Holy Cow Just got out of the hospital: I had a stroke!!!

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17. Hope you are feeling better!

I had an event recently as well. Blood pressure dropped to 80 along with me to the bathroom floor.
My wife called the paramedics since gray isn't my normal color.
Three days and several tests later they let me go home.
Bills were $35K - thank heavens I have insurance.
Even with, it cost us about $2500 out of pocket.
All was fine after all - apparently it was a transitory event.
Here's the kicker: out of a $30K + hospital bill, they accepted Blue Cross's payment of $8500. Case closed.
Without insurance, they would have bankrupted me first then went to the government for the rest.