Maggots in Grand Junction...help please.

[zion zig zag]

They flew me direct from the rim to st Mary's in cj. This is gonna cost me a shitload

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Copy. I ask because Life Flights policy was/is (not sure anymore), if they just extract from the backcountry and then transfer you to a waiting ground unit, there was no charge.

[brutah]

Sorry to hear about your injury! I hope you have a speedy recovery. Like others have said, let me know if you need any help as you travel home, the SLC mags have ya covered.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

Thanks SLC super mags. Really hoping to get in the truck and straightline home to MT. My own bed would be really great right now.

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[Jong Lafitte]

JHad buddy pull on it for like 30 mins trying to fight it back into socket.

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Yeeeeeeikes!!!!!!!! I’ve done it to the same shoulder twice. Second time I thought maybe try this, for a second. Less than a second. Wowzah level pain. Woof.

Get well mang, vibes.


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[Shredeagle]

Yikes man. That sounds awful. Good luck with your trip north.

[buttahflake]

Sorry to hear that. The older I get, just turned 57, the less I like going balls out on my MTB. I realize you are still a young fellah but It might be time for a nice gravel bike and long hours in the saddle. Just sayin is all. I wish you all the best.

[jackstraw]

Dude, this sucks. Sorry to hear. Damn.

Your insurance for air ambulance won't be bad because it doesn't cover air ambulance in the first place.

Ok, that made me laugh.

Somebody in MT get a goFundme going. We can do this!

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

Please no gofund or anything. I put myself in this situation.

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[Bunion 2020]

Hey! If we wanna help then shut up and accept it.

Tell ya what, when I go to sell my house in the next couple of years you get 1st crack at the listing. Heal up.

[sfotex]

Copy. I ask because Life Flights policy was/is (not sure anymore), if they just extract from the backcountry and then transfer you to a waiting ground unit, there was no charge.

If they don't transport to the hospital you don't get a bill. Heck you can get flown to the trail head and have a friend drive you to the hospital. If they shoot you up with a bunch of narcotics you may be stuck with a transport though......

[zion zig zag]

If they don't transport to the hospital you don't get a bill. Heck you can get flown to the trail head and have a friend drive you to the hospital. If they shoot you up with a bunch of narcotics you may be stuck with a transport though......

That's what I thought. Didn't know if it had changed.

[fastfred]

you've taken a few for the team already this year
take care of yourself
it will only get better from here

[Conundrum]

Your insurance might be shitty but if it’s real insurance, might not be as bad as you think. Check out the No Surprises Act that went live Jan 1.

https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sh...-medical-bills

[jackstraw]

Please no gofund or anything. I put myself in this situation.

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Yeah yeah. I'm the same way, but $37 from a bunch of mags is a few beers, so nobody cares and it saves a liver. So truly we're helping ourselves first and you're second.

[Hott Butt Mud]

Heal up man!

I'm sure Blurred will drop you $10k to help pay for it.

[garyfromterrace]

Nasty one white room. Heal up fast man!

[East2West]

Thanks. Buddy recommended Dr. Legrand at Bridger. I mega dislocated my shoulder and probably tore a bunch of ligaments. Took 6 docs and nurses 25 mins to get my arm back in last night. Fuck ketamine. Ugh.

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My wife and I have both been to Legrand for MCLs. No surgery though. Not sure if he does shoulders. I had to see a different doc for my ankle while he was looking after my knee. Erica and Emily at PT are awesome.

[Trackhead]

Thank you. Have two friends in Moab getting my bike which is way up on the top of Goldbar Rim. Then they are driving my truck here and picking me up. At 1am hospital decided not to keep me. Still destroyed on ketamine I had to use google stored Cc number in phone to book a hotel room and use hospital discharge papers as my ID haha.

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Might be TR of the year. Epic adventures!

[yeahman]

Damn, this sucks. I'll kick in $$ for WRG. Nobody should have to shoulder a 20k evac bill. Let us know what happens. Hope you get home okay!

[Trackhead]

Your insurance should cover your medevac, you will pay out of pocket max/deductible/co-insurance for balance, like any other healthcare scenario.

Classic Air dropped their "medevac insurance membership". Medevac insurance only covers the "balance" not the entire bill. Medicaid/medicare has no balance billing. Third party payor does.

[Conundrum]

Your insurance should cover your medevac, you will pay out of pocket max/deductible/co-insurance for balance, like any other healthcare scenario.

Classic Air dropped their "medevac insurance membership". Medevac insurance only covers the "balance" not the entire bill. Medicaid/medicare has no balance billing. Third party payor does.

This is the most likely scenario. What I was getting at with the no surprises act post. And think about it this way, the surgery and PT would probably hit your out of pocket anyway so you just got a “free” flight and didn’t have to walk.

[skysos]

I dislocated and shattered my humerus head (the ball part of the joint) in the early 90's snowboarding in Crested Butte. Same thing with the shoulder dropped way down. That was the most pain I've ever experienced in my life, and I was in the clinic with it back in the socket within about an hour. I can't imagine several hours of that pain. Mine needed surgery to repair the joint and it was a week before the hospital in Montrose could fit me in. I didn't have ligament damage but the arm was numb and paralyzed for several weeks because the nerves got stretched. 6 months of PT. Hope yours goes better!

[Huskier]

If you need financial help, post up the link here. We've most definitely given money to far, far less worthy around here. Happy to pitch a few bucks your way dude. Heal up!

Aye

[powdork]

Thank you. Have two friends in Moab getting my bike which is way up on the top of Goldbar Rim. Then they are driving my truck here and picking me up. At 1am hospital decided not to keep me. Still destroyed on ketamine I had to use google stored Cc number in phone to book a hotel room and use hospital discharge papers as my ID haha.

That's just wrong. It seems like they have a set time for certain items/procedures (much like a mechanic). If the hospital keeps you past said time they lose standing or points with the insurance group in some way. I was definitely sent home too soon after my knee replacement. Had to drive back there on Norcos bleeding all over the place. Next time I may lie about pooping to get some extra time.

[Thaleia]

Sorry to hear this. Hits home, my favourite travels are solo camping / mountain biking trips to Moab, GJ, Fruita etc.

Try not to focus on the $ stuff right now but you've got a ton of friends here who are happy to pitch in times like this.