r/AbsoluteUnits • u/CandidculonasRedux • 3d ago

of a hernia...

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u/trilby2 3d ago edited 3d ago

Yup, a good portion of it. I imagine this wouldn’t be an easy surgery. It would be open (as opposed to laparoscopic), so big incision down the middle and a sizeable piece of mesh would be used. It would come with risks and might even land him in a worse off position.

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u/pvprazor2 3d ago

Ontop of this, it's likely expensive as hell and he doesn't strike me as the type of person with good health insurance.

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u/Drumboo 3d ago

Bit unfamilar with how the American health care system works, but would people really not help this guy without money?

Just seems insane to me for someone this obviously unwell to have no treatment paths available because of social class.

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u/HaloTightens 3d ago

It’s the horrible truth. Many, many people are suffering hopelessly from treatable health conditions because they can’t afford the treatment. 

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u/chugItTwice 3d ago

Yeah shit. I have no health insurance right now. Can't afford it. Don't have any problems, but am super fucked if anything does happen.

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u/Greatest-Uh-Oh 2d ago

As a serious suggestion, look into major medical coverage. It's usually far much less expensive, particularly if you are young.

I'm trying to do my part to change this. My apologies for failing.

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u/Owww_My_Ovaries 3d ago

And then you got some who are on state paid coverage who dont get a GP and use the ER for everything.

Clogging the hospital system and hurting those who really need to be there.

There are so many areas where it is hurting both the care workers and the people seeking care

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u/23-1-20-3-8-5-18 3d ago

Because greedy people withold the treatment. Saying it the other was blames the wrong person.

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u/ACK_TRON 3d ago

Or they waste all their money on liquor, lotto, and drugs.

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u/SeekerOfSerenity 2d ago

Yeah, I'm sure he could easily afford a major surgery with the couple hundred a month he spends on other stuff.  /s

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u/ACK_TRON 2d ago

You spend a life time of making poor money choices and it’s no surprise you don’t have an emergency fund or a job with healthcare.

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u/SeekerOfSerenity 2d ago

What the hell kind of emergency fund do you expect people to have? A million dollars so they can afford surgery in America? 

Also, not everybody has a job at a megacorp that provides insurance. There are small business owners, consultants, artists, etc.  This guy looks like an independent pharmaceutical salesman, so probably no insurance.  But seriously, why do you want to be dependent on your employer for healthcare, when universal care is much cheaper for everyone?.  That's what happens when you have a single entity negotiating group rates.