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Aerows

(39,961 posts) Sun Mar 16, 2014, 09:59 PM Mar 2014

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http://www.instructables.com/id/Stich-Yourself-Shut-Sugery-at-home/

Is it just me, or is the fact that people do surgery at home a symptom of a health care system that no longer serves the patients, and only the administrators and owners of hospitals?

Google surgery at home, self-surgery and other topics. There are a plethora of them. Some are for goofy topics like plastic surgery, but many of them are for sewing up an injury.

If we have to do this at home because health care is too expensive, what exactly are we paying for when we get hospital treatment?

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Surgery at home Graphic warning [View all] Aerows Mar 2014 OP

We voted for something better, but we were sold out. nt Demo_Chris Mar 2014 #1

bull & shit. n/t Whisp Mar 2014 #2

You are Canadian Aerows Mar 2014 #3

I was responding to post #1 and am qualified to do so. n/t Whisp Mar 2014 #4

You aren't Aerows Mar 2014 #6

post 1 made it sound like Obama was selling misery and profiting from it. Whisp Mar 2014 #15

Whisp, no offense Aerows Mar 2014 #18

I am very and sincerely sorry for your situation. Whisp Mar 2014 #22

Do you disagree with the statement that some Americans avoid medical care because of costs? Fumesucker Mar 2014 #30

I agree with it... Agschmid Mar 2014 #43

Financial ruin or physical ruin Aerows Mar 2014 #48

Well in one scenario you die, so I know what I'd pick. Agschmid Mar 2014 #49

And it's a choice Aerows Mar 2014 #55

Yah but if you have rabies you don't get over it... Agschmid Mar 2014 #59

I would have chosen death Aerows Mar 2014 #66

You've lost me... Agschmid Mar 2014 #113

The choice is not that simple. Try, 'Is this potentially life threatening condition.... Demo_Chris Mar 2014 #78

While I like the person you replied to Aerows Mar 2014 #104

If the costs are already beyond your ability to pay what difference does it make? Fumesucker Mar 2014 #53

I wish I would have taken my chances Aerows Mar 2014 #71

I avoid it because of costs. eom PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #79

Sure many people do... Agschmid Mar 2014 #84

Get desperate Aerows Mar 2014 #101

That will be fantastic Aerows Mar 2014 #31

I hope you have $18,000 just lying around Aerows Mar 2014 #47

Right now Obama Care is saving my life so you don't spaek for.... Walk away Mar 2014 #62

Right now Obama Care refuses to cover two of my children because of custody requirements. 1awake Mar 2014 #65

I owe 18K n/t Aerows Mar 2014 #67

Did your previous insurance cover them? Walk away Mar 2014 #68

Custody?! Aerows Mar 2014 #70

I didn't respond to you. What made you think I did? Walk away Mar 2014 #87

We are two different people Aerows Mar 2014 #89

You do realize that you posted an answer to a question I asked someone else... Walk away Mar 2014 #93

What on earth are you talking about? Aerows Mar 2014 #94

You think there are people to help you Aerows Mar 2014 #90

You are sneering at someone who has had cancer twice... Walk away Mar 2014 #92

It didn't for me Aerows Mar 2014 #95

That is because you have somehow ended up with an $18,000 out of pocket limit... Walk away Mar 2014 #97

Can you talk to my insurance company? Aerows Mar 2014 #98

Well,for starters, the government website should have an overview... Walk away Mar 2014 #110

You seem to think I'm full of it Aerows Mar 2014 #120

You know what? Aerows Mar 2014 #122

By the way Aerows Mar 2014 #102

We elected a guy who pledged to veto any healthcare reform that lacked single payer... Demo_Chris Mar 2014 #12

Public option PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #42

When you can't even get a minor Aerows Mar 2014 #50

Who was that, how was that ever possible? Not even. nt babylonsister Mar 2014 #51

Yeah, I mispoke once. I didn't run around the country making it the foundation of my campaign. nt Demo_Chris Mar 2014 #80

It was public option not single payer. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2014 #52

I'm assuming you mean a public option, because otherwise you'd be lying. pnwmom Mar 2014 #57

Yes, public option. nt Demo_Chris Mar 2014 #77

Kennedy died and took that veto pen with him? Demo_Chris Mar 2014 #81

He said that when a public option was still in the realm of the possible. pnwmom Mar 2014 #88

You hit the nail on the head Demo_Chris Aerows Mar 2014 #108

We are absolutely screwed in this country Aerows Mar 2014 #5

Where have you been? Try this: babylonsister Mar 2014 #56

babylonsister Aerows Mar 2014 #103

That's exactly what happened. Insurance finance reform is not Autumn Mar 2014 #10

Yep Aerows Mar 2014 #13

veritas nt Deep13 Mar 2014 #58

Just like "Dentist in a box". pa28 Mar 2014 #7

Do you think that people should do this Aerows Mar 2014 #121

How about adults that pull their own teeth Autumn Mar 2014 #8

Many people are resorting to it Aerows Mar 2014 #16

I have done that, in a hospital nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #9

Last resort Aerows Mar 2014 #17

I know, and I agree with you nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #19

Hmmm... Agschmid Mar 2014 #11

You think it's a mental health issue Aerows Mar 2014 #14

I do, I think people should be educated enough to know operating in yourself is a terrible idea. Agschmid Mar 2014 #23

Unfortunately Aerows Mar 2014 #25

Is this for the raccoon thing? Agschmid Mar 2014 #33

YES Aerows Mar 2014 #34

If I remember correctly you may not have sought treatment immediately? Agschmid Mar 2014 #36

No. I went in that day at @ 18 hours after the bite Aerows Mar 2014 #37

How would I be admitted otherwise? Aerows Mar 2014 #38

Didn't say you were. Agschmid Mar 2014 #41

Implying it is as good as saying it. Aerows Mar 2014 #45

To be blunt it would have been better had you avoided the raccoon. Agschmid Mar 2014 #46

Sorry isn't getting very far Aerows Mar 2014 #63

I am so stunned by your bill, Aerows.. nenagh Mar 2014 #111

Post removed Post removed Mar 2014 #40

Aerows, if I may chime in.... steve2470 Mar 2014 #91

This message was self-deleted by its author Aerows Mar 2014 #106

Have you tried talking the bill down yet? Marr Mar 2014 #109

The standard seems to be 14-16 currently. Agschmid Mar 2014 #112

Jesus-- that is just unreal. Marr Mar 2014 #114

I have done it.... Demo_Chris Mar 2014 #82

I consider you lucky that it didn't get infected. Agschmid Mar 2014 #83

Lucky. That's me. nt Demo_Chris Mar 2014 #85

A great advertisement for RepublicanCare. blkmusclmachine Mar 2014 #20

What's the difference? Aerows Mar 2014 #26

I'd use a veterinary if I could. JEB Mar 2014 #21

Me too n/t Aerows Mar 2014 #28

I have a neighbor who uses goat penicillin when he needs an antibiotic. Autumn Mar 2014 #116

I'm sure it works just fine. In most cases. JEB Mar 2014 #119

... Fumesucker Mar 2014 #24

13.95 Aerows Mar 2014 #27

. ReRe Mar 2014 #60

Only the best frontier medicine CFLDem Mar 2014 #29

Pretty much Aerows Mar 2014 #32

yep eShirl Mar 2014 #35

I'm pretty sure Aerows Mar 2014 #39

Truthfully Aerows Mar 2014 #76

Do they have a video for self administering rabies shots? functioning_cog Mar 2014 #44

That's pretty horrifying to watch. JoeyT Mar 2014 #54

Taking the long view, my great aunt Edna live a day's ride from the nearest dentist. NYC_SKP Mar 2014 #61

OMG I had an Aunt Edna and she was the most wonderful Aerows Mar 2014 #69

I wonder if some people who try this are lawbreakers - folks who got shot or stabbed during a crime Liberty Belle Mar 2014 #64

In the past Aerows Mar 2014 #72

This has been going on for a long time in the construction trades. If you work for a small adirondacker Mar 2014 #73

Butterfly stitches and superglue Aerows Mar 2014 #74

Do it yourself Aerows Mar 2014 #75

One of these.. sendero Mar 2014 #124

A friend of mine recently drained a traumatic hematoma on his leg... Earth_First Mar 2014 #86

I don't blame him a bit Aerows Mar 2014 #107

This stuff is big with hardcore "preppers" and survivalists. 1000words Mar 2014 #96

If you went to the hospital and got charged 18000 dollars Aerows Mar 2014 #99

Libertarians chant about "choice" Aerows Mar 2014 #100

This message was self-deleted by its author Aerows Mar 2014 #105

Some people live in remote locations. dilby Mar 2014 #115

want to clarify something I said, Aerows steve2470 Mar 2014 #117

hopefully this site will help you steve2470 Mar 2014 #118

Yeah, I'm a little disappointed that Obama didn't fight harder for the P.O. Lunacee_2013 Mar 2014 #123