European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 08, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ann Landers the stars and stripes dear Ann Landers several weeks ago you printed a letter about a Florida Man who received a medical Bill of $3,177 for removing a splinter from his foot. You said you had a a hard Tine believing such a thing coid  May i Tell you about a patient t took care of recently or. X arrived in my office with a splinter in his foot. He Wasny to concerned but it a a Hurt a  i examined the foot and saw that the splinter had punctured a joint space and developed into a septic osteomyelitis. I sent him to the Hospital at once. Saving his foot was the first priority. The patient required several weeks of intravenous antibiotics surgical drainage and the removal of the infected hone and splinter. The procedure was performed under aesthetic and required the consultation of an orthopaedic surgeon an Anaesthesiologist and an infectious disease specialist. Luck was with us and we saved the foot. You can be sure the palican did not complain about the Bill. A a �?arv1d k. Goyal m.d., president Chicago medical society dear or. Goyal thanks for the Case history. I received a letter from the Tampa general Hospital that puts a vastly different dear Abby the letter from the lady whose older sister had criticized her Alt her life inspired me to write. I know How she feels. I am 74 and my sister is 86. She a the oldest in the family arid in a the youngest and she never criticized any of our other siblings the Way she criticized me. After being a widow for eight years 1 recently remarried and when i chose my 4-year-old great granddaughter for my Flower girl a Sis criticized me by saying a a older couples do not have Quot to lower girls at their second  she also criticized the write up of my recent wedding in the local newspaper. She said i should not have named All the out of town guests told where they came from and How they were related to the Bride or Groom a the list was too Long and Boring. Abby i never criticized any of her weddings and she has been married six times. Three times before she was 45, and three times aftera 1 am enclosing the write up of my wedding that she criticized. Please give me your honest opinion of it. Sick of sister s criticism dear sick ,. A v a. A i think the write up is Lovely. Perhaps your sister Isnit aware that it is customary to list All the out of town guests where they came from and their relationship to the Bride or Groom. Don it be. Too hard on your sister dear. Some older siblings tend to criticize their younger siblings out of habit. A dear Abby if you can spare the space in your column i would quibble / Friday february 8,1991 Light on what was presented As an outrageous Case or overcharging. Here Are the facts John Mcelhinney registered for outpatient treatment with a deeply embedded splinter in Liis right big tour Quot the splinter had been there tour months and the toe was badly abscessed. The surgical procedure took one hour and 25 min ques. A a a a a a. A v a a without surgical intervention or. Mcelhinney a in fiction could have resulted in amputation of the Bone As Well As a Nasty Case of blood poisoning. I the patients original Bill of $3,177.11 was incorrect and reduced by $1,061.32 the error occurred when Mcelhinney was mistakenly charged for the use of the operating room As an in patient. A a a Quot a Quot a a. A a. A a a a a fortunately for him he carried Blue Cross Blue shield which had a managed care contract with Tampa general. A a a a a a a a a this reduced his share of the Bill from $476.56 to $220.29. So dear readers 1 hate to bite the hand that feeds me but the moral of this Story is you can to believe everything you read in the papers. C creators Syndicate a. Letters to Ann Landers May be addressed in care of the stars and stripes Apo new York 09211, and they will be forwarded to her a a a a \ pc. / a Quot like to offer some advice to anyone contemplating near Ridge or living with someone. Before you move into the House or apartment Divide All of the storage space equitably that drawer is yours this drawer is mine that shelf is yours this Stielf is mine that closet is yours this closet is mine Etc. If of done to you might Wake up one Day and discover you ave been living with a pack rat. ,. By then it will be too late. Every drawer every shelf every closet space beneath the bed every Nook and cranny will be filled with. Her or his valued possessions Memorabilia souvenirs Etc mopping vacuuming and dusting will become a memory. I Learned to late. In be tried pleading compromising and even threatening tcrleavera11 to Navat 17theccu-Mulating goes on and on. Establish the ground rules at the beginning it prevents problems later on. Remember pack rats Are not easy to identify. They come in ill shapes sizes colors and sexes. A a a. A a a  a please done to indicate where this came from. Let the ack rats of the world wonder if this letter was written y their spouses or live in companions. Sign me _ out of space 1 out of patience and about to be out of Here confidential to Quot unmarried pregnant an d torn Between the Devil and the deep Blue sea since you Are morally opposed to abortion and your Only problem is whether to keep your baby or give it up for adoption i urge you to go to an organization called Birthright. It is very much concerned about women in your plight and will help you to take a decision you can live with. God bless you. 1 wish you Well. A a c Universal press Syndicate to today a crossword across 1 Hill Street employee 4 old a Testa a Merit Prophet b a sesame Street. Muppet. 12 rever. 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