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Mommy Makeover Dr. Ortega Advice on It Please? Miami, FL
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So I officially decided to get a mommy makeover I...
Eno.December 30, 2015
$5,900
So I officially decided to get a mommy makeover I had went through major surgery June 2014 I went from 260 pounds to 145 my breasts are uneven I want to get the Mommy Makeover schedule for February 19th 2016 but I had a couple questions I live 4 hours away did anybody receive the surgery and leave right away .... I wanted to stay two days in a hotel or stay in recovery house any advice is needed and wanted to have my surgery an just stay for a day or two and be able to come home and go back and seven days to remove my drains I wonder if that's possible and I would like to have big breast like a double D does anybody know what CC that is??
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December 30, 2015
Good luck doll!
December 30, 2015
Thank you for sharing your story. I hope you get all the feedback and support you need here in this community. I suggest checking into this forum post to meet others getting MM surgery around the same time.Â
December 30, 2015
Im scheduled mine for june with dr ortega but my contract and surgery info says 10days for stay n drainers unless my body still has lots of fluids
December 30, 2015
Cartiles88
Who is your coordinator? I'm trying to schedule my surgery for February 19th I'm waiting for my coordinator get back to me for some reason she won't have been calling her 10 days is a very long time to have a drain in I'm praying my body won't let me have that in the whole time... I am very excited
Who is your coordinator? I'm trying to schedule my surgery for February 19th I'm waiting for my coordinator get back to me for some reason she won't have been calling her 10 days is a very long time to have a drain in I'm praying my body won't let me have that in the whole time... I am very excited
December 30, 2015
Im really excited too :) my cordinator is Emily :) I really hope is less than 10 too cuz I have to return to work n I live in tampa . I dont want to pay someone out here to remove it.
December 31, 2015
Exactly I plan on going back to work. I need Emily haha I wonder if I can switch. I have been trying to schedule this appointment for the past 2 weeks... I was told but the only chat lady Evelyn I can go have the surgery then two days go home then come back and have the drains remove it's expensive to stay there. Ahhhh so much
December 31, 2015
Yes please.. because I'm about to cry Liz will not answer me I emailed and text her. And she text back and said that I can call her so I do so.. and then she doesn't answer me and I have left so many messages. This is just insane..
January 1, 2016
January 1, 2016
I had my drains in for 9 days he didn't tell me that I had to leave them in for that long. Once the drains are draining under 15cc he will take them out that's what he did to me,but everybody body is different.Im 3 weeks post op and I'm doing great .
UPDATED FROM Eno.
1 month pre
Questions regarding mommy makeover
Eno.January 6, 2016
My appointment is finally set. February 19th called like over 4 times and my coordinator Liz was very rude to me she wouldn't respond to my emails or calls I finally had to act like a crazy person which was so sad to do so... She was annoyed with me calling.. it sucks I have been so dang nice to her for her to be rude she wouldn't even answer my questions. So anyone who has surgery can they please tell me how long it took you to get the supply list you need things and for the blood work? Do you get the blood work done anywhere? Please help with these questions because the office sure wont.. and also when I go a day before will he check me out or I will meet for the very first appointment??
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January 6, 2016
They usually send you an order via email to get your bloodwork done at a lab Corps will have to look it up to see which ones closest to you I had to drive an hour away to get mine done. I have to get my UA done again because I had a urinary tract infection but they told me I could just go to my local hospital for that. Also as far as the list goes I Google done Internet supply list for a bbl and after checking few sites you pretty much see everything that you need sorry that you're having a horrible time with them
January 6, 2016
Thank you I called today she was so mean to me.. I just don't understand. She sent me a list of what I need for a BA nothing to do with a mommy makeover. And today I called and she like HOW CAN I HELP YOU NOW... and when I ask a question she talked over me
January 6, 2016
Maybe you should demand a diff coordinator. I have jessica. Evelyn is super nice to but I think she's a preop clearance coordinator
January 6, 2016
I actually did .. but they wouldn't let me.. she is a stuck up women and I just don't understand her.. I hope this all gets better.. I don't want to show up and then turn me away that's my biggest fear
January 7, 2016
I had my Mommy Makeover on Nov. 13th. The labs take about 2 weeks to be returned. y doctor requested that they be submitted 2 weeks prior to surgery date, so I did them a month before.
Are you 100% set on this being your doctor? I went to several consultations and I did not select any of the ones where I was treated rudely or felt that my questions were not answered.
I am in California and my doctors staff has never left me waiting. I actually had a small infection in one of the incisions 2 weeks after surgery and I texted my doctor. He literally called me back in less than a minute. My coordinator called me first thing the following morning to let me know that my prescriptions should be ready at my local pharmacy. A week later, one of my breast dropped before the other and I wasn't sure if it was normal. I called the coordinator and she had me email pics and before the end of the day both her and the doctor had called me back.
This is my idea of how you should be treated. A mommy makeover is very expensive and the recovery is difficult and stressful. I hope you are treated as a top notch A-list customer. Best wishes and I look forward to following your recovery. You will love it!
Are you 100% set on this being your doctor? I went to several consultations and I did not select any of the ones where I was treated rudely or felt that my questions were not answered.
I am in California and my doctors staff has never left me waiting. I actually had a small infection in one of the incisions 2 weeks after surgery and I texted my doctor. He literally called me back in less than a minute. My coordinator called me first thing the following morning to let me know that my prescriptions should be ready at my local pharmacy. A week later, one of my breast dropped before the other and I wasn't sure if it was normal. I called the coordinator and she had me email pics and before the end of the day both her and the doctor had called me back.
This is my idea of how you should be treated. A mommy makeover is very expensive and the recovery is difficult and stressful. I hope you are treated as a top notch A-list customer. Best wishes and I look forward to following your recovery. You will love it!
January 9, 2016
Hey love. Okay I've had a tt and a bl done. For my BL my main supplies was gauze and tape to pad my bra. For my tt basically the same in the addition to a damn good compression garment. I had order mine off clear medical. Let me tell you it was my security blanket. When I took it off to bathe I thought I would fall apart. It was my life saver. I ordered my bras from design veronique. They were very comfortable with that need support as a matter of fact I have it on now. I had tried different scar treatment and I ended up liking the mepitac silicone tape.
January 9, 2016
Lol same goes for you. All he is doing is some fine tuning. We are always harder on yourselves. Can't wait to see your new finishing touches. I'm excited for you chica.
January 9, 2016
You are going to look great!! I am also following your journey!! Cant wait to see your results.
January 10, 2016
I went to my pcp for my labs. They have a lab at their office. My insurance hasn't denied it either. My surgeon's assist emailed me the order. I took a picture of it with my phone ...because the darn printer wouldn't work. The MA sent the order from my phone to my PA's/MD email and done! They faxed it to my surgeon.
January 10, 2016
I'm going to do that.. I need to find a PCP.. I don't have one..mine retired unfortunately
UPDATED FROM Eno.
1 month pre
waiting for my Blood work paper (Dr. Ortega)
Eno.January 10, 2016
Okay so February is creeping up.. I need my blood work paper work so I can hurry and have it done.. so everyone that is having mommy makeover or has had it done. What all do I need pre op? And what testing is done before surgery so I can prepare myself... I'm freaking out because my work is not the type that will work with me I took my days off and that's final I can not take it back. My biggest fear is to go to Miami which is only 4 hours away for me to turn around and go home. I'm nervous and time is ticking... this is something I have been dreaming about I'm so excited advice is needed. And I will be having my surgery on a Friday has anyone here have had it on a Friday? Do you have a one day follow up or is it two days..?
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January 10, 2016
You can go see your pcp and get blood work done. You can tell them you want to get an annual check up. But I I'm pretty sure spectrum will send you blood orders to you, I had mine done last month from my pcp so I can correct anything way ahead of time. I already knew I was anemic bc I have always been and plus I will eat the he'll out some ice. But I have had issues with my Vit d. He stared my back on my ferrous 325mg before the results came back. I knew it was getting better bc by time the week rolled around I stopped the ice cravings.
January 10, 2016
I'm going to need to.. my vitamin D is low always been low .. I hope that is not a issue with Spectrum.. I will call my PCP tomorrow and get the ball rolling.
January 10, 2016
Since you are about a month out get you come calcium with Vit d. At least 500mg take to equal 1000mg a day. This was recommended by my pcp. My Vit d wasn't low enough to get a script. I take the Viactiv carmel chews. When I had my BL done I had a mammogram done which you can do a well woman checkup to have that covered by insurance but if you don't have a family history of breast cancer or over the age of 40 then most doctors does not request it. Everybody is different. Dr Ortega has been doing this for a very long time you are going to be just fine. There is a couple of young ladies on this site he has done and their breast are beautiful.
January 10, 2016
I'm excited .. I hope everything works out great for me. You guys are my support system.
January 10, 2016
I had mine on a Friday. I stayed overnight in the hospital so it wasn't so rough on my or me. I saw my dr the next day before I was d/c'd home. My follow up was the following Friday.
January 10, 2016
So is the hospital a option I didn't think they allowed that? If mine works out like that .. that's how I want it to be like. And if I go home I will have my fiance drive me back to follow up with him.
January 11, 2016
It was an option (extra $$ of course) for me. They informed me about that option for the beginning. I guess it depends on where your surgeon does his procedures! Ask them!!
January 11, 2016
I think they keep you overnight. That is a major elective surgery. I know I stay over night they want to make sure you can move around and breathing normal. Just make sure cause don't require like Jensqu said every doc is different
January 11, 2016
I don't think they do.. a lot of people are sent out to a hotel or a assistance housing... kinda scary
January 10, 2016
Re the bra, my surgeon has them in his office, but they are online also. But you do not know what size u will need! That is why surgeon carries all sizes. They tried one on me, and whisked it off, said no no too small, and gave me a different one. You could use one after surgery, if he has one, then measure yourself, call online, tell them your measurements, and order one, so u can have it within the first week, shipped express,
January 10, 2016
You will need cbc with diff, comprehensive metabolic panel, some want clotting values like Pt- PTT, Some don't, TSH. For thyroid, fasting glucose, HIV, --- that should suffice.
Stop all aspirin, anti- inflammatories, omega 3, vitamin b and e, two weeks before,
Take lots vit c, it's ok and good to take.
If your PCL writes the order with the proper codes, ins will pay- they know how to code it.
Stop all aspirin, anti- inflammatories, omega 3, vitamin b and e, two weeks before,
Take lots vit c, it's ok and good to take.
If your PCL writes the order with the proper codes, ins will pay- they know how to code it.
January 10, 2016
I have never heard of any office that does not have well done info sheets for pre- op patients. This whole thing bothers me. I do not like the sound of his office. You need to be confident you can access him asap when ( not IF) you need to.! Please see a different doctor. This is too important.
January 10, 2016
Yes. Imy going to try call tomorrow to have my stuff done and see if that can help me.
January 10, 2016
They usually send the blood work order sheet one month prior to your surgery date. They don't accept any info prior to your one month mark.
I'm super excited. Yes I would feel better being home. Liz Is amazing she's my coordinator.. waiting to make it official.