Yesterday I took my mother to the hospital {outpatient/medical center place, I don’t really know what’s it’s called because {knock on wood} I haven’t had any medical issues other than allergic reactions to common items: bee’s, latex, fruity water, red dye #40 all of which were treated with Benadryl}. Yada yada yada…. Getting old, and all the maintenance issues that come along with it, doesn’t look like a lot of fun. And honestly, it’s not something I’m really interested in doing.
Have you ever had to put on a pair of one size fits all hospital underwear for a procedure before? DID YOU ASK IF THEY WERE USED? I did. How was I supposed to know they were disposable?
Because you know, hundreds of sick people have worn those gowns they make you put on. My theory is, if the hospital is going to charge you $40 to wear a used gown that tons of people have vomited {or worse} on, there should be an box you can tick on the check in form that allows you to:
a. Bring your own gown
b. Purchase a brand new one
But what do I know, I’m not a conformist. I need options. Everything must be analyzed.
And then there is all those prepackaged medical supplies…. Don’t you kind of want to know what they are charging you? My mom had her legs zapped… to reduce the swelling in her varicose veins {good times} and the whole procedure lasted about 60 minutes or so.
Being the supportive daughter that I am, I went across the street to Bakery Nouveau and bought an apple tart while she was getting her procedure done.
Because you know, pastries are so much better than hanging out in the cootie filled waiting rooms.
Life, it has a funny way of creeping up on you.
~Mavis
Have you gotten an itemized bill for a medical procedure lately? Did you noticed anything you were grossly overcharged for? Do tell, curious minds want to know.
Faith says
Yes. I had surgery a few months ago(an abscess in my chest) and my husband is very thorough. He found an item we were charged $80 for that we never had given to us, did not need and did not use. He called right away and they did a check and of course we had not received the item and did not have to pay for it. Makes me wonder how many times this happens and gets overlooked and patients end up paying for things they shouldn’t be charged for.
Rita says
All the time, I’m sure. I shudder to think of those patients who are too sick or elderly to even be able to look over the bills. No wonder there is so much fraud.
Cecile H says
What is this Zapping you speak of? lol Would like to know more about what she had done to those veins…just for research purposes for when I get old! lol (insert rolling eyes here!)
Mrs. C. says
If she got zapped, they probably used lasers.
Em says
I know what you’re getting for Christmas next year. 🙂
I hope the procedure helps.
Lolly says
Bwahahaa! Yes! Hospital panties!!!
Cecile H says
Oh I can see your Mom picking up everything they didn’t use to put in the gift boxes she puts together! Green non-latex gloves anyone?
Mavis Butterfield says
They are great for painting you know. 😉
Emily says
I’m glad I’m not the only one who paints in gloves! When we moved into our house, I got so sick of trying to get all the paint of my hands before work that I broke down and started wearing exam gloves to paint.
Brianna says
I don’t wonder so much about that stuff, but the “Is it covered by my insurance?” “Is it necessary?” “Am I going to get billed for that whether or not if I use it?”. I have a big surgery coming on the 19th and my biggest concern beyond the recovery is the bill.
I did wear those lovely underwear when I had my babies and I loved them because I could throw them away and not have to worry about getting my own yucky or washing them. They aren’t comfortable or stylish. You should see them men’s disposable underwear!
Things I think I got grossly overcharged for were maternity sanitary pads ($80/pack)….even organic ones don’t cost that much. Meals I never received $40. Slipper socks $20.
Deb says
?$80.!!…per truckload right….you got a truckload!?
Emily B. says
Bahahahahahahaaaaa!! If you need a truckload of them, having a newborn and a hospital bill should be ranking 2nd and 3rd.
Tracey says
My son broke his ankle this past fall playing football in a school game(thank god). The schools insurance is thankfully picking up what our insurance isnt paying. Our bill after our insurance just for the ER visit was $5000. And he has had 2 surgeries and will possibly have another this fall. And my husband works for a leading pharmaceutical company and we have what we thought was good insurance. The price of anything medical is way to high.
Cindy M. says
Regarding your post title “Getting old doesn’t look like fun”….yes, who doesn’t want a body that is like a fine tuned machine? HOWEVER, I wouldn’t go back to any other season of life – life at 60 is GREAT…frumpy bod and all….
Mama Cook says
Cindy! I love your attitude! My friend always says, “getting old is a privilege not everyone gets to enjoy”! It keeps me mindful to be grateful for every age and stage!
Heather says
We recently received an itemized bill for my daughter going to the ER, she had the flu and was in need of fluids. Most of it was a little steep, but what I would expect from the medical industry today (like a bag of fluids was 80), but the fee for walking into the ER (not even the ER doc, his charges were itemized out) was just over two thousand. No matter what she had done that was the charge just for checking into to the ER. (And this was an hour and a half visit) In a small town that has no urgent care it is hard to stomach that that is a bill we face every time weekend care is needed urgently.
Gardengoddess42 says
Getting old is not fun, but all in all it is better than the alternative.
Diana says
I agree with Brianna, those undies were great after babies! Held those enormous pads in place way better than my normal underwear could, and they were very accommodating of the oddly shaped post-baby body 🙂 speaking of that, after my daughter was born with the cord around her neck and not breathing, there was a line item on the hospital bill for ‘in room resuscitation’ OBVIOUSLY I wanted it and it was worth a thousand times more than they paid, but it felt so weird and clinical to look at the price they put on saving my daughter’s life. It was very strange. I will say that I was pleasantly surprised by my hospital letting me stay in my same room past when I was discharged since my daughter was still in the NICU. I expected that they would kick me out, but I could stay and was still given meals and the nurses would still come occasionally and see that everything was going OK.
Terri says
I just got a bill for something like $500 to have my vitamin levels checked. It turns out that I was massively deficient in vitamin B and low on iron too, so good thing I got them checked. Its not clear if they failed to bill my insurance or the insurance rejected them bill, so I have to get that straightened out.
Just an FYI for your readers in the US, apparently medical bills are not supposed to affect your credit scores unless they are turned over to a collection agency. So, don’t panic over huge medical bills. Most hospitals are willing to work out payment arrangements with you and make adjustments to your bills.
Jennifer Grace says
Hospital underware??? never have I seen or worn them, thankfully! Hubby ended up in ER several years ago for impacted ear wax (long story) and they charged $100 for a small bottle of sterile water. Overpriced but when you go to the ER your not just paying for your visit but the convenience of them being there 24/7. One summer he had a moth fly in his ear which then walked clear down the canal to the ear drum. Local doctor was thankfully still in & removed it for free:-)
Mavis Ens says
Gawd I’m glad I’m Canadian!
Carol says
Me too!
Tracy says
Every Canadian I know loves their medical care until the get really, really sick. Then they hightail their cancer diagnosis to Sloan Kettering in New York, or their critical heart issue to Mayo in the Midwest, or…. So, yeah.
Gardengoddess42 says
At that point, would Canadians then have to pay what uninsured US citizens would be charged?
Cecile H says
Some insurance companies have out of province coverage so likely it would cover additional costs. Many Canadians will also sign up for Blue Cross insurance so they can use these services. A friend of ours was to wait 2 years to have a shoulder replacement yet a friend of his had a brother who was a surgeon in the US and not that far away so he went to see him and had the surgery in Michigan. Insurance covered most of the hospital work and drs appointments under the ‘need’ portion, meaning his need was urgent so the need was imperative to be done asap. All insurances are different so it depends on your extended benefits in most cases. We have provincial coverage but most people working full-time have benefits through our jobs that help with the rest. That being said, not everything is covered!
Gardengoddess42 says
Thanks for that explanation Cecile.
StephanieZ says
I had my shoulder surgery appointment set 10 weeks after I met with the surgeon. Cataract was set 4 months with Toronto top eye surgeon (Dr. Devenyi, the Maple Leafs eye Dr) but my eye isn’t that bad. Either I am super fortunate or the system is improving. I am hopeful it is.
StephanieZ says
As Canadians we need to be vigilant consumers. You can ask for the best services if you know where they are but you need to educate yourself. I had shoulder surgery and insisted on one particular hospital with an impeccable reputation. While I was not willing to wait a bit longer to get the surgeon who operates on our Olympic athletes or professional players I opted for a younger surgeon with great skills. I will be getting cataract surgery in the spring and did manage to get the Toronto Maple Leaf eye Dr to do it. Yes getting old sucks.
Mary says
I spent an unexpected week in the hospital last summer and I was thrilled when they brought me the disposable undies while I was mid panic over whether to wear the day old ones or go freely under those oh-so-modest gowns. At that point I didn’t even think of the cost, haha.
Jenny says
1. Those undies are way comfy!
2. I’m a nurse, everything at the hospital is expensive.
3. Always get an itemized list!!
Terri says
In 2014, I spent 10 days in ICU. When I received the hospital bill, it was $238K…I kid you not. That obviously doesn’t include all those additional stray charges they manage to come up with. I had Obamacare at the time. (Don’t get political here, people.) The insurance company and hospital settled on $78K as final payment. I wasn’t sure which side I should smack, but I know if I hadn’t had insurance it would have been medical bankruptcy for me.
Jenny says
My child had sinus surgery last week. After insurance we are paying 7000.
Sherle says
My mom has Parkinson’s and one of her pills cost $4k a bottle, for a month. Thankfully we keep up on her insurance and they take care of the cost.
Cindi says
Every hospital gown I’ve ever donned smelled so strongly of bleach that no germ could possibly survive on it.
Julie says
outpatient cervical neck surgery 2 weeks ago….hospital bill nearly $15,000; surgeon $6000. I’m sure that’s not the last of the bills since there was an anesthesiologist involved. That all followed a $1000 ER visit (that amounted to a misdiagnosis), $250 in other medical expenses and $7000 in PT, just to qualify for a $3000 MRI. Thankfully I do have decent insurance but it comes with $1000 deductible and $4000 to reach out of pocket. Let’s not even talk about the 2 dental implants and a crown I’m in the middle of.
Jan says
so glad we don’t have this downunder, just go to hospital and no bills. its a real eye opener reading these stories. it must be very stressful trying to budget to cover these sorts of costs.
Lolly says
My recent bill wasn’t itemized….but for 31 hrs in the hospital (my stay….not the surgery, not the doc bill) my insurance co paid nearly $3k, our bill was $175, and what was not paid or required to be paid was…drumroll…..$43,000!!!!!! The hospital bill was over $46,000!!!!! Yet they were ok with getting $3,000. I don’t even WANT TO KNOW what about an overnight stay was so amazing that they wanted $46,000!!! That was TWO MEALS, btw. Is saline super pricey….cause dh said I had so many bags of it that I lost my wrists and neck, bwahahaha. Maybe it was the five blankets I needed to keep me warm?!?! The wedge the nurse used to help me stay on my left side for a bit?! Idk… I told dh that while my care was amazing, I didn’t think it was worth $46,000! Lol!
Lolly says
Omg, i just realized that they charged me for alllll the iv’s they tried to put in me. The nurses, bless their hearts, blew out FOUR of my veins. Sigh. It took two weeks for the bruises to subside. It took a sweet, 60+ yr old supervising nurse to get the iv in….so five of those IV needle packs….
Kim says
I was diagnosed with breast cancer (in my 30’s) less than 18 months ago and thus far my insurance has been billed over $2 million and counting. All I can think of when I see the number continue to climb is the old beauty commercial…”but you’re worth it!” Ha ha
Amy says
wow! how much of that have you had to pay out of pocket, if you dont mind me asking? ive just heard a lot of people say they’ve had to file bankruptcy after going thru chemo.
Emily B. says
Healthcare and insurance in America is unrecognizable from what it was originally intended for.
Those WITH insurance get charged these insane amounts, only to have it discounted to a fraction of the original bill because, NEGOTIATED RATES. So, why bill the higher amount in the first place? I heard a statistic last week, 30% of medical related expenses are for administration costs.
Those WITHOUT insurance usually get billed the full amount, and have little to no chance of ever getting it paid off.
Drug companies own the trademarks on drugs so they can corner the market and set the rates far higher than necessary. *For a Friday night movie Mavis, please watch “Fire in their blood.” Documentary on the AIDS epidemic in Africa and how US drug companies have priced the -literal life saving drugs- to where they were having to choose who could benefit the most from receiving treatment. All of them needed it and could benefit but they were forced to choose who got to live or die. It was extremely eye opening.
Its all a racket, and while everyone knows it, the lawmakers are loath to do anything about it because the insurance and drug suppliers can afford to have lobbyists champion their agenda.
It’s gross, maddening, sad, frustrating, scary and about a million other adjectives I can think of.
Heidi says
I had two surgeries in the last year and I just wore my own panties under the gown. Seems weird for an outpatient procedure.
Medical costs in this country are out of control. We are contractors and self insured. We pay $1580 per month for insurance with a $6200 deductible. Our max out of pocket is $15,000 per year. It is killing us financially.
I take Enbrel for RA. It is stupid expensive. When I started on the medication in 2004, it was $950 a month. It is now $5200 per month! Aren’t prices supposed to come down over time? Anyone else wonder how much cheaper these drugs could be if they didn’t advertise on every show on every channel all day and all night? Something has got to give!
Mavis Butterfield says
$18,960 a year + those deductibles for insurance is NUTS! And $62,400 for a years supply of ONE medication is insane.
Marcia says
On one hand, I think almost $20k a year for health insurance is nuts.
On the other hand, I think it depends on your age and size of family.
I’m quickly moving from “it’s nuts” to…
– second kid born with birth defect, $25k surgery at 9 months
– 4 trips to urgent care in 1 week, for sprained ankle, strep, bronchitis, and ear infection
– one trip to ER for chest pains plus associated follow ups
– trip to urgent care for vertigo
So my spouse and I are quickly approaching 50 and … it gets expensive. I look around at my friends my age and 5-7 years older. Even the super healthy ones have a slew of … chest pains, sports injuries, bicycle crashes, cancer, bouts with the flu or bronchitis, knee replacements, debilitating strokes etc.
Getting old, for many people, is expensive. It only takes a single very short hospital stay to essentially eat up 5 years worth of premiums in one fell swoop.
Of course, several people up above have noted the many problems that we have with our health care system also.
Alison R says
I had a daughter in 1985 (she is 33 now) and I was charged double for the nursery because the hospital said I had twins…………………………I had 2 babies 19 1/2 months apart but they were by no means twins!!
The hospital was very apologetic after I called billing and asked them to correct the charges that were erroneous!
Kara says
My 18 month old son needeed eye surgery. I had to be there when they sedated him, and I walked out of the surgical suite crying. The nurse handed me some Kleenex.
I was charged for them. I can’t remember how much anymore, but it was outrageous.
The moral of the story is to always bring your own Kleenex.
Mavis Butterfield says
CHARGED FOR THE Kleenex!!!! Oh my word.
Emily B. says
I have a pretty invasive procedure coming up next month. I have only spent one night in hospital before from a premature birth and Pre-eclampsia complications. Between being a giant chiicken , I can’t stand to see blood, organs, needles, incision sites, etc.
After reading this thread, I have a mental picture of how I’m going to breeze through those hospital doors. I’ll be wearing about 5-7 pairs (one on top of the other) of my own underpants. No way do I want to get charged daily for disposable undies. I’ll be wearing a few pairs of my own floor grippy socks, and slippers, at least 3 pair of pj’s, My own tissue (I’m smart and have saved a christmas box, I dare them to say that’s what is in all the rooms. A small wheelbarrow of drugs, lotions, shampoos, soap, pillows, and anything else that I can think if. I DO have insurance, but I’ll be darned if I”ll be charged $80 for a box of really crappy maxi pads. I want to take a box and remove everything set out, and replace it with my own stuff.
sclindah says
Back in the mid 1970s, I had twins in a small hospital. They charged us for having to have an extra nurse come in to help out! It was on our bill. I was stunned.
E in Upstate NY says
Oh wait, for the next hospital “fun and games” billing. You go to the ER, and they want to keep you there for “observation” not “admit.” While the care and attention you receive while in the hospital is the same; the staff don’t know you were there for “observation.” You may even have some tests done in-patient as compared to scheduling them later. You go home feeling a little better.
Then the bill arrives and you have a heart attack. VERY little will be covered, both in the ER and while in the hospital by your insurance company. EVERYTHING else is your responsibility. And remember those negotiated lower prices mentioned above, you DON’T see them on your bill!
The horror stories I have heard, let alone what they have done to my husband when we have brought him to the ER is mind boggling. There is a very careful line to walk when dealing with this issue, as if someone writes you up as an uncooperative patient, or that you refuse Doc recommended treatment [you refuse being “observed”] that will send your insurance company into convulsions. One potential outcome is that your bill will be even higher. Not getting a follow up doc appointment is another real potential outcome.
Do know this that my husband will be dead before we will get him to the ER again. And that’s not a “good” outcome either, but a solution to not bankrupting our family.
Lauren King says
Now the Australian health care system isn’t perfect but wow I am sure glad that we have it!
Angela D. says
Wow. Reading through all the previous comments has really been a dose of reality; my story, as an American, is much the same. Can I just point out how Mavis’ mom is ROCKING that blue polish on her toes???? A speedy recovery to your procedure, “Mom!”
Mavis Butterfield says
Seriously, I was impressed with the blue toes. I LOVED it!
Susie says
Geez, my hubby (59) is going in for a total hip replacement next Monday. He’s legally blind & therefore 100% disabled & has been for 38 years. He has Medicare & Humana. I’m so nervous about what to expect bill-wise after. He’s already paid the $500 deductible. He will stay overnight in the hospital. I’m wondering if I should take him bottled water from home, along with meals & Kleenex after reading all of this!!!!
Mary says
My dear Mavis! Please remember that growing old is by far the better of the two options. And it does require familiarity with treatments, options, and the way things are normally done.
Per the itemized hospital bill: after my middle child was born by C-section (30 years ago) I very carefully read through the itemized bill. I was more than a little surprised to find the items for an orthoscopic knee procedure in there! (I recognized the terms from the procedure my husband had on his knee a month before our daughter was born.). When I called the billing office and they quickly straightened it out. At my next appointment I complimented my obstetrician on the repair to my knee he had done; after I explained he began laughing and said he couldn’t wait to tell his friends that he had done an orthroscopic knee procedure with such a good outcome.
Jenny Young says
You are so funny! Seriously though, I was born to old people & spent hours in doctors offices & hospitals from the time I was in middle school on with one family member or another. It is no fun at all as you know. I had two surgeries last year, two dr visits this past week plus taking my husband to the hospital for some tests…..& I’m only 51. I believe I’m far from old. I have worked really hard to stay healthy after watching so many family members suffer thought the years.
One fun thing about medical bills. I’ve had two refunds this year for overcharges on my medical bills..one for $40 & just today I got a check for $84. We didn’t catch either overcharge…how do you know if they’re over charging you?! I’m hoping no more major medical issues for a few years at least.
Vicki in Birmingham says
Well, Betty Davis was right when she said something to the effect that getting old ain’t for sissies!
Anna says
Bring your own gown, undies, kleenex, and check your itemized bill -duly noted!!! I just watched Bernie Sanders Medicare for all Town Hall via the Young Turks on You Tube last week. Regardless of your political leanings, it is an interesting watch. Three separate panels of business owners, doctors, former director of Medicare and Medicaid and others speak of their experiences with the complexities of our healthcare system as well as a couple doctors from Canada and Norway, for a universal healthcare comparison. Sorry for the financial anguish mentioned in some of the above comments…as if going through medical procedures isn’t stressful enough! Love your mom’s snazzy blue toes Mavis! 🙂
kathleen says
I am 74 years old,but I would not go back to being 30 for any amount of money.I get up when I want and best of all NO TIME CLOCK or your manager giving you that look and saying to you “we need to talk”.I keep busy with reading and sewing and just puttzing around the house.My husband and I go out when we want without worrying about a babysitter.There are health issues for both of us,but we deal with these by not letting problems get the best of us.I accept that being “old”is here for both of us but I refuse to whine and complain.
Steph says
I was diagnose with a rare cancer two years ago. The year I had chemo/radiation and surgery, my hospital and doctor’s bills were over 1 million dollars. I paid around 8,000. The hospital/doctors received a few hundred thousand. The rest were discounts. FYI: If you are having planned surgery you can negotiate your bills. You can say to a doctor, “will you take my insurance as payment in full (no 20% co-pay). I did this before and everyone accepted except anesthesia (I guess you really don’ t have a choice there LOL). Luckily, I had savings to pay those bills. I know a woman in Florida (late 30s) who died from my same cancer because she was on Medicaid and no hospitals/surgeons would do the surgery. Instead, cancer grew fast while trying to find anyone to do it. Broken system!
Keralee says
Dearest ladies… i hear your frustration. Now hear mine:
There ARE many ways to slow aging and the annoying issues that come with it. But most peoole do not practice them because it is not easy, fast, or comfortsble. Doctors are largely unaware because their training is now being directed by the pharmaceuticals industry, not actual science.
Item number 1 to reverse aging is water or dry fasting. And I am talking 7 or more days in a row if you really want tesults. Raises Hgh through the roof! And lowers insulin levels, corrects metabolic disorders and type 2 diabetes. Fun, well no, but it isnt as hard as you might think. Research it… then follow up with a strict ketogenic diet or Paleo to maintain benefits at highest levels. Cost= $0
Item 2 is easy and fairly cheap, its topical bioidental progrsterone cream. Most docs are clueless to its benefits for anti-aging so do your research. Progesterone, not estrogen, is the lovely hormone that vanishes rapidly after age 30. You can buy it over the counter. Cost = $20-75
Item 3 is deep breathing, sungazing and exposing body to sunlight with no sunscreen (estrogenic poisons), meditation, and walking barefoot upon the earth. Oh yeah, eliminate EMF in your house too or at least minimize exposure. Cost = $0
Item 4 is consider eliminating ALL grains, and legumes from your diet forever. At least try it. Or only eat sprouted seeds.
Especially those of you with autoimmune disorders. There are 4000 lectin proteins in these foods that trigger autoimmune attacks. Read “No Grain, No Pain.” Bottom line, plants dont want anyone eating their babies…seeds, so they fill them with toxins. Cost =$0 as its things you stop buying. Consider all the costly processed foods containing these.
Jesus said, all this and more ye too shall do. Do as he did. As an essene, the grains and beans he ate were all thoroughly sprouted, which reduces lectins. He fasted and meditated. He walked the earth in sunshine wearing leather sandals…which counts as barefoot, as leather, being skin, conducts earth energies. Rubber etc do not.
He showed us what to do. Science confirms all of it as highly effective. So, face you fears, and either do it or suffer the consequences. For which you will pay dearly in both health and finances.
The health care system is corrupt and broken. Do you expect people who make vast profits from your suffering to actually tell you the truth about being healthy?????? Seriously!? The few doctors that know and do speak out are sytematically murdered, delicensed, or labelled quacks, because the system has a LOT to lose if truth is know. Follow the money. Learn herbs and proper diet. Opt out of the corruption and scammery. If you dont like whats happening, and you shouldnt, find a way to stop participating in it and supporting it massively with your hard-earned dollars. Believe me, it does not deserve your support.
I am an alternative healer with 30 years experience. I have also been an EMT– and can tell you that 90 percent procedures in clinics could be done for you tather cheaply by anyone with about a months training in emergency medicine, which costs about $500 at almost any tech school. Many third world countries use exactly this approach to keep costs down and minimize need for highly skilled physicians, and it works.
Anyone can learn these skills and they are very useful. You can learn in a few weeks how to monitor all your BP, sugars, oxygen levels, heart rate, splint bones, stop bleeding, assist trauma, bandage wounds, resuscitate victims of drowning or heart attacks, and assist childbirth. Well woth learning. If I were in charge, I would make it mandatory high school curriculum for everyone, instead of useless health classes.
Almost any illness can be effectively treated with herbs, diet, fasting, exercises, stretching, massage, yoga, (etc..there are myriad ways) colloidal silver, iodine, sunlight, and good sleep.
With a little more application, you can learn to adjust almost every bone in your body. And to start IVs, perform minor surgeries, and stitch wounds. There are kits with videos online sold to medical students so they can practice….it isnt rocket science. If you can knit, you can do it too.
Meanwhile, I wait for the current system to collapse or be destroyed so we can rebuild with what really does work. It would help if more people had awareness that mainstream medicine is not their best friend.
Go forth and educate yourselves. You have nothing to lose and much to gain. You do not need to be a genius to learn how to care for your body naturally.. and ince you get the hang of it, all these things are easy to do.
Irma in nj says
I had an endoscopy on Saturday morning… routine and simply. It is my 3rd one in 2 years. I have some gi issues going on. Well.. i woke up in recovery with a huge bite mark on the inside of my upper lip and the inside of my botttom lip chewed up. I asked the nurse to take a look at it. She asked if i wanted a wet towel for it… doc told me to put ambasol on it… what?!?!
I went home and as the day went on my neck started to hurt. Almost like i was grabbed from behind during the procedure… i was passed out on sunday and woke up with a stomach virus on monday morning…
It’s wednesday. Im still sick but better. I better not receive a bill from anyone!!!
Mable says
I skimmed this and read that you woke up with a huge bite mark on the inside of your upper thigh! I could not believe that all they offered you was a towel or ambasol…so reread it and got the correct info, plus a laugh at my error.
Leslie says
Bring your own gown! totally happens. BYO- Tylenol, too.
Nicola says
Those fees are shocking! My husband (who is 43) has just spent 3 weeks in hospital with sepsis, after he caught flu from one of the kids. Our stay included an ambulance ride, 2 days in ER, a week in ICU with a central line and 5 IV’s at a time going into him. So many CT’s of his lungs, radiology, X rays, you name it. The care was absolutely fantastic. He’s still going back daily for IV antibiotics and is learning to walk again. But the entire treatment cost ZERO. We don’t pay anything for this. We live in Alberta Canada and this is covered under our health care. I can’t even imagine what this would have cost if we lived in the US.
Nicola says
lol and the undies in your photo, apparently they are universal because my husband wore those stretchy style ones too once he was starting physio. I just can’t imagine being charged for all these things.