06-17-2009, 10:59 AM
I had brain surgery in 2001. JUST for my neurosurgeon, it was $50,000.00 not including the 7 days in ICU and three more in regular hospital room. the tumor I had wasn't life threatening, and it turned out being not cancerous, however if it had grown for much longer it would have destroyed my optic nerve and I would never see again.
I am glad that I was able to have the surgery and my insurance based the decision on the doctor's reccomendation for the surgery.
I honestly don't think that the government would have done the same. as much as they say they "care" about the people, I know the bottom dollar is what they look at. What if I had to wait another couple years for the surgery because they weren't convinced of the immediate need for the surgery. What if it had been cancer, but because i had to go through the red tape the government has in all of its operations, it had gone beyond medical help.
When I first moved to TN, I had a lot of problems getting a job, mainly because I lived in a small town. After I lived there a year, barely making 100.00 a week, financial problems hit (car, medical, etc.) that wiped out my savings. I tried to get gov. assistance for food stamps, just until I got back on my feet. After fighting with them for a month, I finally said screw it and lived off of peanut butter and jelly and mac & cheese for three more months until I got another job.
I can live off of that for awhile, but I don't want to have to go through all that trouble to get medical help.
I just don't have much confidence in government run operations, and until they can prove that this will be any different, I would just rather not have them invloved this much.
I am glad that I was able to have the surgery and my insurance based the decision on the doctor's reccomendation for the surgery.
I honestly don't think that the government would have done the same. as much as they say they "care" about the people, I know the bottom dollar is what they look at. What if I had to wait another couple years for the surgery because they weren't convinced of the immediate need for the surgery. What if it had been cancer, but because i had to go through the red tape the government has in all of its operations, it had gone beyond medical help.
When I first moved to TN, I had a lot of problems getting a job, mainly because I lived in a small town. After I lived there a year, barely making 100.00 a week, financial problems hit (car, medical, etc.) that wiped out my savings. I tried to get gov. assistance for food stamps, just until I got back on my feet. After fighting with them for a month, I finally said screw it and lived off of peanut butter and jelly and mac & cheese for three more months until I got another job.
I can live off of that for awhile, but I don't want to have to go through all that trouble to get medical help.
I just don't have much confidence in government run operations, and until they can prove that this will be any different, I would just rather not have them invloved this much.