While it is difficult for me to accept the out of pocket expenses, for the most part, the cost of my healthcare makes me increasingly grateful to have health insurance provided through my husband and my employers. I often think about the alternative. What if I didn't have health insurance? I would not be able to pick up the phone and go see the doctor the moment something changes. I would not be able to call expensive specialists to receive second and third and fourth opinions. I would not be able to afford multiple surgeries. Simply put, I would be lost.
Monday, May 13, 2013
The Financial Costs of Tarsal Coalition
I have
never been so thankful to have health insurance. Even with insurance, I
have spent nearly $10,000 on medical bills alone over the past two years. Not to mention the hundreds
of dollars spent on gas, days of work, and non-prescription medication and
health aids. One of the hardest parts about spending this much money is the
fact that after 3 surgeries, my foot is in no better condition than it was the
day before my first doctor visit.
While it is difficult for me to accept the out of pocket expenses, for the most part, the cost of my healthcare makes me increasingly grateful to have health insurance provided through my husband and my employers. I often think about the alternative. What if I didn't have health insurance? I would not be able to pick up the phone and go see the doctor the moment something changes. I would not be able to call expensive specialists to receive second and third and fourth opinions. I would not be able to afford multiple surgeries. Simply put, I would be lost.
While it is difficult for me to accept the out of pocket expenses, for the most part, the cost of my healthcare makes me increasingly grateful to have health insurance provided through my husband and my employers. I often think about the alternative. What if I didn't have health insurance? I would not be able to pick up the phone and go see the doctor the moment something changes. I would not be able to call expensive specialists to receive second and third and fourth opinions. I would not be able to afford multiple surgeries. Simply put, I would be lost.
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I was just thinking this the other day! I recently had my second resection on my left ankle (6/6/13) in the last two years. This one was done by a different doctor than the first and it was done in the hospital. The first was done in their operating room in the clinic. The hospital stay alone, just for out patient was $25,000+. There is no way I would ever be able to afford both surgeries and multiple visits to the doctor trying to figure out what other options I have if it weren't for insurance.
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