First Official Appointment

On Wednesday I had my first appointment with Dr. Nick Nicholson. It went really well. Megan, the PA, took me back and weighed me. (198 lbs for the record) Then she took me to a room and went over my current medications, asked which surgery I was interested in, and then started handing me consents and prescriptions for nausea and B12 vitamins. I was shocked she was giving me all of that considering I hadn't even talked to the doctor. But whatever. 

Dr. Nick then came in and he asked me what I wanted and asked what I did for a living. I told him I'm a stay at home mom for 3 boys ages 3, 4, and 7. He explained that I would probably need help with them for at least a week and a half after surgery. He talked about when I could expect to drive etc. Then he asked me what questions I had. 

I asked him what if I had a hiatal hernia. This quickly changed the conversation. If I have a hiatal hernia then insurance will cover his surgical fees and some of the hospital and I would only owe the hospital approximately $4k which would save me about $8k. An $8k savings is huge!!! So come on hernia!!!! I've never wanted a hernia so badly!!! 

So with that our conversation was over and I went out to schedule an EGD. He said we would talk about everything else after I have the EGD and go over those results. 

My EGD is scheduled for next Wednesday, July 24th at Victory Medical Center in Plano. 

Oh, also the only place I can have surgery is Victory if I use my insurance to cover the cost of the hernia repair. I was really hoping to have it at Forest Park but I'm ok with Victory if it means an $8k savings. It's a very small facility with only 20 inpatient rooms and I've heard good things about it. 

I'm nervous for the EGD just because I don't know what to expect. As long as I'm knocked out then I'm good. Lol 

I'm excited to be one step closer!!!!