Booked my surgery!

[JakeDenver]

Congrats. Guess I am a bit behind on reading the posts. I want to go to him over spring break in 2011 but I am afraid of booking my surgery to far ahead of time. Or would you reccomend just scheduling it?

[xxaussiexx]

I want to go to him over spring break in 2011 but I am afraid of booking my surgery to far ahead of time. Or would you reccomend just scheduling it?

It doesnt hurt to book it.  At least you know you have it scheduled and its something to work towards - its a tangible goal.  And its less likely that u'll put it off...

[Jamie-o]

Congrats, Josh!  Garramone is my first choice, as well.  As I recall, weren't you having issues with getting a letter from your doc?  Did Garramone agree to do the surgery without a letter, or did you work that out on your end?  (I ask because I'm hoping to have my surgery done on an informed consent basis, and I know that officially Dr. G. requires a letter.)

[xxaussiexx]

Thanks Jamie-O!  I think it should be alright getting a letter from my doc.  I'll just have to do a lot of pestering and need a lot of perserverance.  I told Dr Garramone that I would have a letter so im going to speak my doc next wednesday and ask him.  Although im a bit doubtful as to what he'll include so i'm going to bring the checklist which shows what needs to be in it and im intersted to see what my docs going to write after looking at it.  My doc hasnt mentioned the SOC to me before even though i know what they are.  They just follow their own rules in HK... Im sure that if there is a valid reason as to why u dont ahve a letter then it should be ok, i dont know.  I have no regrets in going with Dr G.  The surgery is actually cheaper to get done in the US instead of me going to Australia seeing as im a citizen there and its a lot closer to me...

[hkgurl1480]

congrats Josh, more power to you... xx