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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) | Last Active: Nov 23 2:43pm | Replies (6)
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@joycehocm

hank you for your reply -- very helpful. I know that they are going to go through my neck. Procedure is in the afternoon and home is 2.5 hours away - over the Chesapeake Bay bridge which can sometimes be really slow - should we stay in a hotel that night?

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Dana, Volunteer Mentor | @danab | Nov 23 11:53am

I probably would, I myself live 1.5 hours from my Mayo linic in Phoenix and about 3 PM the traffic becomes stop and Go so a Hotel is a nice mini vacation. I usually grab some food to go from the Cafeteria so I dont have to find a restaurant during that time. We have a few nice hotels about 2.5 miles from the Hosp.

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Dana, Volunteer Mentor | @danab | Nov 23 2:43pm

one more thing I might mention is some Insurance plans have an allowance for hotels and travel like for gas if its over 50 miles from your home. I know when I had BlueCross BlueShield they had that benefit and I used it a lot during my first few years after transplant. I'm on Medicare now and Tricare for life so I don't have it anymore but something to check out. Either way its also tax deducible.

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