Re: INCREASE YOUR SPINE SIZE & PLEASE HER TONITE!!!

[Guest guest]

LOL!! - Now that e-mail title took a double take.

I had a single level laminectomy on my L3/4 lumbar back in

Feb. 2001, and I think the total bill was around $11,000 US.

I was fortunate with my insurance and ended up covering

about 900 of that myself.

That included just a one night stay at the hospital, though.

When I had my 3 level ACDF in 2002, I had complications

and spent an extra 6 days in ICU, and the total cost of that

bugger was over $100,000. I got out paying 3 grand.

I have heard something about a clinic in Ohio that is

well known for their good work, and will see if I

can hunt up the info. I'm in NC myself.

I hope that you will give other options a try before surgery,

such as PT and ESI's, but I would do PT anyway before

a surgery to make my muscles as strong as they can be

before they are cut. You might want to check out

some minimally invasive surgeries, such as those at

www.drjho.com.

Good luck, and I'll see if I can find that Ohio info.

jo

> Sorry, but I hope it got your attention. >

>

> Anyways.......

>

> I am currently living in Northern Ohio, around the Cleveland,Columbus

> area.

>

> Can somebody please give some basic COST/EXPENSE information

> or share their own billing experiences, costwise, concerning

> laminectomy(s), also, as well as the various spinal fusion operations

> currently available, circa 2000+ ??

>

[Guest guest]

ditto for me too !!!! ,,,,Larry

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 23:03:49 -0400 " Joe Maxwell " <maxwellj@...>

writes:

>

> LOL!! - Now that e-mail title took a double take.

>

> I had a single level laminectomy on my L3/4 lumbar back in

> Feb. 2001, and I think the total bill was around $11,000 US.

> I was fortunate with my insurance and ended up covering

> about 900 of that myself.

>

> That included just a one night stay at the hospital, though.

>

> When I had my 3 level ACDF in 2002, I had complications

> and spent an extra 6 days in ICU, and the total cost of that

> bugger was over $100,000. I got out paying 3 grand.

>

> I have heard something about a clinic in Ohio that is

> well known for their good work, and will see if I

> can hunt up the info. I'm in NC myself.

>

> I hope that you will give other options a try before surgery,

> such as PT and ESI's, but I would do PT anyway before

> a surgery to make my muscles as strong as they can be

> before they are cut. You might want to check out

> some minimally invasive surgeries, such as those at

> www.drjho.com.

>

> Good luck, and I'll see if I can find that Ohio info.

>

> jo

>

> > Sorry, but I hope it got your attention. >

> >

> > Anyways.......

> >

> > I am currently living in Northern Ohio, around the

> Cleveland,Columbus

> > area.

> >

> > Can somebody please give some basic COST/EXPENSE information

> > or share their own billing experiences, costwise, concerning

> > laminectomy(s), also, as well as the various spinal fusion

> operations

> > currently available, circa 2000+ ??

> >

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> LOL!! - Now that e-mail title took a double take.

>

> I had a single level laminectomy on my L3/4 lumbar back in

> Feb. 2001, and I think the total bill was around $11,000 US.

> I was fortunate with my insurance and ended up covering

> about 900 of that myself.

>

> That included just a one night stay at the hospital, though.

>

> When I had my 3 level ACDF in 2002, I had complications

> and spent an extra 6 days in ICU, and the total cost of that

> bugger was over $100,000. I got out paying 3 grand.

>

> I have heard something about a clinic in Ohio that is

> well known for their good work, and will see if I

> can hunt up the info. I'm in NC myself.

>

> I hope that you will give other options a try before surgery,

> such as PT and ESI's, but I would do PT anyway before

> a surgery to make my muscles as strong as they can be

> before they are cut. You might want to check out

> some minimally invasive surgeries, such as those at

> www.drjho.com.

>

> Good luck, and I'll see if I can find that Ohio info.

>

> jo

>

Thanx, Joe! Wow. I'm assuming the " DF " in ACDF to be a " disc fusion "

of some sort, correct?? $100,000 - that's scary.

I would absolutely appreciate it if you could give me the name of the

Ohio clinic.

[Guest guest]

Got my attention...almost didn't read it cause thought it was someone

trying to slip a discount pharmacy through being clever...laughed so

hard, my back started hurting..

Anyway, I just (2 months) had a 3 level fusion with instrumentation,

but isn't part of that a laminectomy ??? Anyway, so far bills are

$68,000 (discounted to 60,000 the insurance) for 5 days in hospital

and the surgery, $20,000 ($11,000) for the neurosurgeon, $5,000

($3,000) for the assist surgeon, $3,000 (1,800) for

anesthesiologist. I spent a week in rehab, $38,000 (11,000), plus

misc expenses including ambulance transport from hosp to rehab,

medical equip, follow x-rays, etc. Then of course, PT is still ahead.

Most of the hospital bill was Operating " Supplies " , guessing the

BMP, instrumentation, etc, that $30,000 grand in itself, plus

pharmacy and OR room expenses in general, room, etc.

My costs - $2,100...my insurance has a $3,000 gran out of pocket max

in a year as long as you use preferred provider. I had already spend

the other out of pocket prior to the surgery. THANK GOD FOR THE

INSURANCE !!! I do live in an area (Monterey County, CA) that is

notorious for high medical expenses...no comptetion, no HMO's, listed

as one (if not the) most expensive medical places in country. Also

the most expensive to live vs. income, but thats another topic !

What I don't get...all these insurance right offs...is this just

something the Dr.s use for a tax write off...if my surgeon bills me

for $20,000 and gets paid 11,000, if you don't have insurance, are

you really going to have to pay $20,000 ???

Kris

> Sorry, but I hope it got your attention. >

>

> Anyways.......

>

> I am currently living in Northern Ohio, around the

Cleveland,Columbus

> area.

>

> Can somebody please give some basic COST/EXPENSE information

> or share their own billing experiences, costwise, concerning

> laminectomy(s), also, as well as the various spinal fusion

operations

> currently available, circa 2000+ ??

>

> Your help is greatly appreciated!! Blessings in advance.

>

> I have had prior experience with the laminectomy procedure some 20+

> years ago and feel it to be OUTSTANDING!!

>

> But sadly, the old demons are reappearing at my back door again. The

> tissues, I guess, are extruding once more, and I'll probably have to

> undergo one, or maybe even both procedures again.

>

> I am clueless.

>

> What am I looking at, expense-wise???

>

> Share anything you like. Anything.

>

> God Bless.

[Guest guest]

thrie real crooks

they'll try

spent one night 22 hrs in the hospitall

due to worker comp drgiving me moprin which i'm allergic to the WC comp

refused to pay the hospital has sent me a bil for the Whole $3500.00 bil told

the i could not pay one week later the sheriff brought me a sommons to pay up

or else

HARD TO GET BLOOD OUT OF A BERIIDN TRNIP

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