Id say the problem is more trying to use medical insurance on a LL part.
Id imagine the way to go with this is to pay out of pocket at some private X-Ray clinic. Although I imagine the cost for an out of pocket X-Ray in the US could be like 2000$ or something.
Quote from: TheDream on August 18, 2022, 06:16:41 PMId say the problem is more trying to use medical insurance on a LL part.
Id imagine the way to go with this is to pay out of pocket at some private X-Ray clinic. Although I imagine the cost for an out of pocket X-Ray in the US could be like 2000$ or something.
Lol no. Like $200 maybe
Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on August 18, 2022, 04:19:19 PMI sought threatment from two U.S. doctors when I came back. One private, one through my HMO. They both helped me because I rolled into their office in a wheelchair with nails in my legs. I'm sure they would've told me to get lost if I had walked in there with a spring in my step before I'd even left for China.
It's commendable to want to have your ducks in a row before going, but that can't always happen. You won't get baby ducks from these doctors (x-rays, exams) unless you provide the mama duck (surgery) yourself. Kind of like the part in my diary when I was mad at the government for making me buy a plane ticket that would entail throwing away $1500 if I couldn't get a passport, before they would even consider giving me a passport.
So the best strategy is not to tell them the purpose of the visit until I stroll in with crutches? But when I'm booking the appointment with the orthopedic doctor, what reason do I give them for the visit? Thanks!! Still having difficulty finding someone, trying to have a good strategy later this year after the surgery is done
Tell them the purpose of your visit when you have a purpose for the visit other than "if I get LL will you give me an x-ray six months from now?". Until then you're wasting the doctor's time and yours.
for periodical xrays after returning home, $200 is nothing every 3 months, go to the clinic, pay out of pocket and thats it
insurance is a backup to help if you get mangled, like hasaki who got destroyed by buldu and now needs extensive(6 extra surgeries), which will be largely covered by his american insurance as its a medical necessity. they know he had a COSMETIC, ELECTIVE surgery made by his own choice, which unfortunately went wrong and he now is disabled and in pain. its lucky and great that his situation is above the needed threshold set by the insurers of coverage of complications of elective procedures
without insurance, 6 surgeries in the USA, especially the type he has had and will be having(multiple hour long, general anaesthesia orthopedics) will run into the 3-4-5 hundreds of thousands of dollars. while he basically paid like 25-30k for the initial surgery. imagine having to pay 500 000 USD to fix complications of a 30 000 USD surgery
my advice to you is to make a good judgement on your potential doctor and your height target in order to minimize the possibility of having to use insurance when you return at all
Quote from: boklecrt on August 26, 2022, 02:45:07 AMfor periodical xrays after returning home, $200 is nothing every 3 months, go to the clinic, pay out of pocket and thats it
insurance is a backup to help if you get mangled, like hasaki who got destroyed by buldu and now needs extensive(6 extra surgeries), which will be largely covered by his american insurance as its a medical necessity. they know he had a COSMETIC, ELECTIVE surgery made by his own choice, which unfortunately went wrong and he now is disabled and in pain. its lucky and great that his situation is above the needed threshold set by the insurers of coverage of complications of elective procedures
without insurance, 6 surgeries in the USA, especially the type he has had and will be having(multiple hour long, general anaesthesia orthopedics) will run into the 3-4-5 hundreds of thousands of dollars. while he basically paid like 25-30k for the initial surgery. imagine having to pay 500 000 USD to fix complications of a 30 000 USD surgery
my advice to you is to make a good judgement on your potential doctor and your height target in order to minimize the possibility of having to use insurance when you return at all
Right. But the problem is, no one in the hospital near me is even willing to see me at all, out of pocket or not. What I'm trying to figure out is: will that change if I come back? Do I have to some kind of pain or medical problem before they will see me?
Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on August 25, 2022, 07:47:41 PMTell them the purpose of your visit when you have a purpose for the visit other than "if I get LL will you give me an x-ray six months from now?". Until then you're wasting the doctor's time and yours.
I told the local hospital already before I read this and they said they won't do x-rays for a surgery done outside the country. I'll get the surgery done and then be back later this year. When I get back, Dr. Giotikas still wants me to send him x-rays every 5-6 weeks around 3-4 times. If I go to the same hospital, well unfortunately now they know and won't they just tell me to get lost again?
Should I go to a readimed or urgent care of some kind to get the x-rays?
Do I need to wait until there is pain or some kind of severe problem before someone would be willing to see me?
What would you recommend at this point?
Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on August 25, 2022, 07:47:41 PMTell them the purpose of your visit when you have a purpose for the visit other than "if I get LL will you give me an x-ray six months from now?". Until then you're wasting the doctor's time and yours.
Thanks!!! When you walked into the orthopedic doctor after coming home, what other purposes did you give for the visit aside from asking for x-rays?
Quote from: boklecrt on August 26, 2022, 02:45:07 AMfor periodical xrays after returning home, $200 is nothing every 3 months, go to the clinic, pay out of pocket and thats it
insurance is a backup to help if you get mangled, like hasaki who got destroyed by buldu and now needs extensive(6 extra surgeries), which will be largely covered by his american insurance as its a medical necessity. they know he had a COSMETIC, ELECTIVE surgery made by his own choice, which unfortunately went wrong and he now is disabled and in pain. its lucky and great that his situation is above the needed threshold set by the insurers of coverage of complications of elective procedures
without insurance, 6 surgeries in the USA, especially the type he has had and will be having(multiple hour long, general anaesthesia orthopedics) will run into the 3-4-5 hundreds of thousands of dollars. while he basically paid like 25-30k for the initial surgery. imagine having to pay 500 000 USD to fix complications of a 30 000 USD surgery
my advice to you is to make a good judgement on your potential doctor and your height target in order to minimize the possibility of having to use insurance when you return at all
I'm wiling to pay out of pocket but I just can't find any doctor near me who is willing to prescribe the x-rays at all even considering that. And Dr. Giotikas says I need to send him x-rays every 5-6 weeks even after coming back home.
When I get back after the surgery, I am not sure if that situation will have changed. What would you recommend?
Get a Kaiser Permanente HMO and then ask for a referral to an orthopedic surgeon. Once there they'll request x-rays when they follow up on you and then you can pick up CD images of your x-rays that you can later send to Dr G.
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