I had a severely herniated disc to the point where I spent a good six months or so on opiates and stuck laying in bed. Was ok to walk short distances after a while so it was considered low priority for surgery. 3 year wait time, but I finally had it done and went home after a night in the hospital. The opiates were ~$12 for a month with no insurance.

Cost me $0, and was given strong meds to take home for post op pain. Also free. (In Australia).

Idk if I’d have even gotten surgery in America, Luigi killed the United cunt because he was denied treatment for the same issue. Like, what’s the point of insurance if there’s a chance they won’t even give it to you at all? And if they do you’re still probably so out of pocket that you’re worse off anyways.

Like yeah, I wish I’d been treated sooner. It fucking sucked and I’ll have back pain for the rest of my life. But I had the option to go private and go into debt if I wanted to. Americans don’t even have a choice.