the Operation
Well, here we are, the day before the big day. There is one more test this morning, some kind of sonogram-ish thing to check the condition of my cardioid arteries, and I am good to go. In the evening the … Continued
Tourist Interlude
Saturday May 23 (still working on the travelogue part of this below) Anadolu Medical Center is a new-ish hospital (five years old) out in the far suburbs of Istanbul. It’s so far out in the burbs that it’s basically the … Continued
almost time…
“hi, my name is John. I’m going to Turkey in a few days …. for a heart operation.” My public presentation of “things” has been morphing lately. It started three weeks ago when I visited Martha in good ole Marin … Continued
gettin ready to get fixed
This is a nuts and bolts update, with facts, numbers and links. Many of you expressed interest in the gory details of what I’m doing, so here goes. The very first hit on my google search for “overseas heart operation” … Continued
Lemon to Lemonade
Background For the last seven years I have had a high-stakes gamble with the US health care system. Eight years ago, since losing my fat corporate job, I was paying $320/month for $5000 deductible insurance. I was a basically healthy … Continued