Scales and other woes

Aug 01, 2010

I was getting closer and closer to my goal - 15 pounds way when my scale broke. I went out immediately to buy another only to weigh 4 pounds heavier on it. It was so hard to lose that 4 pounds and it took such a long time, now I have to do it over again.

On another sad note, I was to have my hysterectomy on Wednesday. I showed up at the hospital bright and early, was admitted and sent upstairs to preop where they inserted my IV (after 2 tries). I waited 5 hours only to be told there were no beds available to put me in after my surgery so they were cancelling. This was the second cancellation. I have officially been waiting 11 months for this surgery.

To all you Americans who covet the Canadian health care system - this is what free health care amounts to. No family doctor, long waits to see specialists (that you must be referred to by a family doctor), multiple surgery bookings because the hospital beds are nowhere near the capacity they need to be. And...it turns out it is not even free as we pay very high tax premiums. I was fortunate enough to be a patient at an American hosptial for my RNY surgery - I felt like royalty - and at no time did I ever fear my surgery would be cancelled!

Would I rather pay insurance premiums and have access to the medical care that I need? Maybe I would - the difference in the taxes would cover the cost of the health insurance anyway.

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