I’ve had multiple surgeries on it before…so it could be arthritis, or maybe something is torn. They’re still in the process of finding out. (Though I suspect it’s the latter).

@Kelly and James

Without getting into politics….I think if you’re a minimum-wage worker in the States with no health plan, you’re screwed. But if you have a high-paying job with medical benefits, you’re probably MUCH better off than in Canada.

Health care here varies. Its’ different from province to province. It’s possible Quebec is better off. I know Ontario is close to the bottom of the list, especially Eastern Ontario.

It’s not just random “horror stories” or isolated incidents. These problems are province-wide, and it’s in the news on a regular basis. And I’ve experience a lot of this on a first-hand basis.

Oh well.

Whattya gonna do?

(Except go to the States for better treatment, if you can afford it $$$$$$). Lots of Canadians do.

Friar’s last blog post…Bob Dylan is Messing With Us.

Poor Friar has been trying to get this dealt with for quite some time. He’s in the Long Wait, for sure.

Long wait is relevant to the situation – emergency divisions are always open, and the wait depends on how busy the hospital is. Visiting a doctor takes about 1 to 3 weeks in Quebec for non-urgent care. Yes, surgeries do have longer waiting lists, depending on the type of surgery, its commonness, and how many people need it. Some less than a month, some up to a year.

True about people loving to spread bad news, though, but it’s important to remember that for each bad news story, there are plenty of good experiences that never get talked about.

I think the topic is just one of those ones that strikes a note in me because I’m uber careful about not dissing other people’s countries or culture

We hear talk of long waits, little choice, etc. There’s a lot of politics involved in what people in the U.S. hear, but much of what I’ve personally heard has been from Canadian friends, not politics. My personal opinion (shh, no politics) is that the horrors of too many people not having healthcare (or insufficient) here are far worse horrors.

The way word-of-mouth works, of course, horror stories are what spreads easiest and fastest. Who calls or writes to tell you nothing went wrong with their doctor the other day?

Later,

Kelly

Heh, at least we aren’t going bankrupt to get treatment.

@ Friar – what happened to your knee? Now I’m curious.

So sorry to hear that! Tell me what you *really* think of the young doctor! I was hoping that when you got bumped up for that first appointment things would go better.

You’ll either have to write a post about it or bore me in an email. No wonder you’re so anxious to just get out of Dodge. The waiting would drive me batty.

MCE and Canadian healthcare (young arrogant docs in particular)—I’ve heard the horror stories for sure. Personal stories are worse than general horror stories, though. I do hope they get you fixed up (relatively) soon.

*smiles* CommentLuv heard you.

Until later,

Kelly

Hey, your CommentLuv doesn’t seem to be working again. (??)

Friar’s last blog post…Bob Dylan is Messing With Us.

Oh, the knee is BUGGERED. I wont’ bore you with details. But it’s gotten much worse.

I’m in the process seeing physiotherapists and doctors (I’m following up a Dr. this week, actually). Arrogant young prick, who treated me like shit last time.

(Now THERE’s a good topic for Maximizing Customer Experience!)

Our great health care system here is free. But it takes months to schedule visits and find out what’s going on. Guess I’ll have to wait and see how it goes.

Ah, let their cousin Fred handle the jersey. When I go to any specialist, from a hairdresser to a bricklayer to a knee surgeon (BTW, how’s your knee?), I expect to pay them for the time and materials they need to produce a high-quality, long-lasting end result for me, and there are plenty of hairdressers, bricklayers, and knee surgeons who expect to do the same when working with a designer.

If you see a logo as slapping type on a page without misspelling things, and drawing a cute duck to go with it, then cousin Fred is the jersey designer for you.

Until later,

Kelly