Could this be happening to you!

[ksl]

Are my suspicions of over prescibing of medications and other related fees for hospital treatment, justified I wonder as the Lupus outbreak appears to be drug related, as the liver enzymes started to fall, after i stopped the meds.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11652448

Once a year my chest x ray is around 35$, so my eye's lit up, when i had to pay over 50$ for hand x-ray and over 80$ for the wrist. I said i have no pain in my hands, but i do in my wrist, why do i need 2 x-rays of course the guy couldn't answer me, and it didn't really make any sense, as when i first arrived at the x ray department. I said why do you want to x-ray my hand, i have no pains in my hand or fingers, it was then that the x-ray guy went to visit the doctor and he came back with another bill for the wrists. over 140$.

I will get an explanation at my next visit that's for sure, i paid 800$ that day for 17 blood tests and the x-ray and I need to compare it with my x-ray centre.

It makes me wonder if they take it for granted that we all have medical insurance, the cheapest i could find was in Hong Kong at 12k £ a year, obviously I didn't take it.

[x9200]

There may be differences in price between the chest X-ray and the other procedure as the chest machines are the most popular and most utilized (plus some other possible reasons) but I agree it all looks a bit suspicious. Also for the insurance - we have our own suspicions for being ordered and charged for unnecessary tests - nothing really expensive and potentially harmful but still unnecessary. And we think this is because they know we are fully covered.

[ksl]

yeah, providing they don't start removing the body parts and selling them on the black market, I guess we have no complaint! Though it sound like its getting more like a car repair shop with limited experience When i asked about the lupus which i suspected was drug induced the heart specialist was quite indifferent until it became sever and i just stopped the medication without his approval my liver enzyme was at a all time high of 230 when it should have been below 50. I have really lost faith in the medical world and from now on do most of my own research, to ensure that we stay on the right path with my consent.

[EADG]

When some of my counts and markers were up in a recent health check, it warranted further analysis (more checks, more expense). It seemed sensible at the time, so I did them.

I won't go into details here but the pain and I believe damage, possibly permanent, from the subsequent tests (cameras where you wouldn't want them) by a reputable doctor have caused me to trust no doctor and to reiterate that you are ultimately responsible for your health.

When getting a second opinion, accept that these doctors cover for each other like an Old Boy's network.

Some of these tests do more harm than good. Some of it is an industry unto itself.

Question everything. If you don't get answers, or if you do and don't like the answers, go somewhere else.