Interesting article though. Still, at about $150K for scoliosis surgery for an average stay of 5 days in the hospital compared to: $150K for scoliosis surgery + posterior release surgery with halo application + 5 weeks stay in hospital (with parent) + 24 hr. nursing care + physio care + school teachers + transportation to and from hometown to Portland + hotels & meals + some other stuff I probably don't even know about. WOW, I can only imagine what the grand total of all this is going to be. I think I need to buy a LOT of Shriners raffle tickets when I get back home.
Edit: Ballet Mom, I typed out my response before I read your last one and agree with everything you said. If my son had been seen in a timely manner in BC then we would not have been forced into this extremely expensive route. Don't agree with your statement about the other surgeon though as he should NEVER answer anyone by saying: "Why do you care?" Just wrong. All around wrong, tasteless and rude. No excuse. It wasn't about me "refusing" a certain type of metal, I was just curious what they were planning on using.
Edit: Ballet Mom, I typed out my response before I read your last one and agree with everything you said. If my son had been seen in a timely manner in BC then we would not have been forced into this extremely expensive route. Don't agree with your statement about the other surgeon though as he should NEVER answer anyone by saying: "Why do you care?" Just wrong. All around wrong, tasteless and rude. No excuse. It wasn't about me "refusing" a certain type of metal, I was just curious what they were planning on using.
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