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Old 10-04-2013, 07:14 AM  
dyna mo
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this is what really happens to someone with a serious bone break without insurance in america

i broke my foot and didn't realize it. combined with my pre-existing condition, the broken bone became infected and as my blood went septic, was ambulanced to the er, then hospital for 14 days, the first 6 day were various doctors coming by to try and figure out how much of my foot to cut off.

in fact, they did not know how much they needed to remove when they put me under for the surgery. nor did they really care since they all knew i was uninsured and paying out of pocket.

i woke up to this, ~13% of my foot removed, bone and all, had to use a cane (that i also had to buy) to get around for a while.

total bill to me: over $50k

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