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Old 10-06-08, 12:51 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by Frame57
Wow! I had my Gall Bladder removed recently. Spent a total of three days in the hospital. When all was said and done, the bills totaled close to 85,000 dollars. The surgeon and anesthesiology part totalled about 3200 dollars total. The rest was the hospitals part. I can see why people can find themselves in dire straights. I figured that tops this was going to be 25 grand. Well, there goes my Viper until next year. Seriously, this is just ridiculous. I wonder if it is this expensive in other Countries?
I am there with you. My Wife had a heart attack 2 years ago, and the overall bill for 2 days hospital and the stent implant was around 60k, including MedEvac, Doctors, Nurses and so on.
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