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joshcryer

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6. Patient family members = nurses = nice.

Sun Aug 4, 2013, 05:34 AM

Aug 2013

I went to my moms cataract surgeries, I was basically lectured on what was to be done because she was going to be out of it and not remember her instructions. It was a little 5 minute spiel done so fast that I had no fucking clue what they wanted me to do (I had to read the paperwork afterward). I wasn't asked to sign anything but I looked at the paperwork and my mom had essentially signed "for me" saying that she was responsible if she didn't follow the instructions, which I was told she wouldn't remember. She didn't. The whole ride home she was catatonic and didn't remember any of it.

I was in the waiting room for 3 hours. They could've let me know during that time what I was to do, and even just left me with the instructions.

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Heart surgery in India for $1,583 costs $106,385 in US [View all] eridani Aug 2013 OP

isn't stuff like getting rid of air conditioning too much ? JI7 Aug 2013 #1

I'd for sure go for paying $2000 just to keep the air conditioning n/t eridani Aug 2013 #2

i don't think it would even be that much JI7 Aug 2013 #4

So add an air conditioner. joshcryer Aug 2013 #5

That's because you have allowed yourselves to become trained mugs. dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #3

Patient family members = nurses = nice. joshcryer Aug 2013 #6

This exposes the pay inequity between jobs that can be outsourced and those that can't. reformist2 Aug 2013 #7

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