 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | I know we do have members from NZ. I hoped you would get some replies. I gave it a couple days and saw you still hadnt gotten any feedback so I thought it cant hurt to give you some input from the US. Here our medical systems work in mysterious ways!!! What I explained here could turn out completely different if I had less insurance or far worse for the patient with no insurance. My input is in no way anything to do with the US politics (please no political feedback from anyone). I had excellent insurance due to the job I had. I had a union job with a major telcom company for many years so had top notch medical/dental insurance.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
