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billfred
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Sorry, going off my personal experience. I like my wife's real boobage when we first got married even though she was an A. Then she put some serious breast feeding miles on them and they were not so great, A--.
She got a tune-up to B's and they are really nice. Silicon much better than the first model tune-up model that were saline.
uh huh... 
mrplunkey
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It does. That was my original point.
The customer service was immaculate. The waiting room at the surgeon's office was so cool that it was actually a shame we never got to sit down. Supposedly they offer you water, tea or coffee but again, we never actually got to settle down.
The surgery center was similar. Apparently the non-insurance, 100% private pay cases get the first surgery slot. We walked in, sat down, and within 3 seconds (literally) they called her name. It was funny -- we basically bounced down then back up in the chairs.
Pain control was very aggressive. We were taught when to use the hydrocodones and when to use the flexerols. Again... it's amazing. This Friday will be two weeks since she had the work done and she can barely tell she's gotten work (aside from the boobs, which are still a little stiff).
If you want to see what healthcare can become, get the government out of it. The price/performance I witnessed over the last week and a half rivals other industries such as computing and telephony.
I have to be perfectly honest...aside from not having lavish waiting rooms (but coffee, water and tea are usually offered) this is my experience with healthcare in general around here ??
very timely appointments are the norm and I've never not had someone go over medication very carefully with me (or my family members) and most of the Drs here do take medicare and medicaid...
BUT I have witnessed some real horrible and downright dangerous care on the other end of the state.
I've never gone to a plastic surgeon but I can't imagine the treatment is unusual...and its elective care so insurance doesn't factor in at all usually anyway unless you're talking reconstruction.
So plunk, while I'm genuinely happy for you and your wife that you're so pleased...I really fail to see the point you're trying to make. How is this any different from going to say...a mercedes dealership vs a ford dealership? Isn't this just another example of the differences in customer service (in this case patient care) within any given industry?
My contractor had warm muffins waiting and a selection of juices, coffees, bottled water, tea,cookies, cut vegetables etc etc etc waiting for us in a pretty posh conference room when we went to discuss what needed to be done with my house.Some of the food and beverage choices were chosen because they knew I was pregnant and wanted to make sure I had plenty of "healthier" choices. Other contractors barely gave me business cards...kwim?
I will say 12k does sound like a very good price tag though...that would barely cover the cost of boobs here for tha but, totally different demographic you know?
very timely appointments are the norm and I've never not had someone go over medication very carefully with me (or my family members) and most of the Drs here do take medicare and medicaid...
BUT I have witnessed some real horrible and downright dangerous care on the other end of the state.
I've never gone to a plastic surgeon but I can't imagine the treatment is unusual...and its elective care so insurance doesn't factor in at all usually anyway unless you're talking reconstruction.
So plunk, while I'm genuinely happy for you and your wife that you're so pleased...I really fail to see the point you're trying to make. How is this any different from going to say...a mercedes dealership vs a ford dealership? Isn't this just another example of the differences in customer service (in this case patient care) within any given industry?
My contractor had warm muffins waiting and a selection of juices, coffees, bottled water, tea,cookies, cut vegetables etc etc etc waiting for us in a pretty posh conference room when we went to discuss what needed to be done with my house.Some of the food and beverage choices were chosen because they knew I was pregnant and wanted to make sure I had plenty of "healthier" choices. Other contractors barely gave me business cards...kwim?
I will say 12k does sound like a very good price tag though...that would barely cover the cost of boobs here for tha but, totally different demographic you know?
mrplunkey
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My point (and it's actually a fact, I'm just hanging it out there) is that private-pay only healthcare operates at a radically lower price/performance point than does insurance-paid or government-paid. When you have your baby, look at the raw bills sent to your insurance company. They will be at least twice if now four times more than a vaginal delivery and probably three if not five times more than a c-section.
When you expose sellers to market prices, they'll give you their real price. Otherwise, it's just one big game of liar's poker.
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