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COST of knee surgery in Uganda???

  • 04-08-2017 12:19am
    #1
    swflo
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    Hi,

    I'm looking for a rough guage of what a person without any insurance (a citizen of uganda) would have to pay for knee surgery on a knee cap - person around 40-50 years old.

    I know it's quite vague, but any price range at all would be helpful.

    (It's to do with a possible donation, and just trying to verify details.)
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  • #2
    endacl
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    You checked your spam folder, didn't you...?


  • #3
    swflo
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    Nah, I'm not that bad... It's a long story. I'm not a tool, I swear. Just need to know the price range for reasons I'm not getting into. Do you know where I could find price ranges for surgeries in Uganda???


  • #4
    Pat Mustard
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    swflo wrote: »
    Hi,

    I'm looking for a rough guage of what a person without any insurance (a citizen of uganda) would have to pay for knee surgery on a knee cap - person around 40-50 years old.

    I know it's quite vague, but any price range at all would be helpful.

    (It's to do with a possible donation, and just trying to verify details.)

    Ask an orthopaedic surgeon to let you know the costs. As far as I recall, you would have the cost of the orthopaedic surgeon, the cost of the anaesthetist and the cost of the hospital.


  • #5
    swflo
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    cool, and would you guess that something like that would fluxuate greatly from country to country, or is it something that'll be substantial irrespective of where you are?


  • #6
    Pat Mustard
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    Are you thinking of going on a knee surgery tour of East Africa, or perhaps even further afield?


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  • #8
    The_Conductor
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    ....... wrote: »
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    Perhaps because he stated in the opening post that the person he is enquiring on behalf of- is a citizen of Uganda?

    OP- its highly unlikely you're going to get detailed information, such as you're seeking- on an Irish message board.

    I would pose the question- if the person in question does not have medical insurance- why limit their search to Uganda- they may find a better surgical procedure, or better prices, elsewhere (presuming of course that they are entitled to travel to an alternate locality).

    As you're being very vague- its pretty much impossible to give you any other advice.


  • #9
    Wesser
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    It costs exactly 53euro 22 cents.


  • #10
    eeguy
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    Wesser wrote: »
    It costs exactly 53euro 22 cents.

    I doubt that would cover the cost of the blade.


  • #11
    manonboard
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    OP Enormous difference in prices per country. So an irish estimate is useless to you.
    If i may advise "knee" surgery is not enough information. In surgical terms its like saying "Lower leg" surgery or "shoulder" surgery. Its a body part that could be getting many complex very different surgeries, from reattaching ligaments, aligning bones, purging out debris from a trauma, shaving down bones, vaccuming out fluid, nerve damage etc.
    You need a much more detailed procedure, does it have a name? (they always do).
    There will also be a huge difference within the areas/hospitals of uganda. Like the difference here between some hospitals is several hundred percent.


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