Operation costs

I have experienced the Cambodian public hospital and also a private medical facility. The medical care in the public hospital in terms of actual treatment, drugs, specialists etc is generally to a good standard. However that is all you get - you have to buy your own food from outside, there are no hospital porters if you need assistance, they don't provide any personal care, and the washing / toilet facilities are really basic. I had difficulty walking and the relatives of a nearby patient kindly helped me to get around. Obviously a private clinic is better but more expensive (not too bad though - a friend of mine had a hernia operation at a clinic in Siem Reap, cost around $500. Another friend has a cyst removed last week costing around $75).