Korean Job Discussion Forums

[superrockcore]

So I fractured my humerus a couple weeks ago after first getting here. I was being an idiot, let's just say that. I haven't gotten a foreign registration card, so I don't have insurance. If I decide to get surgery (which I definitely might need) I won't be able to get registered with a pre-existing condition. Any thoughts? Suggestions? I guess my main concern is with the insurance. Is there still a way to get the deductible not being registered but working. The humerus might take 6 weeks before a nonunion is determined (as per google) so I will probably just wait it out, then make a decision. Thanks . . .

[schwa]

Ouch. I once fractured my ulna (broke the tip of my elbow clean through) & it was about the most painful thing I ever experienced. I was offered a cast to see what happens or the option of surgery to get it pinned right away. I chose the cast. It knitted just fine.

You've got time to wait & see. Trust your body to heal itself & go super-gentle on your arm in the interim & hopefully you'll have the same luck. Best wishes, sincerely.

[superrockcore]

Ye, it is quite a nasty fracture though . . . I am hoping it heals (eating healthy etc . . ) but I am just considering my options in the interim . . .

[byrddogs]

I got myself a nice little double avulsion fracture on my elbow while in Korea (Thanks, Mr. Awesome sped off after causing it, BMW driver for that!).

I got soft casted, then hard casted 2 weeks later, then robotic arm braced 2 weeks after that. NHIC covered just basic stuff like X-rays and consultations from what I remember. Most expenses came out of my pocket.

You need to get it taken care of properly first and foremost. Worry about the insurance coverage/lack of later.

[ttompatz]

[superrockcore]

had x-rays . . . the doctor said I needed surgery . . . I am not worried about registering for insurance, I am worried about registering as an alien . . . still sitting it out . . . hopefully I will be able to lift when this is done and I wont look like Picasso's Old guitarist when I play . . .

[young_clinton]

I wonder if they should have compulsory lobotomies for anti-Semites, racists and anti-Americans. Insurance wouldn't be needed for that.

[byrddogs]

[ttompatz]

[matthews_world]

Anyone can go into a Korean hospital to get treatment.

You'll find that hospital costs are quite cheap, thus the numbers of medical tourists.

Korean hospitals, however, require payment up front. They do take major credit cards.

[sojusucks]

I have found that for safety and billing reasons it is best to have a healthy friend stop by to make sure that every thing is alright, and that you are receiving proper care.

[Wildbore]

[lowpo]

I just spent 5 weeks in the hospital and 2 months away from work from breaking 3 bones in my leg.
I saw several patients that didn't have insurance while I was in the hospital. They would come in a day before the operation and then leave a day after the operation.

[superrockcore]

Once I get a phone I will call the NHIC and see what they say.

And Byrddogs - I did get a second opinion. That guy suggested I had dislocated my elbow. (Maybe he only has the elbow model construct and so suggests this to all his patients?) After he saw the x-rays he asked me if I knew my humerus was fractured . . . uhh . . . yeah . . . I did . . .

[byrddogs]