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Zapped
I'm back home from the doctor. The stone was zapped and it's passing, so that's good.
What's not good is that the fucking procedure was $2,800 out of pocket (and that's the "discounted" rate for my insurance). The nurse who scheduled it didn't even tell me this or warn me that I had to pay up front, so I was lucky I had a credit card that would even take a charge of that magnitude on it with me.
Needless to say, I didn't expect it to be this much and once you throw in the ER vistit, presciptions, COBRA for another month, and doctor visits, I'm guessing that the final cost will be around $3,500. It kills me since I just finished paying off another $4,000 in fucking hospital bills.
I'm still really upset, so I'm going to go ahead and stop now. I'm glad I'm healthy and that things are okay, but I'm still really upset about the cost. Healthcare is so fucking outrageous.
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Comments
I am in the same boat. Health care is such a frickin shit show. Why is it so expensive to be sick? It's expensive financially and emotionally. I got sick about two years ago and I'm still trying to get out of the financial hole it put me in. Hope you're ok!
.: shawn said on April 27, 2005 03:01 PM :: link it :.Its not healthcare...
Living healthy is overrated...
.: don said on April 27, 2005 03:33 PM :: link it :.well, you are right. and with that a tequila toast is appropriate. Que nunca se vacie tu vaso! :-)
.: shawn said on April 27, 2005 04:10 PM :: link it :.I'm just glad to hear you're home and ok. *hugs*
.: Calla said on April 29, 2005 08:49 AM :: link it :.My son went throught the same. His 20% of the vist to the ER where they did nothing was 1000$.
.: dave said on April 29, 2005 06:46 PM :: link it :.You're too early! Come back at April 27, 2005 01:53 PM to see this post.
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