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I was on the bottom of a waitlist in case there was a cancellation. As luck would have it, on August 3 Matt from the Shapiro Medical Group contacted that there might be an opening that week or the week after. By August 4 my new hair transplant date was changed to Aug 11-12, 2020.
I immediately booked my travel for Aug 10 – 13, 2020. My flight is booked on Delta, and I am staying at the Renaissance Minneapolis Bloomington Hotel.
Next, I needed to find somewhere to take a COVID-19 test within 5 days of my surgery. I booked a rapid test on August 8 with AFC Urgent Care in Bedford, MA. This was the only place I could find that would provide my results in time. A lot of places had wait times of 3-7 days before you received your test results.
![]() | I’ve been saving points using my American Express Delta Skymiles and Chase Marriott Bonvoy credit cards. With the Delta card, I used cash + points to purchase my airfare for $150. Using my annual free night awards from Marriott, I paid $100 for 3 nights at the Renaissance Minneapolis Bloomington Hotel. |


