Back problems and US Hospitals..........

Times Roman said:

I'm going to throw this out there and see what you lads and lasses think. I've been suffering from back aches for over 20 years. Sometimes they hurt so damn bad I can barely stand/walk. For years, I thought it was an alignment problem. Had some Xrays a year ago, and come to find out, I have "spurs" on my vertabrea, little sharp calcium deposits that irritate the surrounding tissue and cause a great deal of pain and inflamation. The good news is that it is not a structural problem, like a compressed disc or a bone deterioration. The bad news is that my docs refuse to go in there and clean up the calcium deposits. The deposits are far enough away from the spinal chord that there really is very little risk of serious damage if the operation goes south. They say they would only operate if the pain were so excruciating it prevented me from going to work and leading a normal life. And since I obviously go to the gym all the time, it can't be that bad.

Fvck em

So I've been thinking of maybe going to India to have the procedure done. I saw a episode on 60 minutes that gave me the idea. total out of pocket couldn't be more than $20k, including airfare and accomodations, probably alot less.

The other thought i had, is that the US used to have a world class medical system, but it looks like we have to go off shore now for that too.

Anyone have to travel outside the US to get a procedure performed not available in the US?

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Times Roman said:

I'm going to throw this out there and see what you lads and lasses think. I've been suffering from back aches for over 20 years. Sometimes they hurt so damn bad I can barely stand/walk. For years, I thought it was an alignment problem. Had some Xrays a year ago, and come to find out, I have "spurs" on my vertabrea, little sharp calcium deposits that irritate the surrounding tissue and cause a great deal of pain and inflamation. The good news is that it is not a structural problem, like a compressed disc or a bone deterioration. The bad news is that my docs refuse to go in there and clean up the calcium deposits. The deposits are far enough away from the spinal chord that there really is very little risk of serious damage if the operation goes south. They say they would only operate if the pain were so excruciating it prevented me from going to work and leading a normal life. And since I obviously go to the gym all the time, it can't be that bad.

Fvck em

So I've been thinking of maybe going to India to have the procedure done. I saw a episode on 60 minutes that gave me the idea. total out of pocket couldn't be more than $20k, including airfare and accomodations, probably alot less.

The other thought i had, is that the US used to have a world class medical system, but it looks like we have to go off shore now for that too.

Anyone have to travel outside the US to get a procedure performed not available in the US?

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Big Worm said:

There is a Dr in Nevada that does the disc replacement. One of the fighters in the UFC had it done. Cant think of who it was right now.

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