longshanks
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rfarren":1dnxqv5g said:I agree about the ski area, but not about the person. I believe, that a skier is fair game. It's always the uphill skiers responsibilty to avoid collisions. If you're an idiot who skis out of control and you injure another person because of it, you should be held responsible. You're held responsible if you get in trouble in the bc, why should that be different when you take someone else out.
The ACL takes about 6 months before you are back to normal, but I don't know about the MCL. Although, I don't think the MCL is as bad a recovery period. As long as you have health insurance you should be fine, otherwise, you're looking at a hefty sum. Last year I needed two Cat scans, and both cost about $1000 each, although I have insurance so I didn't have to pay for it. An MRI I believe cost around $1000 too. Luckily, MCL repair surgery is an out patient procedure, so it shouldn't run more than $20,000. Just to give a comparison. Last year I had a Laproscopic Appendectomy. The procedure itself costed around $19,000 I think the insurance company paid around 10,000 as that's how they roll. My hospitalization was insanely expensive but by that time I had reached my deductible so I wasn't on the hook. It was crazy as they charge my insurance company around $120,000 for 9 days of hospital stay. The insurance company I believe paid around $25,000.
Hey Socal, that really sucks about your accident...I agree totally with Rob about going after the guy who caused the calamity, but not the resort. If I were you, I'd sue the nuts off the guy. I trust that you know his identity?...and can, with the help of witnesses, prove negligence. With or without insurance, those potential medical costs are staggering from a Canadian perspective. With our health care system, you'd be looking a $0.00 for surgery and hospital stay. Likely the same for re-hab and physiotherapy...I can't understand why America is resisting adopting a similar system. I suppose one reason is that the have's are not willing to pay for the have not's...or that the cost to implement such a plan could put further stress on the fragile economy. I guess you can't effectively run a couple of Wars and provide the people at home with health care at the same time. A sad state of affairs that...