Bloody NHS

Aug 07, 2009 14:36

At the start of April, I went to the doctor because my toe was hurting. He said I had an ingrown toenail and should see a podiatrist. I waited six weeks till my appointment, and he put a bandage on it and told me it was okay. Another month later, it was hurting again, so I returned to the doctor, who booked me an appointment to have it sorted, ( Read more... )

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darkphox August 7 2009, 14:09:13 UTC
That because thar are people in the uk waiting for life saving surgery :P

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crazycoon August 7 2009, 14:11:33 UTC
They still have to wait as long as I do.
I think the NHS purposely make people wait longer, so they pay to have it done sooner.

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_shema_ August 7 2009, 14:20:21 UTC
The NHS wouldn't gain from that though, would they?

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sakana_katana August 7 2009, 19:53:46 UTC
WHAT life-saving surgery would a PODIATRIST perform?

This is just a small verification of the horrors that face the U.S. if it adopts Socialized Medicine like Britain's.

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_shema_ August 7 2009, 14:16:09 UTC
You could always get it done privately and PAY for it :P

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dark_epsilon August 7 2009, 16:49:43 UTC
if you have ingrowing toenail, I don't see why doctors have you wait 6 weekd, that'll just let it grow more and make it worse ô.o

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crazycoon August 8 2009, 01:38:44 UTC
Yes exactly!

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crazycoon August 8 2009, 01:38:50 UTC
Yes exactly!

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