Hello again,
I know everyone's situation is different but I thought I'd ask some additional questions. Perhaps someone else pondering may get a benefit from reading anyone's answers. I have contacted my surgeon's office regarding these (and my Health Insurance) but its been days waiting and follow up calls. If I proceed with surgery it is this Thursday.
1) If you are in the USA, any approx. cost with health insurance for a simple fistulotomy? I know everyone's situations different and insurances, but I can't find anything! Waiting (not so patiently anymore) to hear back from the office. That is only if you feel you want to disclose. I'm on a private insurance plan (since I am a grad student) with a deductible of 1,500k and then it goes to 80/20. Though they get you on the little tid-bits, like only paying "part" of a urinalysis when I had a UTI from the analpram cream I was previously given by another CRS. It makes getting to the deductible tricky.
2) Anyone have lifting/bending or any other unique precautions post simple fistulotomy and if so for how long? Again, waiting on this answer. The nurse seems to think there will not be any and they are aware I am under a serious time constraint since I am supposed to start my own clinical rotations for a health field in another state on June 30th.
Thanks everyone and I know everyone's story is unique so I can't base a lot off of the responses. Just another vent because I am so nervous.