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Old 08-17-2009, 09:01 AM  
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Originally Posted by jact View Post
I've had a bleeding ulcer for 4 months, it took me 3 months to get into the specialist. It's another 2 months from now to get the endoscopy to find and treat the ulcer, then it's another 1-3 months to follow up with the specialist on my treatment.

In the meantime, my ulcer has caused me to develop an extremely painful hernia in my lower left abdomen where a fist sized chunk of my intestines are just hanging out, outside of my abdomen muscle wall. Will require surgery, but first I have to get an ultrasound. 10 day wait for that. Then I have to get into a specialist, 90 day wait for that. Then I have to book surgery, who knows how long of a wait for that.

Tell me that the Canadian health care system is working, please, I beg you.
Dude i live in the same town as you we should meet up for a water some time, but that is your doctors issue not the health care system my sister had a similar problem was taken care of MUCH faster just an fyi. Mind you she is in BC so may be a west coast vs east coast issue. I have yet to really need anything in Ontario so not sure how fast the care is here.
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