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Podcast on Hernia Repair: Dr Michael Alexander from Shouldice & Ralph Nader
I stumbled into this podcast with Ralph Nader (yes the seatbelt guy and presidential candidate) and Dr Michael Alexander, a Shouldice surgeon, talking about the Shouldice hernia repair and approach. Apparently the podcast host Ralph Nader went to Shouldice and had a good experience.
The podcast is from June 27 2015 and section on hernia repair starts around 23:12 minutes:
http://ralphnaderradiohour.libsyn.com/patrick-j-sloyan-dr-michael-alexander
The discussion is broad and covers hernia treatment, complications, recurrence, mesh, incentives, costs and charges, Shouldice vs standard US approach, etc.
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quote dog:Chaunce1234 I listened thank you for posting.. Do you know by chance what is average cost [h=2]in Shouldice clinic ?[/h]You can find recent posts on other forums that say for an American the cost is somewhere around $6000 – $7000 all-in, for surgery, 4 day hospital stay, all food and meals, follow-up. Other older posts say it was about $5000 for Americans. For Canadians I believe it is free.
If it’s something you’re interested in, would probably be worth contacting Shouldice directly to ask. I assume they quote people before they travel.
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Chaunce1234 I listened thank you for posting.. Do you know by chance what is average cost [h=2]in Shouldice clinic ?[/h]
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