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Safely Through Surgery

February 26th, 2016 at 02:37 pm

My son made it safely through his sinus surgery yesterday morning and has been miserable ever since. His sister volunteered to stay up with him all night to keep him company and keep his pain pills going into him at the proper time, since I didn't really sleep the night before. The packing comes out this morning at 9:30 and then he should be able to come home and get some sleep. And breathe.

We had to pay $1300 up front before the surgery which I did last week. I am not sure where we will be with medical bills afterwards. I know that he is pretty close to meeting his personal deductible now if he hasn't already. Personal deductible is $3000. At least the PD also counts towards the family deductible.

I wish medical care wasn't so ridiculous in this country. It didn't used to be.

Posted in Spending Journal, Medical Issues and Spending | 8 Comments »

8 Responses to “Safely Through Surgery”

  1. CB in the City Says:
    February 26th, 2016 at 02:44 pm 1456497860
    1456497860

    The hardest part about surgery is that recovery often feels worse than what went before. But it's worth it in the long run. Yes, medical care is crazy. I remember when going to the doctor was no big deal. I remember paying $25 for an office visit. Not the copay, that was the whole price!

  2. ThriftoRama Says:
    February 26th, 2016 at 02:47 pm 1456498046
    1456498046

    Oh geesh. Thinking of you. It's hard to watch your children suffer, even for a little bit. And I know how painful the bills are.

  3. creditcardfree Says:
    February 26th, 2016 at 02:57 pm 1456498625
    1456498625

    Glad to hear it was successful, hope he feels significantly better soon.

  4. MonkeyMama Says:
    February 26th, 2016 at 05:41 pm 1456508479
    1456508479

    Good to get that over with, though sounds like recovery is the hard part.

  5. FrugalTexan75 Says:
    February 27th, 2016 at 03:30 am 1456543819
    1456543819

    That's good his sister was willing to help both you and him out. Sounds like she was raised right. Smile

  6. VS_ozgirl Says:
    February 27th, 2016 at 11:03 am 1456571022
    1456571022

    Glad to hear surgery went well, hoping he gets some relief soon.

  7. LivingAlmostLarge Says:
    February 28th, 2016 at 02:02 am 1456624974
    1456624974

    Glad to hear everything went well!

  8. rob62521 Says:
    February 28th, 2016 at 07:00 pm 1456686005
    1456686005

    Hope you have gotten some rest and hope he recovers quickly.

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