Originally posted by ChickenHawk
Well that settles it, never get sick while in Moscow.
I think that Western people visiting Moscow have health insurance, I mean
real insurance, and in case of trouble will get to best Moscow clinics, 4th Administration of Health Ministry, "Kremlin hospitals". I think the only thing that is not availible there will be heart transplantation, but I am not sure, first heart transplantation in USSR was performed in mid-80s.
Originally posted by Udie
I'm going to go have my gallbladder cut out on monday I hope mine goes better than your surgery did!!!
Good luck! I had two guys in my room who had such an operation, one was done with a big cut, and another with very small puncture, he was walking on the same day. One old man (77 years old) there had his gallbladder cut 30 years ago and doesn't have any problems. My Father had such an operation in 1993, he's 78 now, he eats everything and drinks alcohol as he did before, so this operation isn't a big loss as many people think. At least it's better to have it planned then in an emergency...
BTW, I think my operation went good, at least I am alive and I had some experience to remember

At least it's good to remember it after it's over. What doesn't kill you - makes you stronger. My luck with surgery and medical care is very funny. Every time I apply for medical help it turns to some mixture of comedy and horror story

Originally posted by Hangtime
Who in hell leaked the recipie for penicillin to Moscow?
LOL! I am allergic to penicillin, one injection may kill me. BTW, modern antibiotics are great, I didn't have any trace of post-op inflammation, and they are quite cheap. Maybe the stuff you have in the West is even better, but I am satisfied with what they gave me here, at least they didn't forbid me to drink.

I only can't drink beer, and it's really good, I lost 10kg in the hospital and keep losing weight. Now I use my pocket flask with vodka instead of beer. You know, vodka is a diet drink
