Resource Brain surgery

[Anon7075]

I had a brain surgery a week ago and my mental health has improved significantly in just the first week. I believe that a small percentage of people who suffer from depression might be suffering from depression due to tumors, cavernomas, angiomas and similar. If you suffer from mental disorders i highly reccomend to take a mri scan as the answer for your mental disorders might simply be due to a brain dysfunction. Before you try to commit suicide if you can please take an mri scan as it can litteraly save your life. If a single person might be saved due to this advice my life would be complete. Thank you for listening.

 

[Jack_Nimble]

MRI's cost at least a few thousand dollars. Not easy to get insurance to approve th expense. Here in the USA at least.

 

[roommate]

My MRI scan is probably free (part of insurance).
My brain was looking fine, so good chance things can work out in the future.

 

[Anon7075]

MRI's cost at least a few thousand dollars. Not easy to get insurance to approve th expense. Here in the USA at least.

USA is unfortunately one of the only countries that don't have health insurance. You can't get a bad tooth or a broken bone out without cashing out a ridiciolous sum of money. My prayers to everyone in the US. Health insurance is a basic human right.

 

[Jack_Nimble]

I had my brain scanned MRI last fall. Second time in my life. It was approved by insurance. The reasoning was simple and only based on my description. Left side but dy tingling leg arm and face. One DR couldn't get insurance to approve the MRI so I went to a different DR. The second Dr said he could get it approved and if not he would refer me to a neurologist who would essentially force th insurance to approve it. After insurance it still cost me $750 out of pocket.

I've also heard other countries wher govt pays health costs from taxpayer money. I've heard individuals complain of extremely long waits for service or service being down ight unavailable.

I think healthcare as a right sounds nice. But then I remember healthcare workers are people to and I don't feel anyone has a right to another person's time and labor.

Healthcare is a challenge and costly no matter how ya go about it.

 

[Rabscuttle]

I had my brain scanned MRI last fall. Second time in my life. It was approved by insurance. The reasoning was simple and only based on my description. Left side but dy tingling leg arm and face. One DR couldn't get insurance to approve the MRI so I went to a different DR. The second Dr said he could get it approved and if not he would refer me to a neurologist who would essentially force th insurance to approve it. After insurance it still cost me $750 out of pocket.

I've also heard other countries wher govt pays health costs from taxpayer money. I've heard individuals complain of extremely long waits for service or service being down ight unavailable.

I think healthcare as a right sounds nice. But then I remember healthcare workers are people to and I don't feel anyone has a right to another person's time and labor.

Healthcare is a challenge and costly no matter how ya go about it.

The long wait time thing is such an artificial problem. Has more to do with labor shortages which has more to do with inefficiency in the education system, there's is zero reason why it should take 8-12 years to churn out doctors, or 4 years to churn out nurses, especially with today's technology. In the US at least there are still long as wait times for specialists, because colleges and medical schools think it necessary to weed prospective students out in the first semester or two. Plus the exploitive residency program that seems new doctors working 100 hour weeks for a pittance, pretty sure the residency program was developed by a cocaine addict, yet it sticks. We could easily EASILY be churning out doctors in 4-6 years and nurses in 1-2 years but that would require totally revaluing the education systems through out the world.

In reality these are all symptoms of capitalism, which is a failed system. You talk as if medical staff in universal healthcare countries aren't getting paid, they do. Just not the absurd hundreds of thousand to a million that specialists in the US are making, profiting off the misery and sickness of others.

In the US there is a total monopoly on medicine by MDs, it is disgusting.

You have been duped and drank the capitalists kool aid.

 

[Jack_Nimble]

I really don't think this is the place for opinionated political debate. That isnt even close to the topic of the thread

 

[Anon7075]

I had my brain scanned MRI last fall. Second time in my life. It was approved by insurance. The reasoning was simple and only based on my description. Left side but dy tingling leg arm and face. One DR couldn't get insurance to approve the MRI so I went to a different DR. The second Dr said he could get it approved and if not he would refer me to a neurologist who would essentially force th insurance to approve it. After insurance it still cost me $750 out of pocket.

I've also heard other countries wher govt pays health costs from taxpayer money. I've heard individuals complain of extremely long waits for service or service being down ight unavailable.

I think healthcare as a right sounds nice. But then I remember healthcare workers are people to and I don't feel anyone has a right to another person's time and labor.

Healthcare is a challenge and costly no matter how ya go about it.

The long wait time thing is such an artificial problem. Has more to do with labor shortages which has more to do with inefficiency in the education system, there's is zero reason why it should take 8-12 years to churn out doctors, or 4 years to churn out nurses, especially with today's technology. In the US at least there are still long as wait times for specialists, because colleges and medical schools think it necessary to weed prospective students out in the first semester or two. Plus the exploitive residency program that seems new doctors working 100 hour weeks for a pittance, pretty sure the residency program was developed by a cocaine addict, yet it sticks. We could easily EASILY be churning out doctors in 4-6 years and nurses in 1-2 years but that would require totally revaluing the education systems through out the world.

In reality these are all symptoms of capitalism, which is a failed system. You talk as if medical staff in universal healthcare countries aren't getting paid, they do. Just not the absurd hundreds of thousand to a million that specialists in the US are making, profiting off the misery and sickness of others.

In the US there is a total monopoly on medicine by MDs, it is disgusting.

You have been duped and drank the capitalists kool aid.

I really don't think this is the place for opinionated political debate. That isnt even close to the topic of the thread

But this is political. My mom and my mom's sister both work in the hospital administration and they receive government wages. I completely agree with Rabscuttle. Doctors in USA have created a monopoly on the entire healthcare system. Here in Croatia i got 3 MRI scans within a year and a brain surgery and the only expenses were cigarettes and coffee during my hospital stay. It's true that we have long waiting lists because of lack of doctors and low wages but at least the healthcare system is completely free and that's what matters. Even though our healthcare staff aren't paid enough they still do their job because they want to help people and i met a lot of healthcare staff (including my mom and her sister) who are extremely nice and would do anything to help a person in need. This kind of work is not just about the money (unlike in america). I would like to thank my hospital KBC Zagreb for providing my family's bread and providing me very good healthcare services.

 

[Rabscuttle]

But this is political. My mom and my mom's sister both work in the hospital administration and they receive government wages. I completely agree with Rabscuttle. Doctors in USA have created a monopoly on the entire healthcare system. Here in Croatia i got 3 MRI scans within a year and a brain surgery and the only expenses were cigarettes and coffee during my hospital stay. It's true that we have long waiting lists because of lack of doctors and low wages but at least the healthcare system is completely free and that's what matters. Even though our healthcare staff aren't paid enough they still do their job because they want to help people and i met a lot of healthcare staff (including my mom and her sister) who are extremely nice and would do anything to help a person in need. This kind of work is not just about the money (unlike in america). I would like to thank my hospital KBC Zagreb for providing my family's bread and providing me very good healthcare services.

I wish you all the best friend. Thanks for your anecdote. Glad you didn't have to deal with the severe stress of a serious medical issue while dealing with the inhumane for profit medical system. Your strength and perspective is inspiring.