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[Messypandas]

Didn't see this posted:

If there were no pictures, you wouldn’t believe Jamie Hilton’s extraordinary story.
She spent 42 days after life-saving brain surgery with a quarter of her skull ‘living’ in her stomach.
And now the former American beauty queen is back at home after surgeons successfully stapled the bone to her head. ..
The 36-year-old’s brush with death came after she stumbled and hit her head on a fishing trip with her husband, Nick, to Hell’s Canyon in Idaho in June.
She was taken unconscious to hospital in Boise where doctors found her brain had swollen.
They decided to remove a quarter of her skull to ease the swelling and put it inside her stomach to keep it sterile and nourished.
When the mother of three, a former Mrs Idaho, woke from the operation she found a lump in her stomach and a large portion of her head missing. Mrs Hilton posted a photo of the skull in her abdomen on her blog entitled ‘Miracles... believe in them’ as well as a photo showing a scar running the length of her head. Since recovering she has returned to work in the family taxi business as she attempts to clear a six-figure medical bill. She wrote about the moment her skull was replaced last month. ‘Surgery went as well as expected! My skull is back in my head... really weird to say,’ she said.

Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/913528...after-live-saving-brain-surgery#ixzz27mNlyi4P

Very positive person

 

[Onion_Relish]

Six figure bill... Ouch. Godspeed and good luck with the recovery, something tells me you might need it...

 

[SteveWD40]

Since recovering she has returned to work in the family taxi business as she attempts to clear a six-figure medical bill.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

Six figure bill?Theres no way she can pay that off.

 

[EVOL 100%]

Six-figure bill?

fuck that shit

 

[K.Sabot]

Is there any reason she needs that quarter of her skull in her stomach?!

 

[Dennis]

Pretty terrifying that bumping your head can lead to this.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Wow. Crazy story. That's a lot of money to pay back though.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Holy cow.

And you know, there's quite a range on six figures. I imagine something like this, it's going to be on the higher end of any range.

I wonder where (personal freedom) private insurance was involved and where they might have happened to (whimsically) draw the coverage line.

 

[Dark Octave]

I'm more terrified by the bill than the topic of the story.

 

[EVOL 100%]

Is there any reason she needs that quarter of her skull in her stomach?!

To keep it nourished and sterile is what the article said.

I have no idea how that works. I guess it's keeping it 'alive' in a way?

 

[Darklord]

she attempts to clear a six-figure medical bill.

This shits gotta stop America. Help your people.

 

[Dennis]

Is there any reason she needs that quarter of her skull in her stomach?!

Skulls need to eat too.

 

[that1dude24]

bones aren't dead, guys

 

[yogloo]

I think they usually do that in surgeries.

 

[Lactose_Intolerant]

Probably banged her head again after learning about her bill.

 

[EVOL 100%]

Oh god...

I hope this woman doesn't bump her unprotected part of her head onto something.

 

[RS4-]

They save your life then own it.

Christ, six figures.

 

[dallow_bg]

So is the plan to eventually put the skull back into the head?

 

[linko9]

Wow that's crazy. So the skull has now been put back together right? Any after pics? I'd be impressed if the skull shape still looks natural.

 

[Messypandas]

So is the plan to eventually put the skull back into the head?

its back in, i didn't post the full article oops

She wrote about the moment her skull was replaced last month. ‘Surgery went as well as expected! My skull is back in my head... really weird to say,’ she said.

Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/913528...after-live-saving-brain-surgery#ixzz27mNlyi4P

 

[SteveWD40]

What can they do if she doesn't pay it? reverse the operation? I live in the land of the NHS so I am genuinely curious as to what powers these medical company's have? Even if you are in debt you can do an IVA / Bankruptcy / Chapter whateveritiis there can't you?

Would they refuse to treat her in future?

Fucked up, all the way up.

 

[dallow_bg]

its back in, i didn't post the full article oops

Very interesting.

 

[Stet]

Modern medicine is an amazing luxury.

 

[Enkidu]

Modern medicine is an amazing luxury.

Can life saving procedures like this really count as a luxury?

 

[Agnostic]

The bill doesn't really matter. She will pay like $90/month for the rest of her life to pay off the bill. I know quite a few people who do this because they didn't have insurance and were losers working full-time and couldn't afford it. The family business must be a bunch of losers if they can't afford health insurance. These people will never take responsibility for their life and get a real job. Now people like me with health insurance will absorb the costs because of people who vote for Obama.

 

[Tom_Cody]

After picture:

 

[EatinOlives]

The bill doesn't really matter. She will pay like $90/month for the rest of her life to pay off the bill. I know quite a few people who do this because they didn't have insurance and were losers working full-time and couldn't afford it. The family business must be a bunch of losers if they can't afford health insurance. These people will never take responsibility for their life and get a real job. Now people like me with health insurance will absorb the costs because of people who vote for Obama.

My sarcasm detector might be broken...

 

[Stet]

Can life saving procedures like this really count as a luxury?

(That's the joke.)

 

[MrOogieBoogie]

After picture:

Beautiful.

 

[EVOL 100%]

The bill doesn't really matter. She will pay like $90/month for the rest of her life to pay off the bill. I know quite a few people who do this because they didn't have insurance and were losers working full-time and couldn't afford it. The family business must be a bunch of losers if they can't afford health insurance. These people will never take responsibility for their life and get a real job. Now people like me with health insurance will absorb the costs because of people who vote for Obama.

pleasebejokingpleasebejokingpleasebejoking

 

[Harry Potter]

START THE REACTOR

Cool story.

 

[Risible]

The bill doesn't really matter. She will pay like $90/month for the rest of her life to pay off the bill. I know quite a few people who do this because they didn't have insurance and were losers working full-time and couldn't afford it. The family business must be a bunch of losers if they can't afford health insurance. These people will never take responsibility for their life and get a real job. Now people like me with health insurance will absorb the costs because of people who vote for Obama.

Holy fucking shit. Hey, tell us how you really feel.

 

[Air]

Insane.

 

[Messypandas]

she could have pulled off the sickest terminator costume while waiting for surgery

 

[totowhoa]

After picture:

http://i.imgur.com/iCj6B.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]

Wow, it's amazing that we can tear out a quarter of a skull and put it black so cleanly. I was afraid her head was still going to be deformed -- glad she lived and will probably be keeping the same quality of life too :)

Regarding the six figure medical bill... aren't hospitals usually pretty willing to work with people on these things? I'm not saying anybody can just up and take on the equivalent of a second mortgage (or however much it will be) out of blue without a lot of lifestyle changes, but hopefully they'll be able to get past this too.

 

[Dennis]

Beautiful.

Once her hair grows back she will look pretty much how she did before.

Amazing when you think about it.

 

[samus i am]

After picture:

http://i.imgur.com/iCj6B.jpg

this is what I was waiting for, truly amazing!

 

[maquiladora]

I am amazed.

 

[Sickboy007]

After picture:

Truly beautiful and badass at the same time.

I do wonder why they didn't go with an artificial replacement (titanium) for that part of the skull. And the fact that she has to pay a 6 figure bill is some Repo Men shit.

 

[Secret Fawful]

The bill doesn't really matter. She will pay like $90/month for the rest of her life to pay off the bill. I know quite a few people who do this because they didn't have insurance and were losers working full-time and couldn't afford it. The family business must be a bunch of losers if they can't afford health insurance. These people will never take responsibility for their life and get a real job. Now people like me with health insurance will absorb the costs because of people who vote for Obama.

Mitt Romney?

 

[Busty]

"Let's stick the bitches skull in her......., stomach."

Cocaine is a helluva drug.

 

[The Mana Legend]

So they save her life and then subsequently ruin her life by giving her a six figure bill.

Sometimes I wonder how much it really fucking costs to do surgeries like this.

 

[Seda]

"Let's stick the bitches skull in her......., stomach."

Cocaine is a helluva drug.

What is this

 

[Tunesmith]

That's some science fiction medical shit right there. Beautiful.

 

[SeriousApes]

That's pretty amazing. Though, I thought it was her whole skull when I read the thread title. And I was very confused.

 

[Bomber Bob]

six-figure medical bill.

America

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Science!

 

[Dead Man]

The bill doesn't really matter. She will pay like $90/month for the rest of her life to pay off the bill. I know quite a few people who do this because they didn't have insurance and were losers working full-time and couldn't afford it. The family business must be a bunch of losers if they can't afford health insurance. These people will never take responsibility for their life and get a real job. Now people like me with health insurance will absorb the costs because of people who vote for Obama.

Please be joking.