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"I am a Canadian that has used up all my life savings for 7 surgeries in the USA."
I'm sorry to hear of your situation and glad you were able to get the attention needed. Were you not able to negotiate better pricing with the hospitals/doctors? Self pay patients are looked at differently than the insured. Even with the latter, med services "super bill" the insurance companies but in reality settle for pennies on the dollar. Self pay patients are also handled in a similar manner. Just curious if that was something you pursued. Here's wishing you a complete and speedy recovery.