How much healthcare in Italy cost – is the service good – are the hospitals clean? Italian Health Care is a hot topic for expats wanting to live in Italy. I test it the emergency system as an expat, after an accident. I filmed as much as I could but tell you everything. It was an experience that impressed me.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:59 Hospital results
04:29 How much it cost me
09:56 This injury changes everything
11:32 How it happened
26:28 Why it happened
31:01 The snake on video
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32 Comments
I am so sorry about the sound in certain parts of this video. I did not edit with my headphones on and the difference between my mac mini sound and how YT upload this has made some parts sound awful. Gutted. It was a big edit that took days to put together. 😕
For those wanting the detail behind the health system, I have added a new blog to my website. http://www.threeacresofmarche.com
Hola Richard. I felt your panic with the snake, but I'd have been out the door before it got me, not the window. I fell few years ago down a step, tore the Tarsal ligament in my foot, the instant I did it the pain made me sick. 5 weeks on crutches , blood thinning injections for 10 days, but it actually took a year before it healed. Thankfully no problems since. Take care, living there alone is a worry. I'm afraid your reassurance on the snake ain't working on me 😂 I'd still be running. I like the linger har by the way. ❤
Went through this exactly 8 months ago..Get yourself a red light therapy belt and ice pack wraps…was off my "walker" in a week…& applied 2 LifeWave patches to the knee daily (quantum healing modality) and at 68 am back to racewalking 5
miles a day😎…Looks like Italy is a thousand times better for health care than in the states😳🥴.
Yikes, Get screens on your windows and doors. I would had a heart attack if I saw that snake!
Take a photo and add to chatgpt it will translate en English and explain what is wrong.
Get well soon! Italian healthcare system is great, contrary to the cliche that many outside Italy still have, and it’s also very cheap. I think you didn’t even tell your audience that the healthcare is free for residents! One more reason to move to Italy definitively – but, having said that, being on your own in the countryside with an accident like this is one of the reasons why I didn’t… Buon corragio!
To keep animals afar get a couple of ulyrasounds and plug them in a power outlet, get better
I would have ended myself seeing that lol😂…take care Rich 😊
I'll take snakes over rats any day! Our cats drag in big ones like that all the time here in Sicily.
The health care services up there are exactly why I've bought in Morro d'Alba and will be moving my residenza up there.
Hello Richard! Im sorry you are having a rough time with your injury, tbh i would have jumped too seeing a snake geez what a fright. Be kind to yourself r& r will be helpful with your healing, rome wasn't built in a day. Take care Richard. Xx
The shock was on both sides, so no pressure there but, the jumping was not the best idea. Italy has a really good healthcare system. Coming from Australia my son fractured his wrist and was aided very quickly in ER. Had two days in the broken bones ward and sent home for 28 days rest. Came back to the hospital for an X-ray and getting the cast off. Luckily we had time to recover and having a 28 day wait for his healing it was the second last day on holidays for our 3 1/2 months holiday. Although it was 20 years ago, the system has only gotten better. It didn’t cost us anything at all.
Best of luck with the rest and recovery Richard.
I hope you are recovering well. All I can say is, at least it wasn't a spider. 😳🥴😉
A wise man once said to me, "you can't eat an elephant in one sitting." One bite at a time, brother.
Hi Richard. Sorry about the knee. I am in Arcevia just down the road from you. When you have 'issues', feel free to reach out and i am happy to help. Foreigners renovating old homes in Central Italy should stick together. (and I've had three ACL replacements, so i understand the challenges ahead of you……..but it will be fine.). keep your head up. let me know if you need anything. reach out and ill share my private details.
You are not alone, snakes are scary! Ah, Bramhall, we stayed a night in a hotel there years ago before flying home to Melbourne. There was a Man United match on that night and that was the nearest place to stay for Manchester airport, crazy every hotel was booked out. There groups of guys outside pubs singing footy chants, to add to the atmosphere in the city.
Hi Richard, I hope the knee gets better soon. Did you get it looked at when you got back to the UK? What's the prognosis? You're walking, so obviously it's a bit better, or you're on really good painkillers. Don't worry about crapping yourself over a pretty decent sized snake. You should have seen my wife's reaction to a 2" scorpion in the bathroom in Montelpuciano. Luckily, she didn't jump out the window, we were on the second floor 😂. Take care buddy 👍
I can also give a perspective of the Italian health system, if anyone is curious. I gave birth to my daughter in Italy (my Italian husband has since passed away). I had no problems with appointments and of course the state paid for her birth. My daughter (an Italian and U.S. citizen) is now living back in Italy, married to an Italian. She has given birth to two sons in Italy. All good. No medical debt. With each birth she was given a few months of paid time off. She had the option of extending her maternity leave at a lower pay rate. I think it was a total of 9 months. Italy has a wonderful system for helping its citizens.
My problem is getting back to Italy. I’m from the U.S. and it’s not as easy as it is for Europeans. Even with my daughter living there, my late husband being an Italian citizen, I speak the language (technical information I struggle with) and I inherited a house next door to my daughter —but there is no long term VISA option for me. If I was wealthy I could buy my way in, but that’s not the case.
Aw wow, don’t worry about the house, it’s not going anywhere. Get well and heal. Better days ahead!
Richard there are screen kits at the hardware store even in italy, you can make them to fit each window n also buy door screens that you can move to the side…..this will allow your windows to remain open very cheap….
Get a cat😊
Ciao Richard! So sorry to hear you have injured yourself. ACL injuries are terrible. The USB likely contains the MRI-scan in DICOM format. Often a DICOM-viewer is included, which allows you to view the images from a laptop or PC. While reading your blog, we noticed that you mentioned you have visited or consulted with a specialist doctor, a orthopedic surgeon hopefully? A complete proximal tear of the ACL that is retracted distally means that the torn ligament has snapped downward (like a rubber band), moving away from the thighbone (proximal) and pulling toward the shinbone (distal). Rendering your knee joint unstable and gives you jolts of pain. While surgeons often start treatment conservatively, you may want to prepare yourself for a choice you will likely have to take whether or not to operate. From what we understand from your video, your ACL is torn and this means it will not grow back on its own account. The therapy that is recommended is aimed at compensatory coping, so if you feel less or no more pain, you may be able to avoid surgery. If you still do feel pain or hinder afterwards, depending on your lifestyle and your goals for the future, you will need to decide which option is best for you: either live with the limitations or opt for a ACL reconstruction. We, or rather said my lovely wife, recommends you visit an orthopedic surgeon back in the UK (FYI, she is also an orthopedic surgeon) and to be extremely cautious if you insist on driving yourself (better not try are her words). Try on a secluded piece of road if you can make an emergency stop, because that is your biggest risk from a physical and legal perspective. Your car insurance may not be too happy with you driving around injured, and may declare it invalid as a result (if you end up in an accident). And don't even try to drive back in one day, three to four is more realistic if you drive solo. Your knee will become stiff and painful from sitting in a 90dgr bend, so stop every 60-90 mins to mobilize it. Icepacks will help too with the pain, but 4 maybe 5 hours of driving per day is what you need to expect . Best is to fly home, or to arrange a second driver that takes you back with the car. Oh and about that snake, we also see them around our house in Indonesia (boa's and the occasional juvenile cobra). They are not our cup of tea either, but they do keep pests at bay. Thankfully rarely inside though haha. Best of luck with the recovery and above all stay safe! Anton & Johanna
I love your channel. Your making great strides considering you only do it part time. Take Care of that ankle. I myself took way to many injuries lightly and now dealing with hernia that will not heal, fractured spinal column etc. I'm all good but I should have looked after me first. Cheers mate love the content
Geeze Louise, that’s cheap, an MRI is around $900, $385 out of pocket in Australia, you need a Drs consult for the referral $98 ($50 approx rebate) and a Drs consult for the results (usually bulk billed under Medicare) physiotherapy, occupational therapy & remedial services es are very expensive around $90 out of pocket each session 1-2 sessions per week takes a massive chunk out of your basic wage.
Dude, what a bummer! The snake is nothing. Perhaps just a bit of ophidiophobia. What you need to be thinking about is getting that ACL Recon you likely need done [Disclaimer: Im not a doctor or a qualified medical provider!]. I had a ACL redone myself at age 20. Success for me was very diligent post surgical physical therapy and range of motion work. Hoping NHS gets you in quickly. You might even consider going back to Italy for that reconstruction. You have a fan club out here pulling for you. Good luck mate.
Time for some bug screens on the doors to keep the nope ropes/ danger noodles 🐍out the house
🐍 good to know if you go to Italy…but don’t go near snake in Australia ok…some are very venomous 😮. But I would recommend screens …also you have scorpions…😆 take care 🙋🏻♀️🦘🇦🇺
Snakes & lizards – Just learn to live with them, whatever you do you will not get rid of them😂😂
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek! I'm a city girl, and while you've made peace with the snake, I'm over here in the US with the heebie-jeebies. 😱 Anyway, please don't worry about the sound of the video. It was fine! Also, I'm no expert, but I imagine it might help keep the snakes out if you had a door. 😏😁 It looks like you're walking better; I hope the pain is gone now. xo
Wow what a few days for you. It's amazing you had an anaconda chased you throughout your house and you were able to jump out the window. Now when AI pick this up, and the BBC calls for an interview about the lad who got half swollen by a giant snake in italy… you'll get a million views.
Kidding aside, once it's all said and done, and you're feeling better, it's better to laugh about it a little about it. 🙂
Hope you're feeling better.
PS. Don't jump off the roof either when it'll get redone btw!
Sorry you got hurt. Where are your proper crutches. It was foolish to leave the hospital without any form of safety or protection for your ankle.
I'm watching from America. And first things first….you need a good close neighbor you can call. Lordy, regardless of how it happened a second supportive friend is priceless. I too live alone and stuff happens. I'm sorry to hear that you hurt yourself, but for heaven's sake man, ask for help!! My family lives thousands of miles away. I don't know what I'd do without my neighbors. I'm certain one of them would have come. I would!! Be ❤️🩹 well!
Looking at that footage of the snake, you're not the only one who panicked!