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Greetings @firsty. ..long time no quote. ..
How market na. .hope the ministry is about to establish it's regional he
...

firsttymum:
I dey hail sir...

@shawlar ur pm reply is giving failure delivery. ..

Hi Don shaw.

Yeah I have applied for the ETC..
Did that on Friday visa email to HER.
Was told the embassy not opening on Monday so will be processed tuesday and mail back to me. .however my poeps are gonna pick it up because as u know, generals don't stay in the battle front for so long.

Gotta go back n coordinate military intelligence at home front waiting for them return.

Peace

shawlar:
3-star general, This your own na full speed ahead oh,
and you now want to abandon your boi on the field, right b4 the finish line...? - No do dat 1 oh
Anyways, were u successful with the ETC or u did Naija visa?

Hmmmmm...30 weeks gone and this is your first short.? ...
Cutting it close i must say...
When did u find out about NL....
Well hurry n stay online for am immediate reapplication

Joleenluv:
Gd am ,wonderful Nairaland family, I am a newbie, been reading since April '15. Went for our visa today 14 Oct- Me, DH & my mum. Mum was granted me & hubby refused,our

Please NLers help as I don't know where we went wrong. I intend applying alone but the earliest date is Nov 9th and I am already 30weeks.
Thanks

Now I get the picture. ....
Shawlar. .pm me I'd give you her email. ..she responds quite quickly

nefertitiram:
Hi bros,
Are you silver something? I can't find your email address.

Pm me again so I can respond with her number

Hellos.
Not to sound too vulgar. ...buh if at the time of interview u haven't chopped banana. ....
Please by all means save your vacation moni, corner-mark ur DH and lovingly chop the banana now ( don't worry you ate in the green zone with POE)
Read part 2 of this forum vigilantly, save more and plan your missionary journey and arm yourself with all that is required of you.
You are good to go..

nadina:
Hello Everyone,I am a silent reader of this wonderful forum and I have learnt a lot so far. Please I need advice from those who had similar experience . I got my b1-b2 visa this year I wasn't pregnant. At the interview, the VO asked me if I will be using any medical care and I answered NO because I wasn't pregnant. I plan to use the visa for vacation and return before conceiving. But I want to know the response (or necessary steps to take) to give the CBP Officers at POE when eventually travelling for childbirth If the question about me not using any medical care in the US comes up.

No ma'am.
I think the different anesthesiologist affiliated with the hospital work with different offices.
Mine worked with pinnacle pain mgt center.

I tried getting the doc to mk payment upfront for the epidural session buh d dude seemed impossible to catch.
Like I said, I cudda even scored a better deal of less than $800.00 if I had battled them well because I know I'm very poor with the fort n back negotiation talks. .my own is just tell me ur barest minimum n we deal.

@gagz I don't think the hospital ppl are quite hectic with their billings. ...u just gotta follow them up physical n not on phone.
I got ALL. my zero balances less than a week after delivery. Plus prior to applying for your zero balance you can actually track ur HOSPITAL billings online real time (printed that too as a back up against zero balance because immediately they start processing ur zero balance they close ur patient account Pronto).

BC was ready 2 days after boring n picked up 5 days after birth.
Passport et al were processed in just less than a week after birth.

Once again follow them up physically n gud luck in ur endeavors.

anonymousmum:
I feel your pain...I also used same hospital and paid US$1,500 way ahead of delivery, with no extra bill

@ologkings, just to clarify, is the name of the anesthesia coy "Greater Houston Anesthesiology"?

So we have been dulling with the US$1,500 that we have all been paying? This is good amunition for 2nd missionary journey

Hi.
First of, congrats.
Now if I may ask was it VD or CS.
because apparently the hospital charge/package covers both delivery n postpartum pain mgt. However anesthetics epidural session is billed separately pls it's a single bill of $1,500 (as far as I know) wch is very much negotiable. To add to that there is a time frame in wch u are expected to pay else dey charge u the full bill.

My advice I is try locating their office n go there personally and have them explain the extra $600+ bill to you.
You may need to acquire the anesthesiologist's epidural session report from the hospital n take with you (this attracts a $5 charge) so that you may avail yourself update info as to whether there was any complication or side show during the delivery.

Just saying though. .

Best regards

gaggle:
pls anyone that used houston methodist Sugarland apart from the $1500 epidural fee did you still get $600+ bill from anesthesiologist o. Pls, help b4 someone comes down with a heart attack. Hmmmm

Congrats plenty much @OZYCY....
Best wishes to ur precious one and quick recovery to you. ...
Blessed motherhood. ...

Hi hi. .
Sorry I may sound pessimistic. ..buh I kinda wanna tow the line of the previous poster. ..
$18k for a travelling party of 5 to cover vacation, childbirth n ACCOMMODATION.plus feeding .... ?
that's a big big red flag. ...it's gonna be nowhere near enough to foot the bills ergo the CBP prejudiced response/reaction. ..

Just a decent accommodation for a 3 month period is nothing short of 9k...them Trans shopping n groceries. ..huhn huhn.....it doesn't cut it. ..
I travelled with well over 22k cash excluding accommodation and still that didn't cut it for me for a party of 5.... debit alerts still ringing excess.

They just struck d CBP dead on as highly unprepared. ..

shrekandfiona:
She couldn't have left the kids na, it's a yearly tradition for them to go on family vacations. They always travelled together o. And she works in one of the biggest oil coy in Naija.

Just that this time around, after their usual 2-3 weeks vacation, she'll stay back to deliver while the family returns to Naija.

She even told the Cbd that if she was the problem, she was ready to go back alone while her kids n hubby enjoy their vacation but they didn't agree o. They cancelled all their visas

The funny thing in noticing is these highly patronised docs is not like dey giving special discounts and treatments such that patients taking these nonchalant attitude from them. ..
Hmmmm...
Ontop my own moni person go still wan take me for granted. ...I'd have ur head ooh!

LadyGuinivere:
@shrekad oomg! I'm speechless. Na wickedness in high places be this o! Haba! They. Kuku cancel the small pikins' visa!
Sad story. Wasted money

It's pain mgt coy affiliated with Methodist Richardson.

IjayMama:
@olokings
The $1000 discounted fee you paid for epidural was at a Methodist Hospital? If yes, which please?

Maryland n tyt budget are parallel! ....

drfdee:
Please who know a very very affordable hospital for delivery in Maryland for somone working wiv a very tight budget.......tanx



quote author=Gorgeouswoman post=38769734]thanks for the response.

Hello y'all...
So the contact I reached out to for ETC apparently is not responding to his calls or text.

Please if anyone could be kind enough to PM me an adequate channel to acquire ETC for my boi as I wanna get this sorted out before I. Leave here in a few.

Tnx n best regards.

In other highlights,
DEFCON 3 activated....ghen! Ghen!! Ghen!!!..

Hi hi.
Yeah I used the dallas passport office as presumed.
I just appointment scheduled and walked in filled the form (with wifey n baby) head out checked and submitted.
Went back same day (after abt 3 hrs) to pick it up.

It was all a breeze.

* terese69 detailed an extremely quick procedure on how to get ur BC n passport in less than a week from birthing. ..seriously speaking. ....

*in other news. ..so I went to the pain mgt office for negotiations as regards my epidural and I got an easy discounted deal from $1500 down n I paid $1,000.00
Could have even gotten out for $800.00 if I had been a wee bit greedy. .hehe.
Double thanks to terese69 on that again. ..#winks

cc favoredgal

shawlar:
@olokings, I take it that u processed the passport at the Dallas passport office...? Whats the procedure like..?? Any tips..??
Is there any1 one here who processed theirs @ the houston passport office..? Kindly share ur experience. Thanks

That doesn't sound very cost effective. ..
6 weeks at $200 per visit. ...
U have almost spent d most part of a complete obgyn delivery package so far. ....
Review well

Marchmum:
Thanks a lot Shelly for replying.. I'll continue my research, I have an OBGYN whom I have been seeing for the past 6 weeks, and I pay $200+ for every appointment.

Congrats on your LO.

Yet to get the pm mail. ...
May need to resend

bestnews:
@ olokings na magic show me way oh, u know say our children na triplets from different mothers and fathers
I sent you a pm,

Hehe. .....hmmm see moni. ..
I go still gbege them sha even though I go carry d cash for Pocket. ....
Meehn epis is not smiling ooh. ..
Approx. #300k+ for pain mgt. ...see moni. ..
Okie na, mk I go look my boi fine face n smile dt d moni is change compare to ease n rest of his momma. .

favoredgal:
It's $1500 for epidural at all Methodist hospitals even in Houston

Congrats on the successful journey

Terese69 I dey see u for background ooh. ....
Mk u go lick plenty honey so dt d words to sweeet wella for attacking things ooh

Update on ma story so far.
Had my precious one 29th September

Bills are as thus -

Obgyn - $2,990.00 (all inclusive as detailed earlier)
Hospital - $4,500.00
NICS (nursery pead) - $514.90 (discounted)
Epidural - they re quoting $1,500.00 buh I'm going to tackle them tmro Pronto. .. no be my head dem go open mkt. .mbah!

Got baby's birth cert ystrday 5th October.
Went for psprt and collected it same day 6th October.
Gonna mk contact for ETC.
Leaving ds hood next week while my lil prince n momma is coming as scheduled.

So there it is. ..
Missionary journey completed and the convert is gonna be coopted into our naija lifestyle very soon.
Hehehe
Best regards to all the prospectives in the house.

Hello fellas!
Y'all may notice that the previous Houston vigilante bug has been transmitted from Houston cbp to New York cbp and vice versa.

Now Houston is even. More accommodating whilst the NYC JFK cbp are now beaming search light on naija preggies apparently.

Didn't know after due diligence and honesty dey ll still go ahead and stamp dat dear lady just 3 months stay (exactly one day after her apparent exit from the states as stated on her itinerary).

Those running away from Houston, guess u should have a rethink...
Gbam

Hahaha....
No wahala I ll gladly assist in holding the touch again in 6 months time ... For una sha ooh...
I'm on idle mode for now... My the engine mort-ball for some cycles b4 cranking it up one last tyme

shawlar:
lolz.... Na our oga olokings show us the way oohh.. U know say im b 3-star general, me and bestnews just dey start oh

Ooh. .that's so kool..
Plenty many congrats to ya. ...
My regards to the precious one
...

uptown17:
@FIRSTYMUM, OLOKINGS, LADYG i. I went, i saw, i conquered ooo

See ds babe, so u still dey do iyanga. ....
Eeehn no worry kip up #the chase .. I'm up to the task.
Shay weh u dota tells u in maybe another twenty-something years saying "mummy u re in ur own ooh, u better tk whatever this guy gives you because it's him or nothing else" na u go come begin beg me to do u well? .
by that time I go even tell u say do am for free ooh. .
Lol

Terese69:
Lol... see you, the bride price has even increased sef!

Hmmmm...

It seems allot of things happened btw 1st - 5th Jan this year ooh. ... .
Apparently the new year groove n madam hotness coupled with hamarttan did a number on us. ..
Lol. .
Congrats Bro. ...best wishes to madam n ur precious one. .

bestnews:
@Olokings Our Blessed Son shares the same Birthday with Your Legacy 3 Congratulations.
May God Preserve You & Yours.

Kwaret babe there. ... u see why I dey sell ur market well well?!..
Infact I'm opening a private practice. ..
I'm the office manager and u ll be d consultant. ..
Lemme make moni off u meehn. .

firsttymum:
biophysical as in biophysical profile? If yes

It's basically in plain English examining/monitoring/evaluating the fetal wellbeing, as in all round well being in-utero... It's a combination of different parameters too. It's has a score system I can't bore you with. And it's not some random regular tingy... There's usually an indication for it... In olokings wifey's case VBAC I guess.

Cc aolatunde00

Exactly same people. ...
Gud job yo

feddy27:
@firsttymum, yes there is a professional photographer at Oakbend called mom365.

@firsty. ... u re in a better position to explain the above. ....so I don't give incomplete info

aolatunde00:
Hi Olokings,
What's biophysical?

Yeah did that too...
Even had complete video shoot of the whole process with tons ooh pishurs. .
Buh meehn these #professionals have a way of positioning d baby for shots on ways me n u can neva imagine. .
Hehehe. Guess that's why they are called professionals. .
They even have a way of setting diff moods for d baby to catch facial expressions during d shoots. ..
Liked it though. ..

Go and start gathering plenty moni ooh. ..
These NL mommas don calculate serious bride price for their pikin head ooh. ... (#winksatterese69)

shawlar:
Don't worry about negotiations, if u give birth to a gal, she don get ready made husband be dat....
Just do what u do and predict d powerball nos for us so that ur intending sil will be 'stinkingly rich' - lolz

As for the picture thingy, I was armed with my camera & my wifes Ipad and my mother also took pics with her Iphone, so we got alot of pics of the process

Yeah. .they are at the hospital.
Mine the who package is about $750 buh the hospital subsidised it by 50% wch brought it down to like $350...
And it's a whole lot of not just pictures buh plenty keepsakes. ...just inquire arty ur hospital for the professional baby photographers dt are arnd

firsttymum:
Olokings and shawlar

Olokings for the picture the photographers are at the hospital abi?

Seconded. ....
If it's a babe see where 2 dudes go start fighting here. ..(@ terese69 no worry our deal still stands ...)
If it's a guy then I guess na homies things ooh. ...
Wishing firsty the very bestest

shawlar:
Thanks alot firstty... We would celebrate yours soon IJN.