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My oldest son developed an immune system disorder that
Posted on: November 3, 2019 at 02:21:39 CT
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attacked the capillaries in his body, including the glomeruli in his kidneys. Within about a week or so he was being seen by the director of the pediatric nephrology department at Washington University and starting treatment.
As I was doing research on my own, I discovered a message board group that had an international audience. Many in Europe were waiting months before being seen by a nephrology specialist. All that time passing as their immune system was attacking and destroying their kidneys' filtering ability. Many experiences end stage rental disease requiring dialysis and kidney transplants.
Sure they didn't spend as much as I did. Since it happened at the end of the year and my deductible rolled over at the beginning of the new year, it cost me $12,000 out of pocket, but the treatment stopped my son's kidneys from being severely damaged. The last 4 years of annual checkups have shown no blood or protein in his urine. When treatment first started it looked like he was ****ing a badly poured Guiness.
No way would I want to be under a European style health system and have a major medical issue. Health is priceless and I'd rather settle for high medical bills to deal with than permanent damage while waiting for free care.
Edited by TigerMatt at 02:22:50 on 11/03/19
As I was doing research on my own, I discovered a message board group that had an international audience. Many in Europe were waiting months before being seen by a nephrology specialist. All that time passing as their immune system was attacking and destroying their kidneys' filtering ability. Many experiences end stage rental disease requiring dialysis and kidney transplants.
Sure they didn't spend as much as I did. Since it happened at the end of the year and my deductible rolled over at the beginning of the new year, it cost me $12,000 out of pocket, but the treatment stopped my son's kidneys from being severely damaged. The last 4 years of annual checkups have shown no blood or protein in his urine. When treatment first started it looked like he was ****ing a badly poured Guiness.
No way would I want to be under a European style health system and have a major medical issue. Health is priceless and I'd rather settle for high medical bills to deal with than permanent damage while waiting for free care.
Edited by TigerMatt at 02:22:50 on 11/03/19
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