Last week Chuckie had an MRI done on her right knee. It sometime clicks, locks up and causes lots of pain.
We just got back from the knee surgeon, he said she has a torn meniscus. He wants to get in there and explore and clean up the tear. Can it be healed any other way??
Should Chuckie have surgery for her torn meniscus???
He says if we go to his clinic it will cost $600 we just have to pay the nurses the Government pays him.
Of course in Canada if we go to the hospital it is free. He can do it in the clinic this week or we can go on the waiting list for the Hospital it is about six months.
We can have about 150 Margaritas in Mexico for the $600 and Chuckie says wait til we get back in about six months and have it done in the Hospital day surgery. I don't want to rush her but should we do it now?
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George
I agree with your final decision. I have been involved in this sort of work for 20 years. Bottom line if the locking continues get it fixed. If you don't you risk damaging the bones surfaces and accelerate joint damage. I am curious about one thing. The $600.00 option. Does the surgeon run a private clinic off the radar from your national health system. I thought that sort of thing was against the law in your country. I am interested mostly because we struggle with privatization vs social access systems here in the states. It is a popular topic. Frankly you could not touch that procedure here in the states for $600.00. It would be considerably more here. I have done cost analysis on that particular operation and your price is a deal.........if the Surgeon is above board. If it sounds too good to be true........
Best Regards
Spudfin
George
I agree with your final decision. I have been involved in this sort of work for 20 years. Bottom line if the locking continues get it fixed. If you don't you risk damaging the bones surfaces and accelerate joint damage. I am curious about one thing. The $600.00 option. Does the surgeon run a private clinic off the radar from your national health system. I thought that sort of thing was against the law in your country. I am interested mostly because we struggle with privatization vs social access systems here in the states. It is a popular topic. Frankly you could not touch that procedure here in the states for $600.00. It would be considerably more here. I have done cost analysis on that particular operation and your price is a deal.........if the Surgeon is above board. If it sounds too good to be true........
Best Regards
Spudfin
