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(Message started by: thomas on Feb 11^th, 2004, 4:51pm)

Title: Re: I'VE HAD IT!!!!
Post by thomas on Feb 11^th, 2004, 4:51pm

on 02/11/04 at 16:43:58, rextangle wrote:

I'm thinking about going back to Europe soon where I can get treated for free since I was born there. I want to find out for all of us where this is coming from and put a definite end to it. I mean it!

Good luck with that dude....... :)

Title: Re: I'VE HAD IT!!!!
Post by jonny on Feb 11^th, 2004, 6:28pm

I'll ditto that, Thomas!

...........................jonny

Title: Re: I'VE HAD IT!!!!
Post by Paigelle on Feb 11^th, 2004, 6:45pm

Sorry dude, the family members in Europe can't get an answer either. Just ask them!

Title: Re: I'VE HAD IT!!!!
Post by rextangle on Feb 11^th, 2004, 7:11pm

Thanks for the support! DUDES!!!!!!! >:(

Title: Re: I'VE HAD IT!!!!
Post by Woobie on Feb 11^th, 2004, 7:16pm

Did I miss sumthin?

what happened!?

Hey Rextangle... are you ok? Welcome - and dont leave... seems you are frustrated - and everyone here can understand that!

Peace
tina

Title: Re: I'VE HAD IT!!!!
Post by Woobie on Feb 11^th, 2004, 7:24pm

I like your music too! Elastic Chord is perdy cool!

Title: Re: I'VE HAD IT!!!!
Post by Cerberus on Feb 11^th, 2004, 7:50pm

Slim chance of better treatment in Europe my friend......only cheaper to tell ya nothing :-/

My wife Woobie is really diggin yer music.....gonna go check it out meself shortly. :)

keep the faith bro'
Ramon

Title: Re: I'VE HAD IT!!!!
Post by ClusterChuck on Feb 11^th, 2004, 11:00pm

Good Luck, you are going to need it!

Medical care sucks, at times. Medical care sucks over there, at times.

But there is one thing, here, that I would NOT give up, and go to Europe for care. SPEED! I know of a European Clusterville resident who had a partially blocked vein or artery (I forgot which), just like I had. When mine was discovered, I was not sent home, but rushed to the operating room, and a stent installed. My European friend was sent home to wait to get scheduled in. I forgot exactly how long he had to wait, but I think it was EIGHT MONTHS later. By the time they did they same stent implant that I had done, his vein/artery was over 90% blocked!

There is another European clusterhead who was told he is a HIGH PRIORITY case that needs a bypass operation. What is he doing right now? Sitting home waiting "within four months" for his surgery to take place.

I will be the first to jump up and complain about problems with medical care here in the states. But, would I want to wait 4 to 8 months for EMERGENCY surgery? NO FREEKING WAY!!! I am staying here!

Good luck in whatever you decide!

Chuck

Title: Re: I'VE HAD IT!!!!
Post by pubgirl on Feb 12^th, 2004, 5:32am

Chuck

You are SO RIGHT! Things aren't as great in this bit of Europe as you might think.
We may pay £6 for our prescriptions (for which I am hugely grateful when I found out how much treating CH costs you in the US) BUT:

We can wait a week to see a GP
We can wait 12 months to see a neurologist
As you say, you can wait many months for an urgent, lifesaving operation
We can be 'struck off' a GP's list and be unable to register with another
If we don't like the way we are treated it is a painful business to change our doctor
Many people are not given the right CH treatment due to expense (the surgery budgets are not big enough) and are palmed off with cheaper and useless drugs.

Many people here now opt for private insurance as the National Health Service is in such a state.

It's not all bad, but it isn't as rosy as people believe.

Wendy

Title: Re: I'VE HAD IT!!!!
Post by thomas on Feb 12^th, 2004, 2:17pm

on 02/11/04 at 19:11:05, rextangle wrote:

Thanks for the support! DUDES!!!!!!! >:(

Didn't try to piss you off, dude, I'm sorry.

Title: Re: I'VE HAD IT!!!!
Post by AlienSpaceGuy on Feb 12^th, 2004, 7:50pm

There are 45 countries in Europe.

Each with a different health care system.

http://www.aneki.com/europe.jpg

Albania
Andorra
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Holy See (Vatican City)
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom

Facts known even in outer space
ASG

Title: Re: I'VE HAD IT!!!!
Post by Prense on Feb 12^th, 2004, 10:02pm

on 02/12/04 at 19:50:26, AlienSpaceGuy wrote:

Facts known even in outer space
ASG

LMFAO! ;;D