones that told me that they would charge me $400 up front......We will just have to see how it goes... Goff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2001 Report Share Posted October 26, 2001 I had surgery with Dr. Hess in April 2001. I was required to donate one unit of blood. I was given a sheet of different places that I could go to do this. The sheet stated that if I was over 400 lbs I would have to go to Toledo Ohio Red Cross to give my blood. It was no big deal. Just went in, filled out papers and waited. Then they took me over and hooked me up. It was over before I knew it. They kept the paperwork the doctor had given me and my blood was sent to Wood County Hospital and there for my surgery...just in case. Thankfully it was not needed.Who told you about the charge for this service? I was not required to pay anything for this service. I dont know if it was mixed in and added to my other hospital charges or not but I was unsured through Cigna PPO. I am still fighting them to pay my hospital bill which is $22,000. They capped my claims at $3000. But thats another story...for another day! I'd give the office a call and ask them for the paperwork. I believe in most cases you can have the blood drawn at the hospital nearest you. Good luck to you. a Gossman > In a message dated 10/25/01 11:41:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > duodenalswitch@y... writes: > > << How many of you donated your own blood for your surgery???? Dr. Hess > recommends this. I am having one heck of a time getting the paper work > together that is needed to do this.....Has anyone one else had any problems > doing this????? > > I was also told that it is going to cost me like $400 up front for them to > do > it. Can you turn this into your insurance company????? > > Just wonder...Thanks, > > E. Goff >> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2001 Report Share Posted October 28, 2001 hi, i just went to the red cross a week before surgery with paper work and everything it was fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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