Guest guest Posted November 25, 2001 Report Share Posted November 25, 2001 I went in for surgery with no insurance at all. I had been unemployed for about 9 months....I was very sick and was just getting worse. I had a 50/50 chance of living through the operation....the way I saw it, if I had to worry about the bill, that would be GOOD news. The hospital bill came to $54,000. The surgeon's bill (Dr Elariny) was $9,000....I had my gall bladder removed and a few complications during surgery....I was on the table 10 and a half hours. I live in Fairfax, VA....I went to the county, and asked for medical assistance. The county, believe it or not, picked up the bill for the hospital stay (Fairfax Inova). I went back to work and paid off the surgeon's bill. I still owe the anesthesiologist, but only about a thousand dollars....and feel that even if I had had to pay the hospital bill, it would have been cheap. I'm alive and healthy again. What's money compared to that? Ford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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