I bet you guys thought I fell off the planet huh? Not much had changed since my last post so I decided to wait a bit longer before updating again.
My scars are continuing to heal and the stitches under the skin are slowly disappearing. There are still some there though. When I look in the mirror, I can still see everything but other people are telling me that they aren't noticing anything. I think some of them are just trying to be nice! As noted before, the right xanthie is still pretty much there and pieces of the left one are too but not as much as the right. I cant tell yet if they are getting any thicker. I may not notice that for another month or so like last time. It also looks like there is less fat under the right eye. The left has a "puffiness" to it. The left one also appears to be tighter than the right, like there was less skin for Dr. T to work with. Either way, the lines that were more prominent a few weeks ago are fading too and that's good!
The final cost totals are in:
Date/Doc---------------------------Charge--------Ins paid
11.19 Initial visit Dr. T ----------250.00 -----114.89
11.19 Photos Dr. T -----------------80.00 ------16.68
12.15 Pre-op/EKG Dr. C --------162.00 -------74.21
12.23 Surgery Dr. T ------------5000.00 -----540.02
12.23 Surgery Center ----------5000.00 -----286.67*
12.23 Anesthesia Dr. G --------1000.00 -----651.00
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Totals ----------------------------11,492.00 ----1683.47
Total out of my pocket ------------------------- 250.00
Total prescriptions ----------------------------- ~50.00
* My out patient surgery deductible was applied to the surgicenter charge so the total they were paid was 536.67.
This surgery was less expensive, but I only had the lowers done this time. The anesthesiologist was in network for this one so my insurance didnt have to pay as much either.
I go back to Dr. T around the end of March for a follow up and also to plan the next revision. I still want the left upper revised and maybe the right lower fixed. We'll see what he says about all that. He did mention the last time I saw him that those revisions would be more difficult along with the fact that I just dont have a lot of skin left. I hate these xanthie things. I just want them gone.
Here is today's photo. It's improving, just slowly. I'll update again before my next appointment with Dr. T and then of course afterwards too!
See ya~
