I got a little incident in August and since then, I tracked all my medical appointments and costs because I wanted people(especially USA) to look how it works in the countries which are using socialized healthcare.
Background on myself: I am a French National and living in Germany where I got operated.
Here are the details of those last months:
August
- August 28th: I fell at the gym, result: a sprained ankle and ganglions appearing on my left wrist
September
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September 2nd: appointment with orthopedic doctor, cost: 0€
Got a cast at the orthopedic shop, cost: 20€
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September 12th: appointments with house doctor, cost: 0€
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September 17th: blood test with house doctor, cost 0€
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September 19th: contrast MRI, cost 0€
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September 24th: appointment with house doctor, cost: 0€
October
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October 29th: appointment with orthopedic doctor, cost: 0€
Cost a cast to go surfing, cost: 24€ (could have taken the 12€ option, but wanted the “active”/“breathable” cast option as I do lots of sports)
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Still October 29th: Appointment with hospital, cost: 0€
November
- November 11th: appointment with anesthesia doctor at hospital, cost: 0€
- November 22nd: Operation day, stayed for the night at the hospital, cost: 10€
Released with enough painkillers to cover the next 2 days + got the visit of the doctor which provided me with re-education exercises.
Total cost of my ordeal: 7% paycheck before taxes for social security, and 54€ out of pocket expenses.
About waiting time: the time lapse between appointments is mainly due to my holidays, visiting family and going surfing. I never had to wait more than 10days before getting an appointment.
I am still wearing a cast for the next week, then will have to remove the suture points in 15days. It will cost me 0€ and I already have my doctor appointments planned for that.
edit: formatting
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