I hope there is someone out there who can give me some information. My Egyptian 'husband' (we have only had an orfi / common law marriage so far, not a legal marriage) has been going to Cairo International Hospital for tests/treatment for a blood disorder since last Christmas. I have been giving him £1,000 (£ not EP!) every month, but I still cant figure out why he needs so much. This is the amount he originally told me it would cost him for the first test (which included which a bone marrow biopsy), but he says he needs the same amount each month. Ok, I know he has to take a return flight from Luxor to Cairo, and he says he must stay in a hotel for 4 or 5 days while he waits for the blood work results (he says he takes his brother with him) but I have no idea what the hospital charges for his blood tests, as I couldn't get to speak on the phone with anyone from the hospital who could tell me :-(
Can anybody tell me the cost of out-patient blood tests and the cost of drugs such as Hydroxyurea which reduce the platelet count?
I would be really grateful for any information.
Thank you so much in advance
Elaine