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In the US nobody waits three months for a simple gall bladder ablation. What's crazy is you think that's normal. She has 'timely' scans because they are made
by ben-johnson 5mo ago
In the US nobody waits three months for a simple gall bladder ablation. What's crazy is you think that's normal. She has 'timely' scans because they are made months in advance.
- ceejayoz 5mo agoMy dermatologist books nine months in advance. My wife’s neurologist books six months out. Long waits are absolutely a thing in the US. A surgery she needed took 18 months to go through.
- nick__m 5mo agoBut it was truly not urgent, I would have been ok with waiting 6 months! And the scans are not scheduled months in advance. We complained that we were only informed of the date and time of the next scan a few days before it... The explanation was that they have a must not be done before and a must be done after dates but the actual scheduling is done just in time so urgent case are prioritized before routine care.
- ordersofmag 5mo agoIn the US around 26 million people have no form of health insurance. These same people are unlikely to be able to afford a 'simple' gall bladder ablation out of pocket. Which implies an effectively infinite wait time. What's crazy is that some people think this is normal.