I was required to go into the hospital I am having surgery for pretesting. The first stop was at a desk where a nice woman took my insurance information and gave me a quote of $2,598.59. This is my out of pocket cost after insurance and I was given the option to pay a little or all of the cost today.
From here, I went into another office where I answered a lot of questions regarding my medical history. So make sure you know every medication you are on (this includes vitamins) and the milligrams. Also, the estimated times of past surgical procedures. This is information they need and if someone fails to remind you, it can be hard to recall this information. Lastly, I was weighed and had my blood taken for testing. That's it! It did not take long and I was only in the hospital for an hour. I have to be at the hospital at 6:30am and the surgery begins at 8:00am. This is tentative and I will be given a definite time this Friday. Also, I have to stop taking all vitamins (not minerals such as Iron) and any form of pain medication. Which is unfortunate because my teeth are pretty sore after my orthodontist appointment. I'll be sure to copy information I was given today and post it in the Documents section.
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