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    • Mik
      Mik last edited by

      My last MRI Medicare paid $700.

      "Summon scorn until it radiates from your person like a baleful beacon of contempt."

      "I support anyone’s right to be who they want to be. My question is: to what extent do I have to participate in your self-image?" Dave Chappelle

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      • George K
        George K @Jolly last edited by

        @Jolly said in Sciatic Nerve:

        Never thought I'd see it. IIRC, I used to set up 4-6 units for a hip.

        Yup. I remember one of the first hips I did - I gave 2 units of blood. Perhaps it was 3.

        That was almost half a century ago...

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        I wish Sam Kinison was still alive so he could talk to some of your about your "hurt feelings."

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        • Jolly
          Jolly @mark last edited by

          @mark said in Sciatic Nerve:

          @Jolly I said I would be kind and cut in half.

          Still a ripoff.

          Ok, I'll bite.

          What's it worth?

          That awful power, the public opinion of a nation, is created in America by a horde of ignorant, self-complacent simpletons who failed at ditching and shoemaking and fetched up in journalism on their way to the poorhouse. - Samuel Clemons

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          • George K
            George K @Jolly last edited by

            @Jolly said in Sciatic Nerve:

            What's it worth?

            It should be free, like the electricity, programmers, software, supplies...

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            I wish Sam Kinison was still alive so he could talk to some of your about your "hurt feelings."

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            • mark
              mark @Jolly last edited by

              @Jolly said in Sciatic Nerve:

              @mark said in Sciatic Nerve:

              @Jolly I said I would be kind and cut in half.

              Still a ripoff.

              Ok, I'll bite.

              What's it worth?

              What I already pay in premiums.

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              • 89th
                89th last edited by

                If I had any confidence in the government being efficient I wouldn’t have an issue with taxes going to cover all medical expenses for all citizens.

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                • 89th
                  89th @mark last edited by

                  @mark thanks for the update! Really glad to hear you’re feeling better.

                  I don’t recall any of the details but I forgot when I was like 10 there was a day or two where I was basically paralyzed from back pain on the couch. I think they said that i had a slight curvature. Haven’t had pain since, weird.

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                  • taiwan_girl
                    taiwan_girl @89th last edited by

                    @89th said in Sciatic Nerve:

                    @mark thanks for the update! Really glad to hear you’re feeling better.

                    I don’t recall any of the details but I forgot when I was like 10 there was a day or two where I was basically paralyzed from back pain on the couch. I think they said that i had a slight curvature. Haven’t had pain since, weird.

                    +1

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                    • taiwan_girl
                      taiwan_girl last edited by

                      I know we have talked about medical cost before, but I still wonder how countries like Thailand and Singapore can offer medical treatment that is 1/3 the cost of the US. The hospitals and clinics that promote to foreign visitors have western trained doctors, etc.

                      For example, a hip replacement in the US is about USD$40K, while in Singapore it is USD$13K.

                      Is it strictly labor costs? Because I would think that the machines used in Singapore are the same ones used in the US.

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                      • George K
                        George K last edited by George K

                        I saw the PA for the neurosurgeon I was referred to on Friday. Of course, in the weeks between the appointment being made and being seen, symptoms have improved. Certain positions cause paresthesias (pins and needles) and numbness in the L2-L3 distribution (front of thigh), but the spasm and pain are pretty much gone.

                        My x-ray shows a partial explanation - I've got some scoliosis, which I've known about for at least 25 years.

                        (photo of a computer screen, not the actual image)

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                        "Since you're better, there's no need for any further imaging, and if it gets worse, we can give you an order for PT for core strengthening, etc. But for now, keep doing what you're doing with anti-inflammatories, etc."

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        I wish Sam Kinison was still alive so he could talk to some of your about your "hurt feelings."

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                        • Mik
                          Mik last edited by

                          Yup. Core strength is where it’s at there. Glad the symptoms subsided. Ever considered Pilates?

                          MFR’s shot did her some good. Seriously reduced pain the first day. We will see how it progresses, but she should be much better for Hawaii.

                          "Summon scorn until it radiates from your person like a baleful beacon of contempt."

                          "I support anyone’s right to be who they want to be. My question is: to what extent do I have to participate in your self-image?" Dave Chappelle

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