EMMAACHILE:

Are you buying in large quantity like more than 2000 yams?

passionantchica:
Hi Iphie26.
Please can you give me a working contact for Valisia? The number I got off the internet isn't going through.

Thanks and hope you're doing well.

passionantchica:
Hi Iphie, are you still using Dr Valisia Andrews?
Did you book her directly or through Meridien ob/gyn?
How was your first appointment with her?
(Weird, but I'm still scouting for an ob/gyn)

DunnyGee:

@Dunnygee

Welcome to Atlanta. which ob/gyn are you using?

Thx. I'm using Dr Andrews.

Hello House, landed Atlanta on the 10th of April.

Thus goes my story.

Flew AF from Nigeria and my wheel chair didn't come in paris,was such a long walk cos I had a severe waist pain and a toddler. finally got a wheelchair in Atlanta.

cbp: what are you here for
me: to ve a baby
cbp: how much do u ve?
me: 8500
cbp: looks at me.
me: I already paid my hospital bill.
cbp : ok, did u bring food stuff
me: yes
cbp: egusi?
me: yes , spices , vegetables, ogbono etc
cbp: takes my finger prints and scanned me in till October and
next the wheelchair guy started wheeling me into a room and I asked why and he said my ticket is marked b , which means secondary inspection and I thought I was done.

my wahala now started at SI. The Hispanic guy named Cruz was mean, started with who packed my bag? did anyone give me anything to bring to America from Nigeria blabla.

cruz: what are u here for?
me: to ve a baby
cruz: why America?
me: Cos I had complications with my first delivery
cruz: how much do u ve?
me: 8500, I ve paid my hospital bill , gave them the Telex copies, NS mail confirmation and my appointment with Dr valisia , took it and told me he's gonna call Northside and if he finds out I'm lying it is a grevious offence.

I said go ahead,dialed ns all to avail and he came bk and said he wanted to c the original appointment mail from Dr Andrews and my phone network was bad

had trouble accessing the mail, I told him I can't if I can ve Internet access that I ll show him the mail.

Before my travel after I ve made pmt to ns , my SIL wanted me to change to a hospital close to her house and I wrote to ns to know if they can refund the payment. when they didn't respond, my husband said i should continue with the original plan.

so the cbp asked to see the confirmation email from ns, that one managed to open, when I did he now started reading all my mails and saw the mail i sent asking for a refund.

he started raising his voice that I ve collected my money bk, asked the wheelchair guy to pack all my bags, seized my phone and said he's taking me to immigration.

na there my madness start.I challenged him , and told him he can't do that without a confirmation from ns to know if they refunded.

he said madam sit down or I ll make you sit down. for where!!! took my things to immigration I followed him asking him to call ns.

one immigration guy now came and politely told me to be patient that he ll attend to me shortly, and I should wait inside one room.

meanwhile one American there started raising his voice at him telling him can't he see I'm preggie , how is he gonna make me sit down.

I now went inside the room after the guy he handed my phone to has talked to me.
in 5 minutes my name was called. I went and met him and he just asked where I'm going to, if my SIL is a citizen, how much I ve on me and said I could go and asked me to keep all my receipts.

I just said thank you and left, forgot my phone with him and he started looking for me and handed it to me.

meanwhile the cruz guy has disappeared as I was looking for him to give him a piece of ma mind. nonsense!

I already made up mind for the worst but not until they call ns.

meanwhile the cruz guy searched my bag one by one, removed everything inside and even asked what I do back in Nigeria.

all my food stuff made it including the red oil.

blaize777:

Pls wen did u apply and how long did it take u to get .lastly did dey sell up to 4k

ladeolay:
Hello Iphie26,

Thanks, I got the bank details from Lisa @ northside hospital,but it does not include the bank name and bank address, please can you send the bank name to me? A PM please. I was at the bank to process the payment but could not do so because of this.

ladeolay:
Hello Atlanta mum's,

I am heading to Atlanta first week April, using Northside I asked for their bank details so I can use form A but I was told they do not accept wire transfers.
For those using northside please can you PM me. Thanks

kemmytino:


D traffic around northside is something else, bt u no get choice na. That's Y I had to change hosp cos I usually av very very short labor time. Bt dn, Oluwa is on ur side so no worry, ur labor will come off peak hours

kemmytino:


Iphie: use d closest hosp 2 u biko, no matter ow cheap, transport dey tear pocket. And for real, d traffic caan be maad, like going to island from mainland on a monday morning. Download Uber from your play store and follow d prompt.

Mydavid85:
@Iphie26 when are you travelling in April am interested in the accommodation pls contact me with these email
Address
Slamex2003@gmail.com

passionantchica:
Congrats on your Form A success.

I'm also using Northside, but the Forsyth location. (Ported from Atlanta to Forsyth cos from reviews, ATL
appears tooooooo busy and all.)

I'm going the Form A route for payment too, keeping my fingers crossed.

ify4charm:


Pls share the acct details and number to confirm when they receive it. Thanks.

slamex85:
Hi dear please I have decided to settle for Grady hospital in atlanta travelling in april too but when I get there I will make enquiries about northside if the fee is reasonable I will change my mind and use them. Please this is my email address echioma85@gmail.com I will like to know more about the northside hospital because I may change my mind when I get there thanks. [ quote author=Iphie26 post=42343362]Just to give back to the house, I have decided to settle for Northside hospital in Atlanta after hopping from Houston to Tennessee .

For CS is $21,000 with 75% discount if you are paying immediately which brings it down to $5475, then you have to pre register online and could also make payment before you arrive the States . I intend paying via form A so as to benefit from the official rate . Was asked to call back next week when my details must have reflected in their account to get the bank details for wire transfer.

Also contacted Dr Andrews and she gave me a quote of $1900 for CS , lab work is $750.

I'm leaving in April, anyone going around that time using Northside?

ify4charm:


If she claims Northside won't accept ur test results then why is she sending you a list of tests to do or is the one they are to conduct over there

ify4charm:


I ven't sent my lab results yet but I am surprised with your info cos the mail specifically said I could even the appointment letter said the same but the clause was if Northside would accept it. U can ask ur obgyn to refer u to a pediatrician they usually have ones they refer patients to.i ve dr john m Thomas is $80 for first visit and $60 for second and dr Jeffrey Abrams is $150 for first and $120 for second. Google them and find their contacts and also do some homework and share. Thanks.

ify4charm:


Thanks I finally got thru to her and she gave me a bill of 1700 for vaginal delivery and 1900 for cesarean. This does not include-Lab services for 750, panorama test for 495,circumcision for 495. She said she would accept my Nigerian lab results if they in a standard format eg not handwritten. She has booked me for an appointment

Has any one sent medical reports to their U.S. doctor .could you pls help with the format and hospital you used in Nigeria,tests conduct with their costs. This is because my doctor does a lot of writing on my file so I doubt it ll be accepted. Also is it possible to use another doctor for circumcision to reduce the 495 bill stated . Lastly could you help with a pediatrician for Northside hospital.