LetsDoThis
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Hi, I am writing this as a way to record and document my own journey.
I am a 37 year old, Irish woman, weighing 271lbs, height of 5ft7 and BMI at 42.4
I am here today as I discovered this website while researching surgery abroad, I have booked in with a clinic in Ireland and today I had my consultation and I am very happy with the service and the information, would be happy to do surgery at home, but the price is what is making me think, can I do this, can Igo abroad.
Reasons that I'm torn and held back?
First and foremost is I have a recently turned 4 year old whom I have never had a night away from, we co sleep, I put him to bed every night, I am there when he wakes up. I will definately be having surgery but it is the amount of days away that have me torn.
Here in Ireland I can go in on the friday, in the afternoon/evening and have surgery, stay the night, the saturday I have tests and checked over, sleep and I am up and out at 8am on sunday morning.
To go away, I am currently looking at Belgium, it is approx 4 to 5 days away.
I will have to do the trip alone, I have never flown alone, I know I can do it, I know I can do anything I put my mind to but there is also covid to worry about, flights and getting taxi to hotel, languages, hospitals I am unfamilar with, staying in a hotel on my own, and the idea of a different country completely from my son makes me so nervous if anything was to go wrong I am not just local.
I have a husband, he would stay home to care for our child, no one else can travel with me due to work and covid restrictions like quarantine on return.
But finally, its a saving of 7 thousand to go away and do it. Thats a lot of money, we are very lucky we dont have mortage or rent and we can make the difference back up if I do stay here, we have the money needed to do it in ireland but still.... 7 thouands lol.
I am currently researching belgium and trying to find out how long I really need to be there, how easy it is or if you had to do it again and had the funds would you just stay home, and in my research I found this website.
So this is my story up to now, I am typing this for accountablty but also to get my thoughts out so I can reread it.
If you read this, thank you. If you have any advice, please do comment.
I am a 37 year old, Irish woman, weighing 271lbs, height of 5ft7 and BMI at 42.4
I am here today as I discovered this website while researching surgery abroad, I have booked in with a clinic in Ireland and today I had my consultation and I am very happy with the service and the information, would be happy to do surgery at home, but the price is what is making me think, can I do this, can Igo abroad.
Reasons that I'm torn and held back?
First and foremost is I have a recently turned 4 year old whom I have never had a night away from, we co sleep, I put him to bed every night, I am there when he wakes up. I will definately be having surgery but it is the amount of days away that have me torn.
Here in Ireland I can go in on the friday, in the afternoon/evening and have surgery, stay the night, the saturday I have tests and checked over, sleep and I am up and out at 8am on sunday morning.
To go away, I am currently looking at Belgium, it is approx 4 to 5 days away.
I will have to do the trip alone, I have never flown alone, I know I can do it, I know I can do anything I put my mind to but there is also covid to worry about, flights and getting taxi to hotel, languages, hospitals I am unfamilar with, staying in a hotel on my own, and the idea of a different country completely from my son makes me so nervous if anything was to go wrong I am not just local.
I have a husband, he would stay home to care for our child, no one else can travel with me due to work and covid restrictions like quarantine on return.
But finally, its a saving of 7 thousand to go away and do it. Thats a lot of money, we are very lucky we dont have mortage or rent and we can make the difference back up if I do stay here, we have the money needed to do it in ireland but still.... 7 thouands lol.
I am currently researching belgium and trying to find out how long I really need to be there, how easy it is or if you had to do it again and had the funds would you just stay home, and in my research I found this website.
So this is my story up to now, I am typing this for accountablty but also to get my thoughts out so I can reread it.
If you read this, thank you. If you have any advice, please do comment.