I came across nordorthopaedics which is a clinic based in Lithuania. I wouldn’t be loath to choose it because I hate Europe (as a personal preference), it’s cold and it’s the same price as Asia. I want to include it because their website has a very clear breakdown of the prices and procedures and you can tailor it yourself and see the prices instantly. This is the way that all clinic websites should be really.

The frontpage lists the price as 4160 Euros and there is a whatsapp number to connect to. But going to a second page gives a better idea of the actual page because you have to add on various other options, and so I’m not sure what that is, perhraps just the implant and surgeon.

There is more information on this first page. The first consultation is free. You can travel ten days after surgery. Pain killers are stopped after one week. Walking unassisted is possible after one month. They use minimally invasive surgery with no muscle cutting. There are no need for changes in the home environment.

So the page with further price breakdown gives the prices in British pounds. Surgery is 3470, the implant is 2340. (Already it’s more than the headline price.) Seven days of physio is seven hundred sterling. There are three choices of implant, two are zimerBiomet with com/mech options, or R3+Polarstem by smith and Nephew. There is an extra charge of 1200 Euros if the BMI is over 70.

Accomodation is available in the apartment with aftercare, ‘from’ 74 pounds sterling a night.

When I chose a few options I got a price of 8510 Euros, which is interesting. A few red flags are that there is no price of extra tests, medicines nor hospital stay nor how long the hospital stay would be. I’ve got a feeling it’s outpatient, meaning it’s not included. So with tests and medicine, and a month of accomodation, perhaps ten thousand Euro, which puts it on par with the prices I am looking at, but it seems FAR better organised and it is DEFINITELY a last to resort to consider if what I’m looking at doesn’t work out. The issue is adding the flights, and it’s a long flight back, and I’d need two operations likely… so I’d probably do two sides if there would be help there.

Hmmmm. Not sure what to think about this actually.