Ken / Russ Meyer / George Davis et al:

If I presented myself at the dole office in Poland, would they pay for the house of my choice ? send me a load of money each week for doing sod all ? Would they look after my granny if I flew her over to get her corns done ? I know the answers and so do you

Actually we do know the answers and you don't. Others have blown your medical entitlement claim out of the water.

As an EU citizen with an E101 card you would be entitled to Polish social security. Go to www.zus.pl and choose English (they like to make sure that we can access the entitlement information) and browse away.