Don T.

Sorry to have to disagree about the level of health care in the UK but my experience is a little different form yours.

Cases in point; friends brother broke his nose in a trafic accident (not his fault) Two years after the acident he FINALLY got an appointment to have corrective surgery done so he would no longer need to be a mouth breather.

A carpenter who was working for a friend of mine had to wait 18 monthe for corrective surgery on his knee which would lock up unexpectedly. This was a real problem since he was constantly on roofs or up and down ladders. He could not get disability.

Last summer, my wife -who had just had cataract surgery- visited a friend on the Isle of Man where the wait for cataract surgery is about a year. By the time you need surgery, you have about three months before irreversible damage sets in.

Last, my good friend Colin died of pancreatic cancer. The National health waited for 18 months AFTER he began experiencing rapid weight loss to order an x-ray. By that time his cancer had metastasized. He was dead in three months.

All these things took place in different parts of the UK so it cannot be blamed on ineptitude in one locale. I'm not saying that the US system is great, but most of the other systems that I've seen leave a lot to be desired too.

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