Reply to: Contracting and Medical Operations

[NotAllThere]

Get a contract in Switzerland. You can't be refused basic medical insurance - and that does cover the knee, and allow you to schedule the op pretty much to your convenience.

[EternalOptimist]

Knees are like goolies really. or eyeballs.

you get two of them so that you can afford to lose one. Its evolution.

now hop off to the bar and get me a beer you twat

[SimonMac]

I would recommend a guy called Dr Maxwell at the Oaklands Hospital in Salford.

Specialist details - Oaklands Hospital

They have a mobile MRI scan that is there weekly and they he fits you in to suit you.

Actually, for you Simon I would recommend a trip to see Jack Kevorkian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

As long as I get the right nurse the doctor doesn't matter

[SimonMac]

That might be a problem...

Died June 3, 2011(2011-06-03) (aged 83)

I wonder if he had any help?

[MarillionFan]

That might be a problem...

Died June 3, 2011(2011-06-03) (aged 83)

Faked his own death.

[northernladuk]

Actually, for you Simon I would recommend a trip to see Jack Kevorkian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

That might be a problem...

Died June 3, 2011(2011-06-03) (aged 83)

[MarillionFan]

I would recommend a guy called Dr Maxwell at the Oaklands Hospital in Salford.

Specialist details - Oaklands Hospital

They have a mobile MRI scan that is there weekly and they he fits you in to suit you.

Actually, for you Simon I would recommend a trip to see Jack Kevorkian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[DimPrawn]

I got a horrible lump on the back of my neck which grew to the size of a golfball and giving me dreadful neckache. I went to the NHS and they said 'Sorry, that's cosmetic'..

I've told you before MF, that unsightly fat lump on top of your neck is called your head.

It is cosmetic, but no insurance company has enough funds to deal with it.

[northernladuk]

I would recommend a guy called Dr Maxwell at the Oaklands Hospital in Salford.

Specialist details - Oaklands Hospital

They have a mobile MRI scan that is there weekly and they he fits you in to suit you.

[MarillionFan]

Time is the one thing I don't have, I know I am going to take a two months being benched after this gig, I want it all done in that space of time

Pay for it privately.

I had private healthcare for about 3 years (£180 a month for the family). The two times I tried to claim for something they were having none of it.

So I cancelled it. Then I got a horrible lump on the back of my neck which grew to the size of a golfball and giving me dreadful neckache. I went to the NHS and they said 'Sorry, that's cosmetic'. So I rang around a few private hospitals and negotiated a price of about £500 to go it. Minor op, few hours later they'd cut it out and it was thrown it away. I was back the next day without an issue. In addition, that lump they threw away also did well, it eventually became a contractor and moved to a Fantasy Island.

[craig1]

Time is the one thing I don't have, I know I am going to take a two months being benched after this gig, I want it all done in that space of time

OK. If you're paying privately then you can take plenty of shortcuts as you don't need to mess around going through insurance hoops. I'd still recommend going to a good physio first, they'll know the best surgeons anyway and you can build a working relationship for post-surgery.

Your GP is probably useless for getting a private surgeon, at best they can do a referral letter for you if you give them the name!

If you're uncomfortable with anything the surgeon is saying then question it, if he/she is evasive or arrogant then find another, it's your money.

[TimberWolf]

How do you look after your knees?


I know, bend your back instead of your knees when you pick something heavy up.

[SimonMac]

If you've got plenty of time and you're paying for it privately anyway then why not use the NHS system to get diagnosed properly? Once that's done and you know when you're going to be able to schedule it in go private. Probably the same consultant you'll deal with in the NHS anyway but the difference is that you'll get private benefits*.

Consider going to see a premium physio to see if there's a non-invasive alternative. I've had long-term knee problems and good physio is the only thing that has stopped me needing even more operations. If you're in London then I can recommend an excellent one.

If you must go under the knife, get recommendations from others as there's a vast difference between the butchers and skilled surgeons who all operate in the same area**

* Private hospitals give inclusive happy endings as part of the pain management process for joint operations. It's true. If you haven't had one then you need to go back for either a refund or late treatment.
** sic

Time is the one thing I don't have, I know I am going to take a two months being benched after this gig, I want it all done in that space of time

[craig1]

If you've got plenty of time and you're paying for it privately anyway then why not use the NHS system to get diagnosed properly? Once that's done and you know when you're going to be able to schedule it in go private. Probably the same consultant you'll deal with in the NHS anyway but the difference is that you'll get private benefits*.

Consider going to see a premium physio to see if there's a non-invasive alternative. I've had long-term knee problems and good physio is the only thing that has stopped me needing even more operations. If you're in London then I can recommend an excellent one.

If you must go under the knife, get recommendations from others as there's a vast difference between the butchers and skilled surgeons who all operate in the same area**

* Private hospitals give inclusive happy endings as part of the pain management process for joint operations. It's true. If you haven't had one then you need to go back for either a refund or late treatment.
** sic

[northernladuk]

Here..

What does it cost?
The cost of a knee arthroscopy operation in a UK private hospital or clinic is around £1,800 to £2,500, inclusive of private hospital charges and consultant’s fees. The operation can normally be undertaken without the need for an overnight stay in hospital.

from

Arthoscopy Knee operation - Private Surgery in the UK

I thought £1800 rang a bell..

Costs for different ops here..

Knee Surgery / Operations