It appears that it's "slow" because you've been stuck in consideration/decision mode for several years. You have evaluated all options and potential locations. You need to execute the decision.
In my world, you’re stuck in what we call, “Analysis Paralysis”. At some point one has to either sh*t or get off the pot, as they say.
Funny as I thought the same exact two things earlier today. At work, I often heard the phrase and witnessed analysis paralysis quite often. And my father used to always say sh*t or get off the pot!In my world, you’re stuck in what we call, “Analysis Paralysis”. At some point one has to either sh*t or get off the pot, as they say.
Good point, but if he goes mechanical he has to deal with the ticking. It does not seem to bother most, but he has shared that he is terrified of it. Can you imagine him dealing with the ticking?
personally I think I've seen enough sh*t here.
I agree. My money is on that he never makes a final decision.
Agreed, but if he goes bio then the ticking will be the theoretical clock to redo time. I'd guess he'd worry about that more and think "what if it fails today" thought process, every day.
personally I'm in that camp. I think the only way it will happen is if he's out cold (because its pretty clear that all his second opinions are he's in severe) and an ambulance takes him to an Emergency Department and he's operated on as an emergency patient. He'll then wake up with whatever he gets.
I would normally advocate for mech valve in his situation, however (you'll probably find my post where) I've argued that for him the anxiety of managing his own INR (required in Thailand) and deciding on what his INR is (from the 23 blood samples he got today) and what he should do about his INR being 2.8 (should I hold, should I decrease, did I eat too little lettuce) would be such a stressor for him (and us) that realistically a bio is the best way to go.
I've got really bad tinnitus ringing of the ears so putting earplugs in it is a nightmare I'm supposed to keep as much outside noise as possible so I don't hear the tinnitus. And having to deal with tinnitus plus a ticking valve would be a nightmare.
I am researching my options...Are you living overseas ? Paying for your own surgery ? Considering doing surgery in a foreign country that does speaking primarily English ?In my world, you’re stuck in what we call, “Analysis Paralysis”. At some point one has to either sh*t or get off the pot, as they say.
hey, I'm really sorry you are living overseas, were you kidnapped and held against your will or are you there of your own choice?
Dave, not for the first time I might add;
Wait, what? Why didn’t you say something about all this earlier!?!
Obamacare? (isn't that AKA the affordable care act?) Or doesn't that cover this?
Affordable Care Act just makes healthcare coverage available for those who don’t have it through work. What it does is prohibits an insurance company from denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions. It also subsidizes premiums based on income level. But subscribers still have to pay some level of premiums. It offers four levels of coverage, between 60% and 90% of costs. I’ve heard it can still be quite expensive out of pocket to use.
