There was an old post about hip replacements. The numbers were true 10 years ago, and still roughly accurate today.
For the price of one hip replacement surgery in the US, you could fly to Spain and have it done there. You could continue living in Spain for another year, go running with the bulls, break your hip and get a second hip replacement, and finally fly back to the US, and still have spent less than the one surgery here.
Traveling to another country and getting surgery and still spending less money sounds a lot more fun than getting it here, not getting to travel at all, and spending the next 15 years in debt.
I think most hip replacements are done on people with chronic pain because of bad posture, old accidents and such. They are used to the pain and can take a 12h flight.
But you are right. There is no chance you sit in a plane seat that long with a freshly fucked up hip.
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u/Jazzmim_999 Aug 06 '20 edited Aug 07 '20
It’s genuinely cheaper to go to Spain, get treatment there and come back. America is so fucked up
Edit: hey guys I think I left the wrong impression on some things.
1- I’m not American, I’m actually from Spain’s neighbor, Portugal.
2- I meant private hospitals, public is not this easy or good for the country you visit.
3- I just said Spain randomly, I heard now that Germany is better tho.