Do you want insurance with that?
Sometimes you just make great choices in life. The purchase of a real good travel insurance is one of them.
I hurt my foot bad back a couple months back in Koh Phangan. The wound never healed properly and a few days ago it got infected and the entire leg started to hurt. I also got some minor cuts on my knee and the other foot.
When these things happen it feels terrific to have a great insurance without a deductible fee. I just spoke to Jeremy and Wiktor and asked them "Which is the best hospital in Phuket?". The answer was Phuket, Bangkok International Hospital, a pricy (as hell) hospital in the city.
A quick chat with the insurance company and they promised to fix everything before my arrival at the hospital. Well at the hospital I didn't have to spend a dime, they already approved all my expenses. SWEET!
One thing insurance company can't do is put out the pain. The Doctor had to remove some dead tissue before they plasterad me. Removing tissue hurts so they give me anaesthesia, the only problem is that they put the needle right next to the wound, which was really sensitive due to the infection. Fuck, I almost bursted into tears when the needle went in. Afterwards the patient stretcher looked like a scene from The Chainsaw Massacre. Not that nice.
The moral of this story is to not cut expensives when it can backfire on you. My hospital bills are extreme! For example the charged me almost 800 SEK just for the medication (antibiotics). But I don't pay jack shit, the company take all the bills.
I do remember feeling a bit guilty when I spent 4 200 SEK on my insurance. Today I'm really glad that I didn't "saved" money and went for a cheaper and less comprehensive one.
Peace out
I hurt my foot bad back a couple months back in Koh Phangan. The wound never healed properly and a few days ago it got infected and the entire leg started to hurt. I also got some minor cuts on my knee and the other foot.
When these things happen it feels terrific to have a great insurance without a deductible fee. I just spoke to Jeremy and Wiktor and asked them "Which is the best hospital in Phuket?". The answer was Phuket, Bangkok International Hospital, a pricy (as hell) hospital in the city.
A quick chat with the insurance company and they promised to fix everything before my arrival at the hospital. Well at the hospital I didn't have to spend a dime, they already approved all my expenses. SWEET!
One thing insurance company can't do is put out the pain. The Doctor had to remove some dead tissue before they plasterad me. Removing tissue hurts so they give me anaesthesia, the only problem is that they put the needle right next to the wound, which was really sensitive due to the infection. Fuck, I almost bursted into tears when the needle went in. Afterwards the patient stretcher looked like a scene from The Chainsaw Massacre. Not that nice.
The moral of this story is to not cut expensives when it can backfire on you. My hospital bills are extreme! For example the charged me almost 800 SEK just for the medication (antibiotics). But I don't pay jack shit, the company take all the bills.
I do remember feeling a bit guilty when I spent 4 200 SEK on my insurance. Today I'm really glad that I didn't "saved" money and went for a cheaper and less comprehensive one.
Peace out
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