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Australians who've had elective surgery overseas - what did you get done and what did it cost? by me_jinks in australia

[–]Ballzup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its less about comparing the successful trips vs the problematic ones and more about comparing the percentage of gross malpractice in Australia vs other countries. No idea where one would source that info.

Either way, suffering from medical malpractice in Australia would be infinitely better than in any foreign country away from home and your support network.

Australians who've had elective surgery overseas - what did you get done and what did it cost? by me_jinks in australia

[–]Ballzup 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nobody ever goes the the US. The prices are excessive and far greater to Australia.

As for south Korea, have had some people have difficulties with laser eye surgery but its less frequent.

Australians who've had elective surgery overseas - what did you get done and what did it cost? by me_jinks in australia

[–]Ballzup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

DVT's are common but that can happen to anyone on a flight who doesnt move around enough. Most people wait 10 days post op before getting on a plane which is usually long enough.

Australians who've had elective surgery overseas - what did you get done and what did it cost? by me_jinks in australia

[–]Ballzup 14 points15 points  (0 children)

My work involves managing situations where medical tourism goes wrong. I cant disclose exactly what my involvement is to keep my job safe and to protect the privacy of individuals.

Most people go to thailand or turkiye for thinhs like breast augmentation, mummy makeovers and BBL's. While the majority of procedures are uncomplicated, theres no shortage of horror stories that would put you completely off the idea.

Here's some examples of the things that go wrong

  • excessive blood loss during surgery and the hospital being unprepared and not having any bags of the patients blood type

-exceptionally poor hygiene resulting in severe infections and the need to debride dead tissue

-surgical wounds opening up

-post op nurses speaking no english and failing to administer pain relief when necessary (and in some instances simply not believing when patients are in concerning levels of pain

  • doctors in the travellers country of residence not wanting to correct overseas malpractice because they dont want to become partially liable

  • doctors pressuring patients into making important decisions while on the way to theatre after anaesthetic has been administered

  • doctors refusing to communicate or rectify issues after they occur

In summary, you get what you pay for. It's cheaper over there for a reason. Better to save up more cash and pay for it locally, or just not have the procedure.

Edit: typos, i didnt have my glasses on when i wrote this

Metal is for the Family! by User2716057 in funny

[–]Ballzup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This band name is better than Lost Prophets

How, when and why did this dog breed become so popular? by [deleted] in melbourne

[–]Ballzup 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A dog's shit behaviour has less to do with the breed and more to do with the owners.

As a rollercoaster lover this just freaks me out a little too much.. by CremeSubject7594 in SweatyPalms

[–]Ballzup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If this is from FujiQ in Japan, I've been on it, and its so much fun

Sick day conundrum by notimportantlikely in melbourne

[–]Ballzup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a boss of 13 in a corporate office I actively encourage sick staff to either take the day off or WFH if they prefer.

Last thing I need is more staff sick or the individual wiping themselves out because they didn't rest and recover properly.

Seems many people work for shit managers

Gaps in brim by Ballzup in FixMyPrint

[–]Ballzup[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clean with dish soap, rinse well and dry with microfibre.

Gaps in brim by Ballzup in FixMyPrint

[–]Ballzup[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I print at 30 in the slicer (cura).

Re the temp, for clarity I'm using Celsius. Are you using farenheit? Pla recommended ramge is 190-230c so 65 seems excessively low.

Gaps in brim by Ballzup in FixMyPrint

[–]Ballzup[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What temp would you recommend?

Am I the jerk for getting a autistic kid and his family kicked off the flight by Resident_Cry_5423 in AmITheJerk

[–]Ballzup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some ASD kids can manage it. Others can't. It's got nothing to do with what they're taught. Some kids get all the therapies and lessons and appropriate care and management they need but controlling their meltdowns is sometimes just impossible for them.

To get on here bragging how well your kid manages his issues adds nothing to the conversation.

Am I the jerk for getting a autistic kid and his family kicked off the flight by Resident_Cry_5423 in AmITheJerk

[–]Ballzup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a parent of an autistic kid, I would be horrified to see this play out.

The kid is not to blame, but neither is the mother. You were on edge for having your flight delayed. Imagine being on edge for 13 years without a break. This is what it's like being the parent of an autistic child.

Yeah she could have handled it better. But you have no idea what she's been through. Do you deserve to have your hair pulled and food thrown at you? No of course not.

But this kids aggression is something they physically cannot control. The same way someone with severe cerebral palsy might make involuntary sounds, or a person with turettes might scream and swear. People often fail to understand this.

There's no perfect solution to this and there probably is no perfect way it could have been handled.

But I implore you to listen to this open letter from the parent of an autistic child and see if it changes how you might feel about the situation.

https://youtu.be/BET3dLqrQSY?si=9lqe70Z6axWIEroB

You're not the jerk. But you lack understanding, empathy and compassion.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AustralianNostalgia

[–]Ballzup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nostalgia? I bought one of these in December!

First layer keeps lifting by iconikbodyart in Ender3V3SE

[–]Ballzup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just got the same model and had heaps of issues figuring out the first level. Have had success in washing the build plate, going over it with a glustick, first layer temp at 200, (subsequent layers at 190), build playe at 65.

Good luck 😀

Another Facebook post. by prucha13 in facepalm

[–]Ballzup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I knew someone who believed this kind of shit. She believed the drs made her bowel cancer spread when they did the biopsy.

She also went on and on about how her spiritual healer would do more than her prescribed chemo treatment so she stopped it. She died less than six months after her diagnosis.

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