Darren, no prob.
I just tried to explain to you how it works here, since the health-care system in Belgium differs a lot compared to the system in the US (and Holland, Canada, England, etc.)
I hope you enjoyed Belgium in another way then described in the video and I hope to see you back on track in my sweet land of milk, honey and health care
Hilarious!! Darren, about 3 years ago I was in Paris and crashed while riding my bike. The exact same thing happened to me. Ambulance ride, surgery, stitches, "novicane", etc. All for free and no record of me being in the hospital. Most expensive part was the $20 I had to pay back in the states to get my stitches removed. But I did not have a Johan, so my hospital trip took over 6 hours, including a 45 min nap while the doctor was at lunch and I slept on the surgery table. Free health care = questionable health care.
Good for you Daren....3:58. Also, I should point out, Melissa Cook, who went to the same high school as Darren, won the 3k.
Dude posted July 25 at 10:42pm.
Wow, that is sick! Kind of a scary story, actually. Someone mentioned Hostel and that was exactly what I was thinking of during his story telling. I've never seen a spiking of that magnitude. And there is not nearly enough stitching in there, he's gonna have a saweet scar.
He was limping like hell afterwards too ... looks like he ripped a few of them stitches out ...
Anonymous Coward posted July 25 at 4:57pm.
Winner was Rob Myers in 3:56 mid (Leer second in 3:56 high, Pifer 3rd in 3:57 mid) ... Darren was in second from the gun up till 100 to go but couldn't hold on.
darren's hospital photos are now uploaded on the coverage page, check them out!
Johan posted July 25 at 11:58am.
Let us all hope he runs well tonight in Dublin with that ankle!!!
Thanks for all the appreciation!
Anonymous Coward posted July 25 at 11:22am.
I'm the one who originally said that universial healthcare is a joke. AND it is a joke!
Tom Green had cancer and could have been treated in Canada for free--yet he came to the USA and was treated almost immediatly. In Canada he would have waited for months.
I would rather pay for my health care and chose who, when and where I receive treatment than have much more money taken from each paycheck and be told to wait.
Darren--I don't know you, nor do I personally think that you even hinted at anything on the topic of universal healthcare. Don't try to explain yourself--you don't have to. It sounds like a scene from the movie Hostel rather than one from ER.
USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!
Joet posted July 25 at 11:12am.
haha...Darren you're great! That is one horrible wound! ouch!
I agree with Louie, Darren could you post the link to your Facebook pictures of the incident. I'm quite interested in seeing what it really was like in the hospital.
OK, I want to clear this up for everybody ... Guest and Bear especially though. In my video, I never say that I am pro or con universal healthcare. I also never say that I was in a life-threatening situation. What I do say is that the hospital was empty, the doctors were standing around (eating food and playing games on their computers) and that it took a generally long period of time for me to get a simple procedure done. I do say that the ease of the process was very nice though other than the wait time. I also do not once say that it is a BAD system, I just say I don't know how I feel about it. So quit being so defensive! I am not attacking Europe or your hospital system. Johan, a native European citizen is the one who told me it was taking a long time and was the one getting things pushed along, not me ... I was sitting in a wheelchair bleeding. Sorry you got upset by the story of my trip, but I assure you I was not attacking anyone, simply telling what happened. Thanks.
Can you post a link to your facebook page? I want to check out those pics.
Guest posted July 25 at 8:37am.
sorry for my broken English
Guest posted July 25 at 8:36am.
I' ve looked to your 'scarry' movie and in my opinion those stitches looked very well. Of course we know everything from the USA is superior compared to Europe... Like mentioned by someone else; I don't think that your wound was that life threatening or that you were bleeding to death. So, maybe next time think again before crying about the bad care and be grateful that people do their best to help you. By the way I'm pretty sure you'll get that bill as your name has been lodged in the computer. Have a nice trip back to the USA and stay there. Thx
But we Europeans know everything is better in the USA... except for trackmeets, beer and waffles.
Bear posted July 25 at 1:28am.
Just be happy, you got help in a cost efficient way,... All the blabla about waiting. Spoed in Dutch means that you need urgent medical help for a severe problem If your case is not urgent/severe, they will not treat it as such and ou will wait (I think that it is a strategy to prevent people from going the "spoed" too often). This case could easily been done by a docter around the corner. (7 years education/training for some stitches should be enough)
I've been to the same hospital several times (with my pregnant wife and with an apendicitis) and then I got immediate help (the docters actually run whenever necessary).
Nice stitches anyway...
This is why national/universal health care isn't a good idea... there is no incentive for the doctors to do a job in a timely manor. Yea you don't need to pay but you have a long wait and kinda sub par treatment. And in america with a significantly higher population it will probably not even function that efficiently. It works well for a small population but for large populations such as in the US we need to look for a different solution.
BG posted July 24 at 12:48pm.
Way to take it like a man, Darren. I second AC, this is exactly why universal health care is a terrible thing when put into actual use. Lack of doctors, waiting in line forever, self-service, lack of supplies, no medical records. Thank God Johan was there to take care of business, he seemed to know more than the doctors. Way to maintain composure Darren.
Yikes posted July 24 at 11:37am.
wow what a trooper. get those pics on here!
Anonymous Coward posted July 24 at 11:06am.
And for all of you crazy liberals--THIS is why we do not need universal health care.
Jb posted July 24 at 10:52am.
might want to have someone else look at that. that "hospital" seems shady.
dont want infections
My dear LORD! That is the nastiest spiking I have ever seen...by leaps and bounds and triple jumps and vaults. Oh my god that is nasty. Good thing you didnt pay for those stitches.
The men's 1500 was about a 22 man field on a 6 lane track so there was a lot of traffic. With a lap to go and the clock at 2:41, moves were made and Darren Brown got mixed up with the craziness and went down on the track. David Torrence tried to avoid Darren while he was in the air but couldn't. When David came down his spikes dug through Darren's leg which required 16 stitches. It was not a pretty site....check it out. July 24, 2008
Darren Brown battle wound
I just tried to explain to you how it works here, since the health-care system in Belgium differs a lot compared to the system in the US (and Holland, Canada, England, etc.)
I hope you enjoyed Belgium in another way then described in the video and I hope to see you back on track in my sweet land of milk, honey and health care
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Thanks for all the appreciation!
Tom Green had cancer and could have been treated in Canada for free--yet he came to the USA and was treated almost immediatly. In Canada he would have waited for months.
I would rather pay for my health care and chose who, when and where I receive treatment than have much more money taken from each paycheck and be told to wait.
Darren--I don't know you, nor do I personally think that you even hinted at anything on the topic of universal healthcare. Don't try to explain yourself--you don't have to. It sounds like a scene from the movie Hostel rather than one from ER.
USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!
I've been to the same hospital several times (with my pregnant wife and with an apendicitis) and then I got immediate help (the docters actually run whenever necessary).
Nice stitches anyway...
Greet
Frank
i got those same ones
dont want infections