tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1786803334860919982.post8312117481418215754..comments2023-02-08T06:09:06.357-08:00Comments on midwesternpinay: Over-education for nothing?malorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263359718316373392noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1786803334860919982.post-67614064347030021922011-07-16T23:13:59.673-07:002011-07-16T23:13:59.673-07:00Well, there are SOME procedures that are best not ...Well, there are SOME procedures that are best not done here. Those that aren't done very often and those not done at the same high standards or with the latest technology. If he's stage 4, I think if the "aggressive treatment" is not a success I think I'd go for comfortability, and THAT can be a problem here. I've noticed about this place is that they let folks suffer, Chintzy on the pain meds, you know? You are right to research it first. If only the Philippines had Thailand's complete medical capabilities and standards! Now THAT would be awesome. Another issue for me about this country is that virtually everything is done on the cheap, even when they charge full price.PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1786803334860919982.post-74968519202863856852011-07-16T17:29:33.077-07:002011-07-16T17:29:33.077-07:00@Ed, Thanks for the info. We thought engineering ...@Ed, Thanks for the info. We thought engineering would be a good profession for our little boy. We do not want want him to be a P.T. <br /><br />Anyway, in P.T., I would say the same thing too. Most of the things we learned in school and continue to learn from continuing ed as well literature cannot be appled due to Medicare restriction. We also spend a lot of time doing paperwork. <br /><br />@Phil, I agree. My mother went home last April to have her dental work and cataract surgery. She has a big deductible in her insurance ($5,000. Insurance does not cver her needed denatal work which will cost her about 1500 dollars. She went back to RP and only spent about 1000 dollars for everything.<br /><br />After reading your comment, I am thinking of maybe having my father go back home. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer stage 4. He has insurance but has a big deductible. The doctor is thinking he will just live 6 mos but they will do aggressive treatments for 2 to 3 mos. Then, I don't know. I will research more about these. I write about my father's illness in this blog really soon. I am just too busy with work right now. I have tons of paperwork. I have to do them accdg. to Medicare standard so we get paid...malorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09263359718316373392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1786803334860919982.post-70741355009004514782011-07-16T07:49:03.231-07:002011-07-16T07:49:03.231-07:00I've been insulated from this kind of thing, b...I've been insulated from this kind of thing, but it seems to spotlight at least one more reason why US healthcare costs continue to spiral upward. Instead of trying to find ways to make the costs less, all these health specialist oversight groups seem to be finding ways to justify even HIGHER prices for services. Its why a lot Americans now go overseas for operations and procedures where prices can be a fraction of what US hospitals and clinics charge. Dental is a perfect example for here in the Philippines. I pay for ALL my family's dental here out of pocket; it rarely takes more than a $25 for an extraction or a filling. A cleaning is less than $10. A root canal is about $150 or less. Even other procedures: my buddy just had a hip replaced for $9K, very affordable. American culture going down the tubes aside, healthcare costs alone make me wonder why I should ever go home again!PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1786803334860919982.post-32466049337555633572011-07-14T06:48:15.590-07:002011-07-14T06:48:15.590-07:00In the engineering field, in which I work, there i...In the engineering field, in which I work, there is a big push to get professionally licensed for all engineers. When I graduated, it was only for civil engineers building bridges, buildings and such. Also, the push isn't necessarily always to increase the education for little reward but to dilute the responsibilities of those in the field. An example of what I mean is that when I graduated, I spent 90% of my day doing hard core engineering. As the years have gone by, I end up doing less of that and more project management, people management, paper management, etc. Now I probably spend less than 20% of my time doing what I would call hard core engineering. Most of this latter thing I attribute to just the shift global markets and the U.S. shifting from a manufacturing giant to service oriented. As manufacturing companies have moved overseas and reduced in size, fewer employees means we have to take on more duties and engineers just seem to inherit a lot of them in a manufacturing climate. <br /><br />To summarize, your post struck a chord with me because all I ever wanted to do was to become an engineer and now it is a profession that I probably wouldn't recommend to a person.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1786803334860919982.post-61875191144721245412011-07-12T22:57:08.452-07:002011-07-12T22:57:08.452-07:00@Geri, I just want to clarify that not all pharmac...@Geri, I just want to clarify that not all pharmacists are bad. However, bad pharmacists do exist. We need to be in charge of our own healthcare.malorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09263359718316373392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1786803334860919982.post-44458989022902394142011-07-12T22:56:01.642-07:002011-07-12T22:56:01.642-07:00I wrote this more than a month ago but unable to p...I wrote this more than a month ago but unable to post it because of computer problem which I still have and unable to fix.<br /><br />Anyway, Ed, I fee; good that you agree with me. I did not know that they keep on raising the educational requirments on other profession.<br /><br />At Geri, You are absolutely right regarding creative field. It is difficult for people like us to prove our worth outside the title. Thanks for sharing...malorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09263359718316373392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1786803334860919982.post-25671232811133063332011-07-11T09:10:59.559-07:002011-07-11T09:10:59.559-07:00Absolutely true and just not in the medical profes...Absolutely true and just not in the medical profession but other professions as well.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.com