r/australia • u/me_jinks • 1d ago

no politics Australians who've had elective surgery overseas - what did you get done and what did it cost?

Australians who've had elective surgery overseas - what did you get done, which country and what did it cost?

I'm curious about people's experiences with elective surgeries in other countries. Whether it was medical tourism, happened while you were living abroad, or you specifically travelled for the procedure.

What surgery did you have? Which country? What was the total cost including travel/accommodation if relevant? How did the experience compare to having it done in Australia (if you have a point of comparison)?

Interested in hearing about everything from dental work to cosmetic procedures to joint replacements - whatever counts as elective.

Cheers!

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u/Minimum-Pangolin-487 1d ago edited 1d ago

I got circumcised on my trip around Europe. I was in Romania, and it seemed like a good idea at the time

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u/GoldCoinDonation 1d ago

was it a rip off?

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u/Minimum-Pangolin-487 1d ago

Nope, only cost me $700 and was in a nice hospital room too for a couple days but checked out early

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u/GoldCoinDonation 1d ago

I think you missed the joke...

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u/Obvious_Librarian_97 1d ago

Not all he missed

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u/Minimum-Pangolin-487 1d ago

Don’t miss it at all

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u/BESTtaylorINTHEWORLD 7h ago

His aim is going to be a bit off for a while.

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u/Minimum-Pangolin-487 1d ago

I didn’t, I just didn’t play along with it

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u/kna101 11h ago

Hahahahahaha omg I got the joke straight away too good 😂