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Cost of Health Care

Posted on April 10th, 2008 by tomtom

Has anyone else been tracking their medical expenses from this injury?  Sure makes me happy that I was insured when the injury happened.  Granted, I probably would have opted for the non-surgical treatment if I didn’t have insurance, but the cost is still staggering.  I’m also glad that I was able to make a choice with [...]

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    1/3/08 - AT Rupture
    1/9/08 - Surgery (Splint)
    1/14/08 - Back to Work
    1/23/08 - 1st Post Op. (1st Cast)
    2/6/08 - 2nd Post Op. (2nd Cast)
    2/20/08 - 3rd Post Op. (Boot)
    3/19/08 - 4th Post Op. (2 Shoes)
    3/24/08 - Start PT
    4/28/08 - Start "Jogging"
    5/8/08 - 1st Post ATR Race (1 mi.)
    7/29/09 - AT Shortening Surgery
    8/13/09 - 1st Post Op. (2nd Cast)
    9/8/09 - 2nd Post Op. (Boot) 9/18/09 - Start PT
    10/20/09 - Two Shoes!

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