Well Uppland,
1. I've got the means & the time & would like to have the most of that tall privilege I've already begun to sample
2. See my Beijing thread for the report on my December Xrays. Link in my signature below.
3. The doc will ultimately determine this. For sure I won't be like Leechlet who went for 10cm after his doc said 'Stop NOW. I know what I'm talking about'.
Just don't go to India to hook up with some doc marketed to you by Captain fukknuckle running the old forum. Otherwise this forum might not even exist.
I may have confirmed elsewhere that $USD30000 is the price for the kit of PRECISE nail, and that is a worldwide rule.
The answer for India is a little different. It will be $US30k for the kits and there will also be another 10% for 'customs and taxes' and then also "5000 US dollars is deposit for magnetic device you will be using for 90 days and then you return to them they will return the deposit". This from Dr Shah directly.
So I'm currently arranging the method to make an up to $38k payment to Ellipse to have the hardware made available to the surgeon. When that's done I can count off 5 to 6 weeks for when I should plan to arrive in India.
I asked Dr Shah another question to which I'm surprised by the answer. I enquired the "maximum extenstion and weightbearing capacity of the nail" to which he replied "Approximately you can take 25 kg if you use the 10.7 mm Precice 2 nail". I think this must be the answer for one nail/leg, because I swear some other LLers have said that it is 150lb for the pair. But 25kg for one is just 110lb for the pair: 20lb per wrist more being borne by arms on a walking frame. Does it sound accurate or way too conservative?
Hi,
Are you going to pay ($38,000) for the nail 6 weeks before your surgery? So are you going to pay the hospital ($38,000) by money transfer?
Regarding the payment would you explain how this works?
hi
Could you ask the Doctor if he would accept the payment ($38,000) two days before surgery?
Well you can ask him yourself at [email protected] from which he'll personally reply from his iphone.
But I'm sure the answer will be that only when Ellipse receives payment can the process of importing the hardware commence, for which should be allowed 5-6 weeks. My only query is whether the deposit for the external magnetic unit would need to be paid at the outset or closer to when I take possession of it.
The payment will be to the manufacturer (Ellipse Technologies in the USA), not to the hospital.
I've been copied through with the list of documents requiring completion for importation of the device. A lot of red tape but the good news is that I don't have get any signoffs from any doctor in Australia. All that is done by the surgeon in India and I may have to come up with an address in India and perhaps sign as patient on the application.
The supplier has now quoted Rs 11.34 as the importation price inclusive of taxes. I don't now whether it is for 1 or 2 nails. That amount is equivalent to $US18350
Yes $Rs11.34 is the overall price for ONE of them, and two is exactly double.
Here is the wall of red tape to be mounted for getting the surgical device into the surgeon's possession:
1. Covering Letter from patient (Draft attached).
2. Form 12(A) from patient (Draft attached).
3. Letter from Treating Doctor regarding no objection for receiving Implant on behalf of patient (Draft enclosed).
4. Letter from Hospital (Draft attached).
5. Original Prescription of the patient.
6. Brief history of the patient.
7. Declaration from Treating doctor on the letterhead of Hospital duly signed and stamped (matter for declaration attached as pdf file)
8. Copy of Passport of the patient.
9. Copy of VISA of the patient
10. Copy of VISA application -specifying reason to visit India for Medical Treatment.
11. Registration certificate of the Surgeon.
I did not plan to have a visa when it is six weeks wait for the things to be available to the surgeon. I intend to seek the visa when it is certainly known if and when he'll have them.
The six weeks shouldn't be an issue. With a note from Dr Shah you can get an extra 4 months on your 6 month visa at the FRRO.
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