I recently was diagnosed with Diverticular Disease, I wasn’t sure such a procedure existed. Is it a rather daunting procedure? How was the recovery? I am rather intrigued, as this is quite debilitating.
Yeah, it’s VERY common. Most people just need to watch what they eat, keep high fiber up, and they’ll be fine.
I got to the point where diverticula kept perforating and that would send me into the hospital to be on aggressive IV antibiotics for several nights.
The surgery is all laparoscopic these days. I needed opiates for the first 2 days, but was on ibuprofen after that. Not too bad of a procedure. Basically just played Nintendo Switch for a few days while I got served food in bed.
I think it cost me like $50. Maybe like $300-$400 if you account for all the doctors visits and medication around it. Lucky to have a job that has a good healthcare plan with a not-for-profit HMO.
You sure are - my insurance is great, as they go, but for profit and they force me into Caremark.
Also lucky HMOs evolved into something different than they used to be, where anything other than primary care requires a referral, that you could only get if the doctor changed the right incanttion under the right phase of the moon, after sacrificing a meerkat.
Kinda screwed up that I - and probably you - could go out and get more money at a new job tomorrow, but the insurance keeps us pinned down. Not that I hate my job, but some choice would be nice.
Glad you got it taken care of, I can relate very much to “vast health and quality of life improvements, but only because I have good insurance. “
I’ve been really confused at why people hate HMOs. My company has two options and the non-HMO is way more expensive. The only downside to the HMO seems to be very strict rules about out of network coverage but all our doctors take it so it’s not really an issue. I’ve also never needed a referral and they’ve never gotten in my way on aging, at least so far. But the hate makes sense if they used to be worse. I’ve only had a job with insurance for like 5 years.
Edit: guess people don’t like truth bombs this small? Fact is most Americans are either uninsured or underinsured. And that procedure would likely never get done. Period.
Paid for a colon repair to fix diverticulitis. 10/10. Can eat fajitas again.
Had to pay, because American.
I recently was diagnosed with Diverticular Disease, I wasn’t sure such a procedure existed. Is it a rather daunting procedure? How was the recovery? I am rather intrigued, as this is quite debilitating.
Yeah, it’s VERY common. Most people just need to watch what they eat, keep high fiber up, and they’ll be fine.
I got to the point where diverticula kept perforating and that would send me into the hospital to be on aggressive IV antibiotics for several nights.
The surgery is all laparoscopic these days. I needed opiates for the first 2 days, but was on ibuprofen after that. Not too bad of a procedure. Basically just played Nintendo Switch for a few days while I got served food in bed.
Rich* American
FTFY
Edit: why are you booing ME? I’m right.
I think it cost me like $50. Maybe like $300-$400 if you account for all the doctors visits and medication around it. Lucky to have a job that has a good healthcare plan with a not-for-profit HMO.
You sure are - my insurance is great, as they go, but for profit and they force me into Caremark.
Also lucky HMOs evolved into something different than they used to be, where anything other than primary care requires a referral, that you could only get if the doctor changed the right incanttion under the right phase of the moon, after sacrificing a meerkat.
Kinda screwed up that I - and probably you - could go out and get more money at a new job tomorrow, but the insurance keeps us pinned down. Not that I hate my job, but some choice would be nice.
Glad you got it taken care of, I can relate very much to “vast health and quality of life improvements, but only because I have good insurance. “
I’ve been really confused at why people hate HMOs. My company has two options and the non-HMO is way more expensive. The only downside to the HMO seems to be very strict rules about out of network coverage but all our doctors take it so it’s not really an issue. I’ve also never needed a referral and they’ve never gotten in my way on aging, at least so far. But the hate makes sense if they used to be worse. I’ve only had a job with insurance for like 5 years.
That’s a rich American. Believe it or not.
Edit: guess people don’t like truth bombs this small? Fact is most Americans are either uninsured or underinsured. And that procedure would likely never get done. Period.