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secondwind

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27. I had to go to an emergency room in Nova Scotia, while on vacation 3 years ago...... my

Mon May 28, 2012, 11:45 AM

May 2012

host called the hospital and told them I had serious pain in my left shoulder (turned out to be small tear in rotator cuff), and they said to come right on over.

We drove 8 minutes to the hospital, I was asked some general information, and seated for about 15 minutes. A lovely man from New Brunswick came over to me and led me to the examining room . He spent plenty of time with me, and told me he thought it was a torn rotator cuff and that I should have x-rays.

They took 3 x-rays of my shoulder area. Total cost : 110 Canadian.

Doctor bill: Ready? 55 Canadian

The doctor showed me some exercises I could do while on vacation, which nearly eliminated the pain and I was able to go on my way and enjoy the rest of the vacation trip.

This was a clean facility, with good posters on the walls with good advice, and it smelled clean, etc. no urine smell, the office was equipped with modern equipment, computers, etc., and my entire visit was not stressful and totally wonderful.

This was on a SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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One Long Monday Night in the Greatest Healthcare System on Earth [View all] McCamy Taylor May 2012 OP

I was thrown into the health care system 3 years ago NV Whino May 2012 #1

The last two times I walked in somewhere EFerrari May 2012 #2

If you can survive emergency room healthcare.... kentuck May 2012 #3

In fairness Prophet 451 May 2012 #4

The problem with your story is that the Health Care law will not change a thing in it. former9thward May 2012 #5

I believe that that was part of what the OP was talking about.... daleanime May 2012 #14

Spot on: we really can't afford NOT to frazzled May 2012 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author ErikJ May 2012 #7

The last few times I had to go to the hospital, I called my Primary Physician to "pre" admit WCGreen May 2012 #8

Single-payer wouldn't cost the public anymore than the current system does. Cost isn't the HiPointDem May 2012 #9

Single Payer costs much less murphyj87 May 2012 #12

The only reason we don't have single-payer healthcare... kentuck May 2012 #15

These are the high costs of a nation that would rather DIE than admit they're wrong. HughBeaumont May 2012 #19

Also.... murphyj87 May 2012 #33

Most of rmoney and his %1lk don't cut up stuff for their own dinner...their maid/cook does and... Tikki May 2012 #10

K&R hay rick May 2012 #11

Our health care costs more than The Wizard May 2012 #13

K&R. Well said. Overseas May 2012 #16

The author's suggestion at the end makes too much sense, so it will never happen in our system! Dustlawyer May 2012 #17

I'll be dropping like a fly chervilant May 2012 #18

It speaks to priorities. TBF May 2012 #20

At least your ER had triage....ours did not when Mr. D.'s lung collapsed. dixiegrrrrl May 2012 #21

You are a family physician and made your husband wait 3 hours A Simple Game May 2012 #22

Physician's treating family members is frowned upon, so I try not to do it. McCamy Taylor May 2012 #28

Maybe you could sterilize the needle mojowork_n May 2012 #29

there is no dr. i've ever known who has had to spend (or would waste their very expensive time) datasuspect May 2012 #34

Yup, I know what you're saying. n/t A Simple Game May 2012 #36

you hit the nail on the head. if this is to be an economic discussion...BRING IT ON. nashville_brook May 2012 #23

National health care Godot51 May 2012 #24

The really sad thing is that THIS story is repeated... bvar22 May 2012 #25

But, but.... Turbineguy May 2012 #26

Actually.... oldernwiser May 2012 #32

I had to go to an emergency room in Nova Scotia, while on vacation 3 years ago...... my secondwind May 2012 #27

Your post does point out how broken our system is in. GObamaGO May 2012 #30

I hate to say this oldernwiser May 2012 #31

Great post aint_no_life_nowhere May 2012 #35

she's a doctor. why didn't she just stitch it up herself? Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #37