Comments on: The Lazarus prospect—a medical adventure begins… http://www.uruguayliving.com/2007/05/19/the-lazarus-prospect%e2%80%94a-medical-adventure-begins/ Broken promises and failed hopes... Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:06:58 -0300 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Loggy http://www.uruguayliving.com/2007/05/19/the-lazarus-prospect%e2%80%94a-medical-adventure-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-580 Loggy Mon, 28 May 2007 03:10:50 +0000 http://www.uruguayliving.com/2007/05/19/the-lazarus-prospect%e2%80%94a-medical-adventure-begins/#comment-580 David, Best wishes in your recovery and lifestyle change. It feels so good to be better after many years of suffering, you'll see a change in your energy and attitude about life. Loggy >>Thank you kindly for your good wishes.  I have been sustained throughout this ordeal by the knowledge that the Good Lord never lets us be given any challenge that we cannot get through. --The Southron David,
Best wishes in your recovery and lifestyle change. It feels so good to be better after many years of suffering, you’ll see a change in your energy and attitude about life.
Loggy

>>Thank you kindly for your good wishes.  I have been sustained throughout this ordeal by the knowledge that the Good Lord never lets us be given any challenge that we cannot get through.

–The Southron

]]> By: John http://www.uruguayliving.com/2007/05/19/the-lazarus-prospect%e2%80%94a-medical-adventure-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-579 John Sat, 26 May 2007 21:01:33 +0000 http://www.uruguayliving.com/2007/05/19/the-lazarus-prospect%e2%80%94a-medical-adventure-begins/#comment-579 The best wishes for an easy surgery and speedy recovery, David. Thank you for very good and useful article. Just one question: to attend a treatment like yours is it necessary to have a medical insurance? Do you have one (such as La Asdistensial and Sanatoria Mautone or VIP)? John >>I have NO insurance.  I am paying for everything out of pocket.  The total cost, inclduing all mediations, surgery, doctores, hospital stay, etc will be between US$6000 and US$10,000.  For example, the initial visit with the Chief of Surgery cost me under US$10.00. --The Southron The best wishes for an easy surgery and speedy recovery, David.
Thank you for very good and useful article.
Just one question: to attend a treatment like yours is it necessary to have a medical insurance? Do you have one
(such as La Asdistensial and Sanatoria Mautone or VIP)?
John

>>I have NO insurance.  I am paying for everything out of pocket.  The total cost, inclduing all mediations, surgery, doctores, hospital stay, etc will be between US$6000 and US$10,000.  For example, the initial visit with the Chief of Surgery cost me under US$10.00.

–The Southron

]]> By: Jana Marko http://www.uruguayliving.com/2007/05/19/the-lazarus-prospect%e2%80%94a-medical-adventure-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-578 Jana Marko Sun, 20 May 2007 18:16:34 +0000 http://www.uruguayliving.com/2007/05/19/the-lazarus-prospect%e2%80%94a-medical-adventure-begins/#comment-578 Congratulations David! It is wonderful to hear about you being in good hands of excellent doctors. How does it get any better than this? I myself am an Eastern European doctor and whenever I heard some horrible stories about USA medical system I couldn't believe. Your newsletter however, is once again confirming it. The word "doctor" comes from Latin "docere" which means "to teach". So your doctors are the "real deal doctors". Excellent! Will continue crossing fingers for your wellbeing and fast recovery after the surgery. >>Thank you kindly. Congratulations David! It is wonderful to hear about you being in good hands of excellent doctors. How does it get any better than this? I myself am an Eastern European doctor and whenever I heard some horrible stories about USA medical system I couldn’t believe.
Your newsletter however, is once again confirming it. The word “doctor” comes from Latin “docere” which means “to teach”.
So your doctors are the “real deal doctors”. Excellent! Will continue crossing fingers for your wellbeing and fast recovery after the surgery.

>>Thank you kindly.

]]> By: muffiemae http://www.uruguayliving.com/2007/05/19/the-lazarus-prospect%e2%80%94a-medical-adventure-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-577 muffiemae Sun, 20 May 2007 15:12:23 +0000 http://www.uruguayliving.com/2007/05/19/the-lazarus-prospect%e2%80%94a-medical-adventure-begins/#comment-577 Yeaaaah, great news, David! Keep us posted and I'll see you soon. I'm returning to UY in June. Dottie Yeaaaah, great news, David! Keep us posted and I’ll see you soon. I’m returning to UY in June.

Dottie

]]> By: clara http://www.uruguayliving.com/2007/05/19/the-lazarus-prospect%e2%80%94a-medical-adventure-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-576 clara Sun, 20 May 2007 14:37:54 +0000 http://www.uruguayliving.com/2007/05/19/the-lazarus-prospect%e2%80%94a-medical-adventure-begins/#comment-576 Terrific article and even more terrific news! Congratulations on beating that stubborn infection! We wish you the very best as you undertake the next big step along the road to complete recovery. Chuck & Clara PS The 'art' of medicine has always been more important, or at the very least, as important, as the science. Too much meddling by "Big Money" interests have largely destroyed that in the US. The humanity of medicine, and of society in general, is the "treasure" of Uruguay. Terrific article and even more terrific news! Congratulations on beating that stubborn infection!
We wish you the very best as you undertake the next big step along the road to complete recovery.
Chuck & Clara

PS The ‘art’ of medicine has always been more important, or at the very least, as important, as the science. Too much meddling by “Big Money” interests have largely destroyed that in the US. The humanity of medicine, and of society in general, is the “treasure” of Uruguay.

]]> By: Steve Bowman http://www.uruguayliving.com/2007/05/19/the-lazarus-prospect%e2%80%94a-medical-adventure-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-575 Steve Bowman Sat, 19 May 2007 18:30:06 +0000 http://www.uruguayliving.com/2007/05/19/the-lazarus-prospect%e2%80%94a-medical-adventure-begins/#comment-575 David- Once again, good luck and fight like hell! Your article point out some of the things we've said about medical care in Uruguay. The humanity here makes up for a slightly downsized technical capability as compared with the US. We've been taken to task for suggesting the health care in UY is at or nearly at par with the US. Americans put way to much faith in technology and value the Art of Healing too little. We are doing an article about the quality of health care in the near future and will link to this post as validation of our position. Steve Bowman www.coastaluruguay.com David-

Once again, good luck and fight like hell!

Your article point out some of the things we’ve said about medical care in Uruguay. The humanity here makes up for a slightly downsized technical capability as compared with the US.

We’ve been taken to task for suggesting the health care in UY is at or nearly at par with the US. Americans put way to much faith in technology and value the Art of Healing too little. We are doing an article about the quality of health care in the near future and will link to this post as validation of our position.

Steve Bowman
http://www.coastaluruguay.com

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