Quote: (10-16-2013 07:19 PM)Jaydublin Wrote:
Have you considered getting the surgery abroad?
This.
Also, I think a few people in here are living in a fairy tale.
When you hustle, the risk of being hustled yourself comes with the territory. 100k is a drop in the bucket to the medical establishment in this country. Remember, these people will let you die before they cut into their enormous profit margins.
The best way to handle this particular situation is to get the work done in another country where you will get the same care for a fraction of the cost.
However, I'd like to point out the difference between integrity and letting people fuck you over.
Going to college, working long hours, getting married young, starting a family, etc. are considered (or once were) the "right" things to do. Go see how that worked out for a lot of people.
There's a difference between honor and stupidity. The samurai were so honorable that they would kill themselves over it. Then a bunch of cats came through and gunned them down. A dishonorable foe doesn't deserve your respect if it comes at your disadvantage.