What a week we've had.
My mother went into the hospital last Friday for pain. They thought it was her heart, did a bunch of heart tests, and came back with regurgitation and branch block. However, that wasn't what was causing her pain. They sent her home still in discomfort after being there all weekend. After all, an entire hospital can only check for heart problems and nothing else. *sarcasm*
The next day, she is bent double in pain. My sister took her to a different hospital where she had an upper GI, colonoscopy, and ultrasound/x-ray on the gallbladder. Turns out she has gallstones, GERD, diverticulosis, and a hiatal hernia. So, the doctor thinks the gallbladder is the culprit and wants to take it out on Friday. My mom - who does not like doctors - is trying to find a natural way to break up the gallstones.
So, after four days in the ER over the long weekend, the trip to the GI doctor, and the hospital tests today, she's going to be looking at a pretty big bill.
I think she needs to look at
these health insurance quotes. Seriously, the pain of the bill is going to hurt more than the gallstones I'm thinking.