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Price rundown with Garramone?

Started by Wolfy, July 29, 2014, 08:27:38 PM

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Wolfy

So I plan on getting surgery within the next year. I plan on going to dr garramone.
I just want to get a rundown at the approximate price you guys paid in total. Hotel, hospital(care credit?), garramones fee, prescriptions? - Are they accepted by your insurance

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Bimmer Guy

I would suggest you start by looking at his site.  It has a lot of information.  Here is the cost page.

http://drgarramone.com/costs/

Outside of this, figure $130 per night ( 6-7 nights) for hotel and figure in food.  Prescriptions like $50.  Garramone doesn't take insurance.

I probably ran around $7,500
Top Surgery: 10/10/13 (Garramone)
Testosterone: 9/9/14
Hysto: 10/1/15
Stage 1 Meta: 3/2/16 (including UL, Vaginectomy, Scrotoplasty), (Crane, CA)
Stage 2 Meta: 11/11/16 Testicular implants, phallus and scrotum repositioning, v-nectomy revision.  Additional: Lipo on sides of chest. (Crane, TX)
Fistula Repair 12/21/17 (UPenn Hospital,unsuccessful)
Fistula Repair 6/7/18 (Nikolavsky, successful)
Revision: 1/11/19 Replacement of eroded testicle,  mons resection, cosmetic work on scrotum (Crane, TX)



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aleon515

I think my plane ticket was more, as I am farther away than Brett was, which I got way way ahead ($320 round trip from Albuquerque). I stayed at New Beginnings which was  $140/day. (You might spend that much regardless of where you stay, I found they saved me money.) I payed maybe $40 both ways for a cab.

$1400 NBR (for ten days-- you could stay I think 8 or so)
$320 airfare.Get your flight as much ahead of time as possible. Over 3-6 months is good.
I didn't spend that much on food while I was there under $100. If you were at a hotel, you'd end up spending more for that. Try and stay somewhere with a refrigerator and little kitchen.

You might be able to get covered for the hospital, but I don't think they take Care Credit. Dr G does. Be sure to take out the smallest possible loan. And be sure to pay on time. Really important. This is where Care credit really socks it to it's customers.


--Jay
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