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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by mamacajah: 9:45pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
DoVee:congrats. |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by yemmyfinest: 9:58pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
congrats @DoVee |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by neks31(f): 9:59pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
FFFB: My dear OKC is a no go area! That was d first place I looked out for till my friend gave me her docs bill I ran!! Integres baptist hospital is 5700 for hospital excluding scan and epidural, physician is about 3000 for CS and 2500 for Vd!! Just google integres (sp) self pay package for hospitals in Oklahoma.. Good luck |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by anizi(f): 10:21pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
I have since delivered my baby girl and returned home, however i would like to pass some accommodation information across, but please i advice, you need to have someone on ground in the US to assist you. I have a cousin in houston, but she stays in a 1bedroom apartment, so i had to rent an apartment as i went with my mother. I got my apartment tru craigs list, the lady got married, she and her husband bought a house, in order not to breake her lease and pay a huge sum, she was looking for someone to sublease, hence i got the apartment for 4 months @ $700 per month electricity included, as i said earlier, my cousin helped me check out the environment and the apartment about a month before i got to the US. All i paid was water bill, btw $25 -$30 per month, d lady was kind enough to leave me her bed, washer and dryer. I got cable so my mother does not die of boredom, (u can get a cheap tv from craigs list) comcast for about $50, FOR BOTH CABLE N unlimited INTERNET, so u can get any cheap line just for 3g qhen ur out of the house, i was calling Naija with my skype, viber, whats app etc with wifi oh instead of call card. But if u want call card, try downloading rebtel Advice, when u go to african/Asian stores pls pay cash or run ur card as credit. Journey: Flew Emirates, smooth journey, got to houston, d office did not even notice i was there, all d questions were adressed to my mum as shes a frequent traveller, stamped in without hassel. Delivery. My baby didnt move for over 24hr, i went in for observation was told all good. Woke up the next morning, had a little pain, tot i was just waist pain, before i knew it my mum checked me, i was 8cm dilated go to the hospital before anesthesiologist could show,baby don come oh. Thank God, epidural bill saved,lol. 26 Likes |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by anizi(f): 10:25pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
By the way please, for those who used Oakbend, did you all get a bill from brown&brown, because till today (months after delivery) i have not received any bill from them oh. I only got babys bill. |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by feddy27: 10:47pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
anizi: Congrats dear. You will need to call them or send an email to jennifer.torres@medarms.com. She sent my zero balance to me, I made payment over the phone. |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by nefertitiram: 10:53pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
MiddyO: Ahh, vigilante starts from 36 weeks o! Sleep eludes you, and you roam around at night and sleep during the day. You haven't start experiencing it? 1 Like |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by nefertitiram: 10:59pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
Congrats on a successful missionary journey #GODWIN anizi: Three words for you YOU GET MIND!!! CRAIGSLIST keeee! ![]() 2 Likes |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by firsttymum(f): 11:23pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
Congratulations Dovee, Anizi, tobermom and mum2be... We give God the glory... 1 Like |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by firsttymum(f): 11:25pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
nefertitiram:as in en u get am... Last night I was admiring and cross checking baby clothes instead of sleeping hahahahhahahaha... No b small vigilante. 2 Likes |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by firsttymum(f): 11:27pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
feddy27:d speed at which I munched this info en.. Lol its funny |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by firsttymum(f): 11:30pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
anizi:call them... Their number is in that paper given at the first clinic visit. Then check tvegas post about paying bills... Congratulations again. |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by MayMaj(f): 11:40pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by firsttymum(f): 11:40pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
anizi: I got worried about the accommodation ish here( sometimes I can be unnecessarily concerned) so asked how to sort It here... He suggested the above... Lease an apartment ( Minimum is 6 months) but u need to get someone to take over from u. A two bedroom is like 750 to 900. per month... So u get someone to share with you and all that. But u know naija people and uncertainty. it can only work of u have someone to take over from you... And the circle repeats itself. Was thinking of helping someone here... But somehow I just got discouraged... Lemme not get involved |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by bmanbaba: 11:43pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
This is to say thank for all the info. I sent the Notification of intent and got a reply(pay all ur bill and collect all receipts blah blah blah). Thank y'll. Still looking for hospital and doctor in New York though,as I have not been able to get the Email address of any(Even the ones mentioned on this thread) or maybe I just don't kW how to navigate through their site properly. The hospital that was recommended said the cant send mails outside the USA. I will still be trying,but in case u av any info as regards this, I will really appreciate. Thank you |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by anizi(f): 11:54pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
I have paid both hospital and babys bill,, its just bill for test done, ie if they did any. I didnt get any bill to that regards. firsttymum: |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by anizi(f): 11:56pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
nefertitiram:Thats why i said its important you have someone on ground there to check it out for you if ur not there. |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by firsttymum(f): 12:08am On Oct 24, 2015 |
anizi:call to ask then... |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by LI(m): 1:31am On Oct 24, 2015 |
shanaka29: If you must do this, then I recommend you go with your bank statement. All the best |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by girlloom(f): 1:40am On Oct 24, 2015 |
Hello people, I was just able to save more than 100k on my KLM return ticket to Detroit. So here is what I did, I searched using cheapflights.com.ng, saw different deals but the best for me was a ticket for 289k and I selected. I was then redirected to mytrip.com for payments, opted for a premium charge of about 7. 99 euros to enable me make changes if the need arises and an additional 21 euros was charged as service fee. In total I paid 296k on mytrip.com for an exact ticket that was 2274usd (452k) on the klm site. Let me add that I did my research on the site before paying cos it looked too good to be legit. I got my booking reference immediately after payment went through. Sharperly, I went to the klm site to test the reference to be sure it wasn't a hoax and it wasn't! As I type, I haff reserved my comfy seats for all the trips and made my special requests. So for those looking for cheap deals and are willing to take the risk, you have your guinea pig. 5 Likes |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by firsttymum(f): 2:19am On Oct 24, 2015 |
LI: shanaka29:why won't you? Is it that u don't av more than that for now or u don't like travelling with cash. If u don't have more than that for now... Is risky cos it also means ur statement won't suffice and then if you r asked to prove u av cash ( a mother here had to sign into her account to prove she had money in her account) u won't b able to. But if it's that u don't like to carry money... Then fine... These people know our PTA limit is 4k.. So print ur statements.. Raise d money with u to 4k. Nd b ready to prove u av Money in ur account. Guess what there r people they don't even bother with what they have.. While there are some they stress a whole lot. At the end na God favor jare |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by nefertitiram: 2:42am On Oct 24, 2015 |
firsttymum: I did vigilante so tey I roamed around, watched TV, browsed Amazon, showered twice the night before my scheduled CS which was for 6:30am, only for me to doze off at 4:25am and wake up at 6am, didn't hear the alarm ring. Before I waddled to to the hosp them don call tire to check if I hadn't developed cold feet! I was so late! |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by LI(m): 2:43am On Oct 24, 2015 |
As long as you can show you can afford to pay for your medical expenses (preferably cash, as most people here have mentioned) they don't need your bank statement at the POE. Even at black market rate, N2m is $8k; you should be fine. omidan21: |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by LI(m): 2:50am On Oct 24, 2015 |
There is a trend I have noticed here: How come nearly everyone who was interviewed at the US embassy landed in front of the same VO they were hoping to avoid? |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by Tobermom: 2:55am On Oct 24, 2015 |
bmanbaba:Have you checked out wyckoff heights medical centre brooklyn? They charge 6,500 for vd (2days stay) and 10k for Cs (3 days stay). Both all inclusive of doctors fee, hospital fee, paed fees while on admission and epidural/anaesthesia. So far so good with them The only downside is you pay 130 dollars each docs visit Sonogram 241 dollars They also insist on not giving further discounts. I guess the admitting manager is used to having so many nigerians come in and pay cash yet claim they dont have money that she has become nigerian herself. Lol. She even added that you pay for the epidural whether you use it or not. Something bout it being nyc state law To be honest, there might be cheaper options out there so keep researching. I chose this hospital based on reviews from babababy, but things have changed since then. The package (money wise) isnt as fantastic anymore. I was in correspondence with the admitting manager and it was the emails i printed out for POE. 1 Like |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by favoredgal: 3:19am On Oct 24, 2015 |
girlloom: Thanks for sharing. 2 Likes |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by favoredgal: 3:19am On Oct 24, 2015 |
LI: Sick twist of faith maybe ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by feddy27: 3:23am On Oct 24, 2015 |
firsttymum: Nice! It came in handy for you. I love your research spirit, same way I did wen I ws on my missionary journey... my friends in d US didn't understand how I became so knowledgeable about all the processes...lol |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by feddy27: 3:28am On Oct 24, 2015 |
anizi: They definitely dis some tests, if you go through your discharge notes given to you and your baby from the hospital, you will find it. You can only get your bill from them when you call. Tell them the date you gave birth, name of hospital and they will ask you to confirm your last name and date of birth. Keep your card handy for the payment. |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by ozycy: 4:07am On Oct 24, 2015 |
Amother4life:Ahhh, this people are mean o, some bills here can't be paid with cash easily. Something like oakbend NIC bills are always paid tru phone with your card and it's usually more than $300, this is becoming very tasking. 1 Like |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by ozycy: 4:13am On Oct 24, 2015 |
DoVee:Is like I saw you in the hospital. We're you discharged on the 14th? |
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by ozycy: 4:31am On Oct 24, 2015 |
firsttymum: . This people can waste time for Africa. They never even tell me how much my bill is for the brown and associates, mtcheww. Thank GOD they said Bill will be ready tomorrow. If I pay bill, zero balance go become another wahala. |
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