Hello there.
I just found this forum today, and signed right up! I live in Brunswick and am planning on having my surgery in Savannah. There is a group here that does the surgery, and I went to their informational session in December. But I have a friend who is an MD at Memorial in Savannah and he could not say enough wonderful about the Savannah guys. I went to the Savannah Information Session and stayed to attend a support group meeting (one requirement is to attend 2 support group meetings.)
I will be private pay because my BC/BC blue choice ppo has a specific exclusion. Luckily the entire procedure and a year of fills will be just under $14,000 in Savannah and already got pre-approved for a health care loan to take with me to my 1st appointment.
According to the staff in Savannah, a private pay person who can get everything done (psych eval, meetings, etc) can be scheduled in as little as three weeks. That being said, I am hoping to plan for early April.
I have a wonderful, supportive husband. My grown children are also happy for my decision, and my sister is supportive as well.
I am glad to meet all of you, and look forward to keeping up with everyone in this forum.
Patt :wink2: