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Cosmetic Surgery to Get Her Body Back | My Story With CareCredit #Podcast - YouTube
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Hi, and welcome to my story with CareCredit.
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We all have stories,
but what makes these stories unique
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is that they are about people who
are able to get life-changing treatment,
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procedures or medical care for themselves,
their family, and their pets.
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All of the people
featured on my story with CareCredit
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did it with their CareCredit credit card.
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CareCredit is a leading
national healthcare credit card
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that can enable you to get
many of the procedures and treatments
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you want now and pay over time
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with everyday promotional financing
on purchases of $200 or more.
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CareCredit is accepted at hundreds
of thousands of locations nationwide
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to pay for care whenever you need and want it.
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I'm your host, Amy Frena.
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Today, I'm talking to Shalundra
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about how her decision
to make an investment in herself,
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sent her confidence through the roof.
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Her energy is infectious
and her story inspiring.
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Hi, I'm Shalundra and I've been
a CareCredit cardholder over four years.
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I always been a confident person,
kid, adult,
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but I had two children which left me scarred,
two C-sections and I had to get it together.
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I decided I wanted to do a tummy tuck.
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I wanted to wear
a two-piece bathing suit again.
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I went and had a consultation, got the price,
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and decided that's something
that was for me.
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I let my doctor know,
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"Hey, I'm ready to rock and roll,
when can we do this?"
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It was easy peasy breezy.
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I was excited.
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I got it done.
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The recovery time was like two weeks
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and I was back at work
and then I was on the beach.
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I went looking for bathing suits
in all shapes and sizes and colors.
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I believe CareCredit can help empower you
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into doing something
that you really want to do for yourself.
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It gave me the confidence that I needed
to continue to live my best life.
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I was able to wear what I want,
how I want, and when I wanted
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and if I had to do it all over again,
I'd do it today.
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Thank you, CareCredit
for giving me my body back.
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Shalundra, I am so excited to hear
about your CareCredit story.
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Tell us where does it begin?
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Oh, wow.
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It's a great story.
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I went in, I decided after two children,
two C-sections,
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I wanted to boost
my self-confidence back up.
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I've always been a confident person,
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but there was one thing
that I did not like about my body
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and that was my stomach, I had this pooch.
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I worked out, I ate right,
but I just couldn't get it to go anywhere.
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I talked to some family and friends.
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My sister had had a tummy tuck.
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I said, "We're onto something."
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I asked her experience and it was good.
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I started doing the research about it.
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It was really scary looking at it online.
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I said, let me stop that.
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Yes, I was going to say, great.
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I found a doctor on Instagram.
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Before and afterwards,
I saw her, she looked just like me.
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Afterwards, I'm calling him now.
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I want that.
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I want that.
I want to look just like that.
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I called him,
made an appointment for a free consultation
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went in
and did all the little stuff that they do
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and I said, "This is for me.
This is for me, I can get this done."
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I have a little bit of money saved up,
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but I didn't want to use it all for that,
although for a good cause.
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They told me about if I wanted to,
I can check into CareCredit.
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I said, "What is that? Let me find out."
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They gave me the information,
a little pamphlet.
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I went home and went online.
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I said,
"Well, yes, maybe put a little bit on there."
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I went and put the whole amount in
and got approved.
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I said,
"Okay, we're just going to put it on there."
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I went in and I had me a tummy tuck
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and called it in and told them,
"Hey, take this much off. You can have it."
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We got it done, it was a success
and if I had to do it all over again, I would.
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-Really?
-I absolutely love it.
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-Self-confidence through the roof.
-You look amazing.
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Thank you.
Two pieces anytime, anywhere I want.
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I'm not shy.
I will walk stark naked anywhere, anytime.
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You have reached
a whole new level of confidence.
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A new level of self-confidence,
and I love it.
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I absolutely love it.
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Now, I know that procedure
can be a little intimidating.
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Very much so.
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You said your sister.
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My sister had did it
and she had great results,
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so I felt like, "Hey, I can do it too."
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Now I was in a place that
it was something that I could afford.
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I think initially when she told me about it,
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it was like, mm
because it was more expensive.
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I think it was about maybe
three or four years after she told me,
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I was in a position that I said,
"Hey, I can do this. It's time.
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I'm getting older, but seasoned.
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It's time, let's do this.
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Not a problem."
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With the CareCredit,
it was so easy just to go on their website.
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It's very intuitive, user-friendly,
no big deal.
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You said that you had some money saved
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and then you got approved for the full amount
on the CareCredit credit card.
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Did you end up putting the whole thing
on the CareCredit credit card?
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I did, I went ahead and put the whole thing on
because I had a plan.
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You had a plan, that's what you need.
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My plan was once I got this done,
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I'm going to need some money
to travel, honey.
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I'm going to need some money to go out
and get the bathing suits I want
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and travel where I want,
and do the things I wanted to do.
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That little nest egg
was more like a travel fund.
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-It was, it was for whatever, rainy days.
-And new wardrobe.
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And a new wardrobe, and a new body.
It was for everything.
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Where did you go?
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I went to Hawaii, I went to Jamaica, Mexico.
You name it, I was there.
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-You were going.
-I was going.
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How many weeks or months after the surgery?
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Oh, after the surgery,
at least a month after the surgery.
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You were like, "I'm good."
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I'm good, I was good.
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You look good.
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Thank you.
I went to apply their comment,
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and in every picture, I am just--
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[LAUGHS] Striking a pose.
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I'm like, "That's me, girl. That is me."
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I love it.
I love it so much.
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Have you used the card for anything else?
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I have not, but I am.
I'm going to pay it off.
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I was surprised about the monthly payment.
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That was the surprise,
so you have to think about that.
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The more you charge,
the higher payment will be.
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I've paid it down to about $1,000.
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I'm going to go back in and
I got some other things I need to nip and tuck.
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You're going back to the same guy?
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-I'm going back to the same guy.
-You had a great relationship,
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-why stop now?
-Oh, I love him.
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-Really?
-Bedside manner is awesome.
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-Really?
-Yes.
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-That is fantastic.
-I shout him out every chance I get.
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I'm not ashamed about it.
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It was not a secret.
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"You know something? I didn't do that.
Oh, no, I didn't." I did.
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-No shame [?].
-I did.
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When people ask me, I tell them all the time,
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"Go to my doctor
and he'll get you right on together."
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Obviously,
you feel very passionate about this.
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If there's a woman out there that's
debating this whole thing, speak to her.
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Oh, do your research,
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find you a doctor
that you're comfortable with,
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and do it.
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If it's something that you really want,
and do it for you.
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Don't do it for the boyfriend or the husband,
do it for you.
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If it's something that you really want to do
because it will change your life.
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It really will,
especially if you've been dealing with
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being insecure or not happy with yourself,
go and do it.
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It's a life-changer.
It's a game-changer.
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How has it changed your life,
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because we talked about the after,
but we didn't really talk about the before?
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I'm still single by choice,
but it just changed my life
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because I could wear what I want to wear
that fits my body type.
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My self-confidence level
is through the roof.
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Two pieces, I can't get enough of them.
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I can't get enough of them.
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I just think the tops are too small.
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If that's something
that you really want to do,
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do your research,
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find the doctors that's in your area
or that you feel comfortable with.
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Look me up, I'll tell you and I'll hook you up.
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I think the biggest thing is just do it,
don't hesitate.
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I wouldn't suggest looking online at it,
at the procedure
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because it's very intimidating,
and you'll--
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No, but for women who have had C-sections,
a lot of people asked me, how was the pain?
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How was the recovery?
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If you can have a C-section,
you can have a tummy tuck.
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Same pain, same recovery time,
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two or three weeks
and you bounce back and you're ready.
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-Wow.
-You're ready.
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I love it.
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-I love it too.
-I can tell it's infectious.
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If you could write a review
on your whole experience
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with the CareCredit credit card,
what would you say?
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I would say check into it,
read it, understand it,
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make sure you're comfortable with
how much you're going to spend on it
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because that's going to determine
your monthly payments.
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It's easy, just go on the website,
plug-in those numbers, you can play with it.
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It doesn't have to be set in stone
what you're asking for.
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Put the number in
that you're comfortable with and do it.
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If you don't have the money upfront,
it's a great avenue.
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It really is.
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It really is.
I'm going to do it again.
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You're like, "I have just begun."
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I have just begun, just begun.
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Awesome.
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Thank you so much
for sharing your story with us.
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We really appreciate it.
We wish you the best of luck.
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Thank you.
Thank you for having me.
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Yes, ma'am.
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Shalundra was a joy to talk to and I truly
loved her confidence and enthusiasm.
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Remember, CareCredit is a leading
national health care credit card
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that can enable you to get many of the
procedures and treatments you want now
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and pay over time with everyday promotional
financing on purchases of $200 or more.
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CareCredit is accepted at hundreds
of thousands of locations nationwide
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to pay for care whenever you need and want it.
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If you are interested
in applying for a CareCredit credit card
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or would like to find a provider in your area
who accepts CareCredit,
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visit us at carecredit.com.
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