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FlemingtonFox

FlemingtonFox

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Roof Family, tomorrow morning I get to have what’s known as an ablation, which is the preferred treatment over here for an irregular heartbeat. They knock you out for 4-6 hours and, depending on how quick you recover, it’s a 1-2 day hospital stay, something I’ve never done before.

I’m not in the least bit worried, and I’m not religious, but if you can spare some mojo, please send it my way. All other things being equal, I’ll be back online on Tuesday. We may even have signed someone by then. x
 
I had the same procedure a couple of years ago. Life changing (in a good way).

Like you, nervous beforehand as it’s a long, complex op. Happy to share experience and post op war stories when you’re on the other side.
 
FlemingtonFox said:
Roof Family, tomorrow morning I get to have what’s known as an ablation, which is the preferred treatment over here for an irregular heartbeat. They knock you out for 4-6 hours and, depending on how quick you recover, it’s a 1-2 day hospital stay, something I’ve never done before.

I’m not in the least bit worried, and I’m not religious, but if you can spare some mojo, please send it my way. All other things being equal, I’ll be back online on Tuesday. We may even have signed someone by then. x
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Hope that it all goes well for you and you will be back posting on here with us without any glitch!
 
FlemingtonFox said:
Roof Family, tomorrow morning I get to have what’s known as an ablation, which is the preferred treatment over here for an irregular heartbeat. They knock you out for 4-6 hours and, depending on how quick you recover, it’s a 1-2 day hospital stay, something I’ve never done before.

I’m not in the least bit worried, and I’m not religious, but if you can spare some mojo, please send it my way. All other things being equal, I’ll be back online on Tuesday. We may even have signed someone by then. x
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Hope it all goes well, see you Tuesday.
 
FlemingtonFox said:
Roof Family, tomorrow morning I get to have what’s known as an ablation, which is the preferred treatment over here for an irregular heartbeat. They knock you out for 4-6 hours and, depending on how quick you recover, it’s a 1-2 day hospital stay, something I’ve never done before.

I’m not in the least bit worried, and I’m not religious, but if you can spare some mojo, please send it my way. All other things being equal, I’ll be back online on Tuesday. We may even have signed someone by then. x
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My best wishes to you
 
Thanks everyone. Happy to say that everything went according to plan and they let me come home the same day.

As long as you have insurance, the for-profit US Health System works really well. From diagnosis in March to surgery at the Hospital of my choice in June, with only the surgeon’s schedule to work around. And the people at the point of delivery are brilliant.

Anyway, glad it’s done. The alternative was taking meds for the rest of my life, and I didn’t want to have to do that.
 
homes said:
I had the same procedure a couple of years ago. Life changing (in a good way).

Like you, nervous beforehand as it’s a long, complex op. Happy to share experience and post op war stories when you’re on the other side.
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Not sure I like the sound of “war stories”. I know it’s not always 100% successful. Hopefully you did not have complications or need a second one?
 
FlemingtonFox said:
Thanks everyone. Happy to say that everything went according to plan and they let me come home the same day.

As long as you have insurance, the for-profit US Health System works really well. From diagnosis in March to surgery at the Hospital of my choice in June, with only the surgeon’s schedule to work around. And the people at the point of delivery are brilliant.

Anyway, glad it’s done. The alternative was taking meds for the rest of my life, and I didn’t want to have to do that.
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Great news!
 
FlemingtonFox said:
Thanks everyone. Happy to say that everything went according to plan and they let me come home the same day.

As long as you have insurance, the for-profit US Health System works really well. From diagnosis in March to surgery at the Hospital of my choice in June, with only the surgeon’s schedule to work around. And the people at the point of delivery are brilliant.

Anyway, glad it’s done. The alternative was taking meds for the rest of my life, and I didn’t want to have to do that.
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Great news 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
 
Well done Flemington. My brother in law who lives in LA had exactly the same op 5 years ago. As you say the service is great in the US if you’re insured. It truly is the haves and the have nots. Hope your recovery goes well.
 
What? said:
Good news Flemington

As a matter of interest how much does your insurance cost?
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I get the insurance through my work, so it’s subsidized. For me, my wife and youngest son, who can stay on our plan until he turns 26, we pay around $5,600 a year. That includes medical, dental and vision. We take one of the better plans offered because my wife is a two-time ovarian cancer survivor, so we don’t want to cut any corners. It still doesn’t cover everything, there’s still always a bunch of copays and deductibles, so I think our plan comes with an out-of-pocket maximum of $10,000 (not including the premium). With all my testing and surgery, we’ll easily hit that.

As was said earlier, I’m very fortunate to be a “have”. Those less fortunate are literally faced with life or death decisions. Service at the point of delivery is brilliant, but the system is in desperate need of radical overhaul, which sadly will never happen.
 
Well first off I'm glad it works for you. I can't imagine being faced with those sort of decisions. The NHS for all its issues feels like a much fairer and safer system overall.
 
I was a member of Mercia Health when I worked in Coventry. It covered you for Dental,Optical,Physiotherapy,Consultations,Medical Devices,Home help and Hospital In-Patient Nights. It also covered Spouse and Children of any Member. It was inexpensive at that time as it was subsidized through your trade union membership.
We also had access to the Manor House Hospital in North London(Golders Green) run by the Industrial Orthopaedic Society(later Manor House Friendly Society) and supported by membership subscriptions from trades unions.
The hospital was placed into voluntary liquidation and closed in 1999 and later demolished to make way for housing. Mercia Health became part of BUPA and became much more expensive for membership in the private sector. When I retired from work it was no longer viable for me!
 
……Manor House Hospital when it was still open was not very far away from the Old Bull & Bush Pub!
 
What? said:
Well first off I'm glad it works for you. I can't imagine being faced with those sort of decisions. The NHS for all its issues feels like a much fairer and safer system overall.
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Believe me, I would much prefer that we had a system that was free at the point of delivery, like the NHS, but it’s just never going to happen. The Drug and Insurance companies are too powerful to allow for the kind of radical change that’s needed.
 
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