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Originally Posted by Ist Das Crazyboi
Something kinda f'd up - I've seen 5 docs now. All said meniscus repair, maybe ACL if it's bad but prob not, as very minor signal on MRI. One doc at MedPark was adamant I need to reconstruct ACL asap (take a tendon from hamstring and make a new one). Sounded so strange given it seems like a slight strain from everyone. Even included it in the quote that you have to pay up front for.
I ended up taking a second MRI (2months after 1st) and my ACL has completely healed, so it would have been a useless surgery with long-term implications. Obv any surgery avoided is best option. I wonder if he would have gone ahead with it after seeing my ACL with arthroscope, or if not, whether I would get a refund for that portion of the surgery if he didn't do it.
Anyways, need those 2nd (3rd 4th 5th) opinions I guess
Doctors are making most of their money from operation and some of them are pushing for it against the patient interrest.
I went to a private hospital because I thought my broken hand had not healed properly. The doctor wanted to operate (open my hand and break the bone again) the next day, already making quote about how much he was going to charge (15k for 1h operation), then I walked out, at the check out of the hospital they wanted me to pay for the operation + hopital cost, told the no.
I went to a small private ortopedic clinic the next day, 300 bahts consultation, the doctor told me the pain will be gone soon and that the operation was mostly cosmetic.
My hand is perfectly fine now.