TomBell

17 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Just noticed this
Are you saying the doctor om US did not recommend surgery?

Who did then?

Do you have Medicare?

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They did an angiogram / attempted angioplasty and found a 100% blockage (prior stent) and an 80% and 70% blockage. They recommended "meds and diet" as a result (But I got the DISTINCT impression that translated to "You need a bypass, but not without insurance, medicaid, or 100K in cash"

The doc I am seeing here in the Philippines is recommending the bypass also.

12 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

Dont cheap out on the ticker, dude, its the only one you got.

I agree 100%, Problem is, all this came with pretty much NO money on my part, so Im scraping up funds now. 

Also, anyone have any experience with Malaysia? I've heard good things, and potentially lower prices?

Santisuk, Thanks for that. Yes, I have a 6 week old Angiogram and failed angioplasty from the states where the doc said "lets try meds" (Translation "you don't have insurance or cash, so no bypass for you") And all the tests, workups, etc I can pass along to the docs in Thailand

The 800K to 1.3M figure is a LOT scarier than I had been hearing though, Looks like ill have to crank the begging even higher amongst family & friends..

I'm an American living in the Philippines and am in need (say the docs) of a triple or quadruple bypass surgery.

As this is all happening with pretty much zero dollars, I am working on getting some money together now..

My question (s) are:

Best place in Thailand to do it?

Best hospital in that area?

How much on average "all in" to get it done on average?

Im hoping to find a good deal on a GREAT medical team if I can. Anyone who has been through something like this?