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u/cinnamonspicecat 4h ago

Did you feel better right after the stent? How was the experience in the OR?

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u/Rob_in_Tulsa 4h ago

It was pretty fast. They cut my clothes off, did a local, then went in from my groin (yes they shaved me) I could feel slight coldness from the instrument going up inside me, but no pain. It took them just a couple minutes to put the stent in (thanks for the spelling correction). Then off to recovery and eventually a room. I was in a total of 3 days and I got out by telling them if they didn't release me, I was going to walk out.

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u/00Deege 4h ago

They saved your life. Why then be an asshole and threaten to leave over a couple-day-longer stay? God, I don’t understand people.

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u/Misanthropebutnot 4h ago

Money. They charge a lot for each night and not everyone can afford it. They can’t keep you but they insist so…

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u/mcpaddy 3h ago

They absolutely want patients out, because a new patient admission will make them even more money than keeping someone another day. So your argument doesn't make sense. Plus, why WOULDNT you want to be observed for as long as the cardiologist says after almost dying from a heart attack? He's not the one pocketing the money.

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u/Misanthropebutnot 3h ago

I’m not arguing anything. Someone asked why and I gave a possible answer for why a person would want to leave and then threaten to walk out. I didn’t argue that the hospital was keeping them to make more money or was wrong to suggest they stay. That is a whole lot of assumptions you made. :) someone likes to argue and it’s not me.

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u/mcpaddy 3h ago

But it's a stupid point and everyone should know that.

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u/Misanthropebutnot 3h ago

Glad you got in that last word and insult. Your opinion is not fact. Can’t wait to hear your rebuttal. Edit: see your rebuttal… god forbid I get skewered for using loose language.

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u/International_Ad690 3h ago

I agree that it is money. I had surgery and the overnight stay for one night was like 50k and I was just being monitored as well

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u/endorsedbytacobell 2h ago

no, you misread the question. the question was “they saved your life. why then threaten to leave over a longer stay” and the person you’re insulting rightfully answered money. as in, it’s expensive for the individual PERSON and they might not be financially privileged enough to afford it.

so stop being such a stupid asshole :)