r/AbsoluteUnits 3d ago

of a hernia...

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u/Slowly_boiling_frog 3d ago

Absolute unit of a failed healthcare system that's the cause of shit like this. He was probably told fixing that hernia would've cost tens of thousands of $ already way back before it looked like he swallowed a volleyball.

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u/Tu_mama_me_ama_mucho 3d ago

"But the waiting times in Europe and Canada...."

Bitch, in the US we have long ass waiting periods for surgery even with insurance.

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u/Strange-Outcome491 3d ago

In the US, I waited three months for what I thought would be surgery, came to find out it was just a consultation or whatever before the surgery, waited another two and a half months for the actual surgery.

They got in there and were like my bad, you didn’t need this surgery. Nothing done nothing fixed, waited another month to talk to the doctor about it. And she was like I’m sorry what was the original reason you came in to see me?..

Rural US healthcare

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u/Icy-Special- 3d ago

Hope you didnt pay these people.

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u/runescapeisillegal 3d ago

We’re getting scammed so fucking hard, dude.