Quote from: ShortyMcShort on October 25, 2014, 01:35:41 PMYou can buy a house for $100,000? Lucky you, where Im from its $1.5 mil minimum
I live in Tampa and you can buy a crack shack for $100k but a house worth living in costs you 300k to 500k easily.
does anyone ever understand an argument based on principle. this is not necessarily a literal statement in every case.
also 100k is for femurs only. if you get the full deal tibia, femur and humerus(which I can assure you will need if you get 15cm between both leg segments)
then it quite quickly adds up. also depending on the doctor you could end up spending 150k or more just on femur which has been reported by people who went with paley.
so my point still stands you could very easily spend 300k between all 3 surgeries if the situation warrants it(or close to it).
you can buy a house for 300k. why in gods name would I spend even 2 thirds the cost of a house on leg lengthening when I could almost own a house.
even if the amount you spend is not quite the cost of a house it could very easily be close to it by the time you are done if you go with an massively overpriced expensive doctor and/or get complications which are not covered.
why would you spend that much money when you could spend 30-45k on a world class surgeon and end up with the same results and own a home. it might not be a mansion but you can still semi retire in that "cheap" home.
Quote from: GROWtalORdieTRYING1 on October 28, 2014, 08:29:55 AMdoes anyone ever understand an argument based on principle. this is not necessarily a literal statement in every case.
also 100k is for femurs only. if you get the full deal tibia, femur and humerus(which I can assure you will need if you get 15cm between both leg segments)
then it quite quickly adds up. also depending on the doctor you could end up spending 150k or more just on femur which has been reported by people who went with paley.
so my point still stands you could very easily spend 300k between all 3 surgeries if the situation warrants it(or close to it).
you can buy a house for 300k. why in gods name would I spend even 2 thirds the cost of a house on leg lengthening when I could almost own a house.
even if the amount you spend is not quite the cost of a house it could very easily be close to it by the time you are done if you go with an massively overpriced expensive doctor and/or get complications which are not covered.
why would you spend that much money when you could spend 30-45k on a world class surgeon and end up with the same results and own a home. it might not be a mansion but you can still semi retire in that "cheap" home.
Go for a cheap doctor if you want, but don't be suprised if he cripples your legs.
QuoteGo for a cheap doctor if you want, but don't be suprised if he cripples your legs
go for an expensive over priced doctor if you want. but don't be surprised if you throw away money needlessly. if you want to get ripped off that is your choice.
Quote from: GROWtalORdieTRYING1 on October 28, 2014, 10:13:55 AMgo for an expensive over priced doctor if you want. but don't be surprised if you throw away money needlessly. if you want to get ripped off that is your choice.
In my opinion legs>money, but I guess everyone is different. And btw. they don't rip you off, prices in world first countries are of course higher than in India or China...
Quote from: 123 on October 28, 2014, 11:05:10 AMIn my opinion legs>money, but I guess everyone is different. And btw. they don't rip you off, prices in world first countries are of course higher than in India or China...
hence rip off.
Quote from: Slim_tim on October 28, 2014, 11:07:56 AMhence rip off.
Not really.
actually the medical system is a basterdised version of care which has been corruptly driven up deliberately by insurance companies who influence legislation via financing political parties. medical care or surgery is not suppose to ever cost this amount. yes they are fking you. you are getting ripped of. if you think this is normal, then you suffer from a condition known as normalcy bias.
as for legs>money. money does not give better results. the surgeon does. I can spend far less and still get the same if not better results. india is a bad example because those 2 doctors are not even leg lengthening doctors, sringari is a freakin joint replacement surgeon for crying out loud. money does not equate better medical care, America spends more than all other countries combined on its health care system or some ridiculous figure like that and the citizens in America have a longevity which is lower than many others.
in short Americas prices are over inflated, they spend more money, and their citizens are on average more diseased and debilitated. money does not solve the problem. good doctors with good training do. and no doctors in America are not trained to cure people, they are trained to treat the symptoms of disease. so they are NOT good doctors. they need to be re trained. money does not buy results. good doctors do. and good doctors don't need to cost 2000 times more.
your attitude is that unless you give away a boat load of money then the doctor is not good. that is ridiculous. I did not know that a doctors reputation is dependent on him ripping you off. in that case I will quickly tell my doctor to increase his price by 10 times so that you can consider him a professional. 
Quote from: GROWtalORdieTRYING1 on October 28, 2014, 11:55:47 AMactually the medical system is a basterdised version of care which has been corruptly driven up deliberately by insurance companies who influence legislation via financing political parties. medical care or surgery is not suppose to ever cost this amount. yes they are f**king you. you are getting ripped of. if you think this is normal, then you suffer from a condition known as normalcy bias.
as for legs>money. money does not give better results. the surgeon does. I can spend far less and still get the same if not better results. india is a bad example because those 2 doctors are not even leg lengthening doctors, sringari is a freakin joint replacement surgeon for crying out loud. money does not equate better medical care, America spends more than all other countries combined on its health care system or some ridiculous figure like that and the citizens in America have a longevity which is lower than many others.
in short Americas prices are over inflated, they spend more money, and their citizens are on average more diseased and debilitated. money does not solve the problem. good doctors with good training do. and no doctors in America are not trained to cure people, they are trained to treat the symptoms of disease. so they are NOT good doctors. they need to be re trained. money does not buy results. good doctors do. and good doctors don't need to cost 2000 times more.
your attitude is that unless you give away a boat load of money then the doctor is not good. that is ridiculous. I did not know that a doctors reputation is dependent on him ripping you off. in that case I will quickly tell my doctor to increase his price by 10 times so that you can consider him a professional.
I was talking about first world countries, not America 
But you're right, higher prices doesn't equal to better medical care. But still I'm talking about central european countries, an operation+hospital stay will cost you a load of money, not because they want to rip you off, it's because it's expensive (anesthesia, operation room, food, physio, cleaning and much much more). I know because I did that (they send me a bill with all the expenses) and I DIDN'T EVEN PAY my surgeon a salary for the op because he's a good guy, still it was expensive but not a rip off.
Quote from: GROWtalORdieTRYING1 on October 28, 2014, 08:29:55 AMdoes anyone ever understand an argument based on principle. this is not necessarily a literal statement in every case.
also 100k is for femurs only. if you get the full deal tibia, femur and humerus(which I can assure you will need if you get 15cm between both leg segments)
then it quite quickly adds up. also depending on the doctor you could end up spending 150k or more just on femur which has been reported by people who went with paley.
so my point still stands you could very easily spend 300k between all 3 surgeries if the situation warrants it(or close to it).
you can buy a house for 300k. why in gods name would I spend even 2 thirds the cost of a house on leg lengthening when I could almost own a house.
even if the amount you spend is not quite the cost of a house it could very easily be close to it by the time you are done if you go with an massively overpriced expensive doctor and/or get complications which are not covered.
why would you spend that much money when you could spend 30-45k on a world class surgeon and end up with the same results and own a home. it might not be a mansion but you can still semi retire in that "cheap" home.
Which surgeon would you recommend, then?
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