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Hey guys!

I called Dr Garramone on thursday and ive made a booking for my top surgery!! ;D  Its in December, 11months away but it still feels great knowing that im getting it done!  Now the only problem is getting all the money together.  Living on a completely different continent on the other end of the globe doesnt help with the funds...ohwells, what needs to be has to be done!  And im glad ive got a 3rd job now :)

Congratz i bet its a hell of a feeling

Congratulations on booking the surgery!
Cheers,
Myles

Wow! That's a hella good Christmas present, Josh!

fantastic! yea sure its far away, but yes its planned! You know that it is going to happen.

kinda like how my therapist says I should get T in about a year.

save up bud!

Congrats  :eusa_dance: :eusa_dance: :eusa_dance:

graaaatttttttsssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Quote from: Arch on January 09, 2010, 10:34:09 PM
Wow! That's a hella good Christmas present, Josh!

I know ay!  It doesnt seem quite real atm but im sure as the days crawl closer it will.

Congrats!

wow congrats man! Im so jealous you guys in the US have Garamone, from what i've seen he's far superior to the surgeons in the UK!
Good luck dude! that's awesome news

Quote from: Elijah on January 09, 2010, 10:53:02 PM
fantastic! yea sure its far away, but yes its planned! You know that it is going to happen.

kinda like how my therapist says I should get T in about a year.

save up bud!

W0w, a year before you can get T!!!!!!Why so long?

Woot, congrats!

The Asia / Pacific region is sorely lacking in decent top surgeons (especially for DI, there are some very good peri's done 'round these parts though).

I don't blame you for taking on the logistical and financial nightmare of crossing the globe. I'd be doing the same given half a chance!  :laugh:

congrats, Dr Garramone would probably be my first choice if I lived in the US.

Wow luckybutt. Three jobs, that's insane! :o Good luck!

Congratz

Congrats mate  ;D Hopefully the time flies by!

Congrats buddy! ;D

Jay

Congratulations, dude, it's a great feeling having it booked isn't it!

Quote from: Noah on January 10, 2010, 11:07:40 AM
wow congrats man! Im so jealous you guys in the US have Garamone, from what i've seen he's far superior to the surgeons in the UK!
Good luck dude! that's awesome news

Noah, there's absolutely nothing stopping you from saving up and going to a surgeon in the US - that's what I did. Yes, you'll have to pay privately, but the guys in the US have to do that anyway. And JoshB already said he lives on a different continent at the other side of the globe, so that's what he's doing. If Garramone's the person you really want for your susrgery, you can make it happen!

:)

Quote from: Flameboy on January 12, 2010, 06:22:49 AM
Congratulations, dude, it's a great feeling having it booked isn't it!
Noah, there's absolutely nothing stopping you from saving up and going to a surgeon in the US - that's what I did. Yes, you'll have to pay privately, but the guys in the US have to do that anyway. And JoshB already said he lives on a different continent at the other side of the globe, so that's what he's doing. If Garramone's the person you really want for your susrgery, you can make it happen!

:)

I've been seriously considering this but how long do you have to stick around for before you can fly back home again and what happens if there are any complications?

Quote from: Greg on January 12, 2010, 10:44:39 AM
I've been seriously considering this but how long do you have to stick around for before you can fly back home again and what happens if there are any complications?

I was advised to stay around for at least a week afterwards - I actually stayed for 2 weeks before going home, so that I could have some holiday time as well. With complications, you'd either go to your GP or your local A&E, depending on how urgent it was. If you need a revision of some sort, you'll either need to pay privately over here, go back to your surgeon (many of them include free revisions in the fee anyway) or wait to be referred by your GP to someone in the UK. I reckoned it was worth the risk, as I figured the chances of complications were tiny, and I really wanted to go to Dr Brownstein in SF for my surgery (though Dr Garramone would probably have been my second choice).

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?

Quote from: JakeDenver on January 14, 2010, 06:32:49 PM
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...

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.)

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...

congrats Josh, more power to you... xx