[customshopkv1]

Originally Posted by styxgroupi

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Yikes.... 7 people now that's a family!

That's it.....I went to the doctors to make sure we would stay at 7.

[Dawg]

amen custom I am with ya there brother. Had her fixed at last sons birth a year later I did it.

[styxgroupi]

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Wooo hold on now had her "fixed" what is she a poodle?

[Dawg]

Yeah she had a leak and we needed to stop it so we had her fixed no more leak :^)

[styxgroupi]

Originally Posted by Mikeypants

I hope for all of your sakes that the next President grants everyone who doesn't have health insurance a very basic health care plan. Far too many people wouldn't go to the hospital and pay $367 for four stitches because they couldn't afford it.

The last time I was in the hospital it was because of what turned out to be small tear in an abdominal muscle. They initially thought it might by my appendix due to location, so I stayed overnight while some blood tests were being run and was given some pain killers. I left the next morning and the only I thing I had to do before I left was make sure I put my hospital gown in a hamper.

I don't think many people will mind paying a little more tax to help out their fellow citizens when they are sick or hurt.

Please don't turn this into a debate about nationalised health care. I'm just saying I feel so terrible for the people who, for example, don't have any health insurance and have to go into irrecoverable debt to pay for treatment for life threatening illnesses or worse yet do nothing and die.

WOW kinda passionate aren't ya? I was only tryin to vent alittle I didnt mean any harm. I am now over it just gonna figure out how to pay the bill. Between ambulance and EMS its gonna sting may haveta give up my new found addiction of the BB for a while tho... But such is life. No debate here was just a unload series. Have a good one!

[DacyJ]

You should skip out on your bill and run to Mexico!!

[styxgroupi]

Originally Posted by DacyJ

You should skip out on your bill and run to Mexico!!

OH NO.....Mexico think I will just figure out how to pay it.....

[daphne]

Originally Posted by styxgroupi

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Lol that's what I wanted to do but ems insisted they took me... Would not let hubby take me home!

Ha! Ems can't bill for the call unless they transport to a hospital. At least that's what I've heard. Also they are concerned about liability, that if you they didn't transport you, and you had something worse wrong than you thought, you might sue them.

[styxgroupi]

Originally Posted by daphne

Ha! Ems can't bill for the call unless they transport to a hospital. At least that's what I've heard. Also they are concerned about liability, that if you they didn't transport you, and you had something worse wrong than you thought, you might sue them.

Well thats what happened they insisted I had to go for stiches and to be checked out... I always thought if you refused they had to leave you alone...oh well now they get $500.00 from me this is really adding up I think someplace I posted the finally tally of Everything....just over $5,000.00

[DacyJ]

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:cough: Mexico :cough: what?

[Cory Scheuer]

wow, i love canada 35 a month for basic medical

[styxgroupi]

Originally Posted by Cory Scheuer

wow, i love canada 35 a month for basic medical

ya but how long before you can get in to see a doc or a specialist??

[Dawg]

Originally Posted by styxgroupi

Well thats what happened they insisted I had to go for stiches and to be checked out... I always thought if you refused they had to leave you alone...oh well now they get $500.00 from me this is really adding up I think someplace I posted the finally tally of Everything....just over $5,000.00

As a FF/First Responder if you tell them you dont want to go and the take you anyway you can charge them with kidnapping. They can not legally touch you with out your permission if you are in your right mind. If they touch you after you told them no then that is assault. We had a FF fired here for that exact reason. If your husband was there they should have asked his consent. He he gave it to them then your out of luck.

[customshopkv1]

Originally Posted by Dawg

Yeah she had a leak and we needed to stop it so we had her fixed no more leak :^)

A little "Preventive Maintenance"

[Dawg]

yep

[CanuckBB]

Originally Posted by styxgroupi

ya but how long before you can get in to see a doc or a specialist??

Your family doctor is usually same or next day.

Specialists depends on urgency. Last time I needed a refferal to an ENT, took 8 weeks.

OTOH, 4 years ago I had a herniated disc. It did take 6 weeks to book the CT scan, but I had to try physio first anyway. By the time the CT results were in, I could barely move my leg. My GP sent the refferal late on Monday to the head of neurosurgery at the leading neurosurgical unit in Ontario (I had asked for him). I got an appointment to see him that Wednesday, and had surgery the following Tuesday. Total bill $0.00.

[test54]

Originally Posted by CanuckBB

Your family doctor is usually same or next day.

Specialists depends on urgency. Last time I needed a refferal to an ENT, took 8 weeks.

OTOH, 4 years ago I had a herniated disc. It did take 6 weeks to book the CT scan, but I had to try physio first anyway. By the time the CT results were in, I could barely move my leg. My GP sent the refferal late on Monday to the head of neurosurgery at the leading neurosurgical unit in Ontario (I had asked for him). I got an appointment to see him that Wednesday, and had surgery the following Tuesday. Total bill $0.00.

Sounds fine to me.

[Dawg]

2 months to see a ent is not enough for me, If its so bad I need a specialist I think that would be a more important thing to me. The price is right but I know in europe if a child is sick and they know he may not live to be an adult they dont recieve the best care they use the weight of is prolonging death as a factor and thats no where good enough for me.

Ive heard this first hand from a friend of ours that came to the states to get care.

[styxgroupi]

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Ditto

[CanuckBB]

Originally Posted by Dawg

2 months to see a ent is not enough for me, If its so bad I need a specialist I think that would be a more important thing to me. The price is right but I know in europe if a child is sick and they know he may not live to be an adult they dont recieve the best care they use the weight of is prolonging death as a factor and thats no where good enough for me.

Ive heard this first hand from a friend of ours that came to the states to get care.

Yes, but it was not an urgent situation. I needed to see the ENT to get an opinion wheter to get a deviated septum fixed or not. Every time I've ever NEEDED a doctor, they've been there.