I went to the doc recently and discovered that I have a torn meniscus in my right knee. I've been living with it for a while, and it's tough to manage. So I bit the bullet and went, for which I'm grateful. Probably should have gone sooner. When I herniated my back a few years ago, it recovered on its own. A couple of months of supreme discomfort and shuffling like Tim Conway's speedster character, but it all worked out. Not so with this. Sometime in June I get to be seen by the actual surgeon. When is the surgery? Summer, I guess. Sooner is better than later. Then I can go on walks with my wife again, something I haven't been able to do much of lately. What would this all look like under Obamacare? No clue, but it can't be good. Government is never anything but a no-value-add, expensive middle man. Look at everything else it has ever touched. ETC: This is fascinating. A woman from Canada writes in the comments with her own story of a torn meniscus under the care of the Canadian health care system. I injured my knee back in mid-January. Went to my family doctor right away. Went back 2 weeks later cause the pain just wasn't getting any better. He referred me to the hospital for an MRI. I finally got a call they had room for my MRI appointment the Saturday of Easter weekend. Three weeks later my doctor called me with the results. His words: "You've completely destroyed your knee!" Next step is to meet with an orthopeodic surgeon and schedule surgery. At this point, I was told there is a one year wait to see the ortho. Compare and contrast our private health care with a nationalized health care system:- I went to my family doctor, had an MRI the next week, got the results two days later, and an appointment with the surgeon set up within the next 30 days.
- Estelle went to her family doctor, waited a couple of months for the MRI, got the results three weeks later, and now has to wait for a year before seeing the surgeon.
Yes, of course. Nationalized health care for everyone! Barack Obama - supah genius! |
