Any Canadians out there?

julieann1966 · Sep 5, 2009

Hi, can you be more specific about exactly what you are trying to find out...the health care system is vast and without knowing what you are looking for its hard to know what to mention and whats not of any importance.

You can always check out the government web sites too as they have information that may help...otherwise if you can come up with more direct questions I am sure many of us Canadians can help you.

julieann1966 · Sep 5, 2009

Hi, can you be more specific about exactly what you are trying to find out...the health care system is vast and without knowing what you are looking for its hard to know what to mention and whats not of any importance.

You can always check out the government web sites too as they have information that may help...otherwise if you can come up with more direct questions I am sure many of us Canadians can help you.

julieann1966 · Sep 5, 2009

Hi, can you be more specific about exactly what you are trying to find out...the health care system is vast and without knowing what you are looking for its hard to know what to mention and whats not of any importance.

You can always check out the government web sites too as they have information that may help...otherwise if you can come up with more direct questions I am sure many of us Canadians can help you.

julieann1966 · Sep 5, 2009

Hi, can you be more specific about exactly what you are trying to find out...the health care system is vast and without knowing what you are looking for its hard to know what to mention and whats not of any importance.

You can always check out the government web sites too as they have information that may help...otherwise if you can come up with more direct questions I am sure many of us Canadians can help you.

julieann1966 · Sep 5, 2009

Hi, can you be more specific about exactly what you are trying to find out...the health care system is vast and without knowing what you are looking for its hard to know what to mention and whats not of any importance.
 
 You can always check out the government web sites too as they have information that may help...otherwise if you can come up with more direct questions I am sure many of us Canadians can help you.

kaylee04cassidy08 · Sep 5, 2009

OK - here is an example. Your daughter is complaining of a sore throat and has a fever. Do you see the doctor that day, within a week or how long does it take to be seen?

Another - you are in your mid fifties, your wrists have been aching and are swollen. You suspect you have carpel tunnel syndrome and may need surgery. How long does it take for you to be seen for this condition and how long until the surgery if needed?

Another - you have a rare form of bone cancer. The doctor thinks you could benefit from an experimental drug. Does your government dictate which forms of treatment you receive or is that entirely up to you and your doctor?

Finally - how much $$ do doctors make? Do you think they are as good as US doctors?

kaylee04cassidy08 · Sep 5, 2009

OK - here is an example. Your daughter is complaining of a sore throat and has a fever. Do you see the doctor that day, within a week or how long does it take to be seen?

Another - you are in your mid fifties, your wrists have been aching and are swollen. You suspect you have carpel tunnel syndrome and may need surgery. How long does it take for you to be seen for this condition and how long until the surgery if needed?

Another - you have a rare form of bone cancer. The doctor thinks you could benefit from an experimental drug. Does your government dictate which forms of treatment you receive or is that entirely up to you and your doctor?

Finally - how much $$ do doctors make? Do you think they are as good as US doctors?

kaylee04cassidy08 · Sep 5, 2009

OK - here is an example. Your daughter is complaining of a sore throat and has a fever. Do you see the doctor that day, within a week or how long does it take to be seen?

Another - you are in your mid fifties, your wrists have been aching and are swollen. You suspect you have carpel tunnel syndrome and may need surgery. How long does it take for you to be seen for this condition and how long until the surgery if needed?

Another - you have a rare form of bone cancer. The doctor thinks you could benefit from an experimental drug. Does your government dictate which forms of treatment you receive or is that entirely up to you and your doctor?

Finally - how much $$ do doctors make? Do you think they are as good as US doctors?

kaylee04cassidy08 · Sep 5, 2009

OK - here is an example. Your daughter is complaining of a sore throat and has a fever. Do you see the doctor that day, within a week or how long does it take to be seen?

Another - you are in your mid fifties, your wrists have been aching and are swollen. You suspect you have carpel tunnel syndrome and may need surgery. How long does it take for you to be seen for this condition and how long until the surgery if needed?

Another - you have a rare form of bone cancer. The doctor thinks you could benefit from an experimental drug. Does your government dictate which forms of treatment you receive or is that entirely up to you and your doctor?

Finally - how much $$ do doctors make? Do you think they are as good as US doctors?

kaylee04cassidy08 · Sep 5, 2009

OK - here is an example. Your daughter is complaining of a sore throat and has a fever. Do you see the doctor that day, within a week or how long does it take to be seen?
 
 Another - you are in your mid fifties, your wrists have been aching and are swollen. You suspect you have carpel tunnel syndrome and may need surgery. How long does it take for you to be seen for this condition and how long until the surgery if needed?
 
 Another - you have a rare form of bone cancer. The doctor thinks you could benefit from an experimental drug. Does your government dictate which forms of treatment you receive or is that entirely up to you and your doctor?
 
 Finally - how much $$ do doctors make? Do you think they are as good as US doctors?

Gnome · Sep 6, 2009

OK - here is an example. Your daughter is complaining of a sore throat and has a fever. Do you see the doctor that day, within a week or how long does it take to be seen?

If my CF kids get sick well the pulmonary specialist gave us his number and told us to phone anytime we think anything is wrong. The one time Ian my oldest was sick with a fever of 102 F and had a cough and cold we went to emergency and were admitted immediately.

Another - you are in your mid fifties, your wrists have been aching and are swollen. You suspect you have carpel tunnel syndrome and may need surgery. How long does it take for you to be seen for this condition and how long until the surgery if needed?

Carpel Tunnel Surgery. I don't have any experience with Carpel Tunnel and I don't know anybody with it so I don't know how long it would take for surgery. I wouldn't be surprized it if it was a year wait. I do know people with their ACL needing surgery and I know that usually takes a year at least. Actually the Canadian system with priorities you according to need. If they find out you run or are athletic then you will put you higher on the list for surgery then if you are obese and don't exercise.

Another - you have a rare form of bone cancer. The doctor thinks you could benefit from an experimental drug. Does your government dictate which forms of treatment you receive or is that entirely up to you and your doctor?

Again I don't know anybody with cancer who came in this situation. The goverment funds some drugs and not others. Usually when there is a new drug the goverment decides if it is useful (prolongs life ect) and funds it accordingly. I know in cases the government won't fund drugs but lets people buy it. Like I can think of a case where the government decided not to fund this cancer drug that didn't prolong life but it was a powerful anti nauseant for kemotherapy. So people who couldn't afford it ended up rationing the drugs that they could afford.

Finally - how much $$ do doctors make? Do you think they are as good as US doctors? 

I think the doctors do OK in Canada but they do make more in States. Canada loses a lot of doctors to the States because they don't have to work as hard yet they make more money. The problem with the Canadian system is some things are rationed and one of them is doctors. I don't know if it is intentional or was a consequence of the health cuts about a decade ago. The goverments in the mid 90's balanced their budgets by laying off tons of health care workers which stressed the system and sent a ton health care workers to the States. Anyway because of all this, one of the things there is a shortage of is doctors. I happened to get sick in the summer when a lot of doctors where on holidays I was left with few options.

Gnome · Sep 6, 2009

OK - here is an example. Your daughter is complaining of a sore throat and has a fever. Do you see the doctor that day, within a week or how long does it take to be seen?

If my CF kids get sick well the pulmonary specialist gave us his number and told us to phone anytime we think anything is wrong. The one time Ian my oldest was sick with a fever of 102 F and had a cough and cold we went to emergency and were admitted immediately.

Another - you are in your mid fifties, your wrists have been aching and are swollen. You suspect you have carpel tunnel syndrome and may need surgery. How long does it take for you to be seen for this condition and how long until the surgery if needed?

Carpel Tunnel Surgery. I don't have any experience with Carpel Tunnel and I don't know anybody with it so I don't know how long it would take for surgery. I wouldn't be surprized it if it was a year wait. I do know people with their ACL needing surgery and I know that usually takes a year at least. Actually the Canadian system with priorities you according to need. If they find out you run or are athletic then you will put you higher on the list for surgery then if you are obese and don't exercise.

Another - you have a rare form of bone cancer. The doctor thinks you could benefit from an experimental drug. Does your government dictate which forms of treatment you receive or is that entirely up to you and your doctor?

Again I don't know anybody with cancer who came in this situation. The goverment funds some drugs and not others. Usually when there is a new drug the goverment decides if it is useful (prolongs life ect) and funds it accordingly. I know in cases the government won't fund drugs but lets people buy it. Like I can think of a case where the government decided not to fund this cancer drug that didn't prolong life but it was a powerful anti nauseant for kemotherapy. So people who couldn't afford it ended up rationing the drugs that they could afford.

Finally - how much $$ do doctors make? Do you think they are as good as US doctors? 

I think the doctors do OK in Canada but they do make more in States. Canada loses a lot of doctors to the States because they don't have to work as hard yet they make more money. The problem with the Canadian system is some things are rationed and one of them is doctors. I don't know if it is intentional or was a consequence of the health cuts about a decade ago. The goverments in the mid 90's balanced their budgets by laying off tons of health care workers which stressed the system and sent a ton health care workers to the States. Anyway because of all this, one of the things there is a shortage of is doctors. I happened to get sick in the summer when a lot of doctors where on holidays I was left with few options.

Gnome · Sep 6, 2009

OK - here is an example. Your daughter is complaining of a sore throat and has a fever. Do you see the doctor that day, within a week or how long does it take to be seen?

If my CF kids get sick well the pulmonary specialist gave us his number and told us to phone anytime we think anything is wrong. The one time Ian my oldest was sick with a fever of 102 F and had a cough and cold we went to emergency and were admitted immediately.

Another - you are in your mid fifties, your wrists have been aching and are swollen. You suspect you have carpel tunnel syndrome and may need surgery. How long does it take for you to be seen for this condition and how long until the surgery if needed?

Carpel Tunnel Surgery. I don't have any experience with Carpel Tunnel and I don't know anybody with it so I don't know how long it would take for surgery. I wouldn't be surprized it if it was a year wait. I do know people with their ACL needing surgery and I know that usually takes a year at least. Actually the Canadian system with priorities you according to need. If they find out you run or are athletic then you will put you higher on the list for surgery then if you are obese and don't exercise.

Another - you have a rare form of bone cancer. The doctor thinks you could benefit from an experimental drug. Does your government dictate which forms of treatment you receive or is that entirely up to you and your doctor?

Again I don't know anybody with cancer who came in this situation. The goverment funds some drugs and not others. Usually when there is a new drug the goverment decides if it is useful (prolongs life ect) and funds it accordingly. I know in cases the government won't fund drugs but lets people buy it. Like I can think of a case where the government decided not to fund this cancer drug that didn't prolong life but it was a powerful anti nauseant for kemotherapy. So people who couldn't afford it ended up rationing the drugs that they could afford.

Finally - how much $$ do doctors make? Do you think they are as good as US doctors? 

I think the doctors do OK in Canada but they do make more in States. Canada loses a lot of doctors to the States because they don't have to work as hard yet they make more money. The problem with the Canadian system is some things are rationed and one of them is doctors. I don't know if it is intentional or was a consequence of the health cuts about a decade ago. The goverments in the mid 90's balanced their budgets by laying off tons of health care workers which stressed the system and sent a ton health care workers to the States. Anyway because of all this, one of the things there is a shortage of is doctors. I happened to get sick in the summer when a lot of doctors where on holidays I was left with few options.

Gnome · Sep 6, 2009

OK - here is an example. Your daughter is complaining of a sore throat and has a fever. Do you see the doctor that day, within a week or how long does it take to be seen?

If my CF kids get sick well the pulmonary specialist gave us his number and told us to phone anytime we think anything is wrong. The one time Ian my oldest was sick with a fever of 102 F and had a cough and cold we went to emergency and were admitted immediately.

Another - you are in your mid fifties, your wrists have been aching and are swollen. You suspect you have carpel tunnel syndrome and may need surgery. How long does it take for you to be seen for this condition and how long until the surgery if needed?

Carpel Tunnel Surgery. I don't have any experience with Carpel Tunnel and I don't know anybody with it so I don't know how long it would take for surgery. I wouldn't be surprized it if it was a year wait. I do know people with their ACL needing surgery and I know that usually takes a year at least. Actually the Canadian system with priorities you according to need. If they find out you run or are athletic then you will put you higher on the list for surgery then if you are obese and don't exercise.

Another - you have a rare form of bone cancer. The doctor thinks you could benefit from an experimental drug. Does your government dictate which forms of treatment you receive or is that entirely up to you and your doctor?

Again I don't know anybody with cancer who came in this situation. The goverment funds some drugs and not others. Usually when there is a new drug the goverment decides if it is useful (prolongs life ect) and funds it accordingly. I know in cases the government won't fund drugs but lets people buy it. Like I can think of a case where the government decided not to fund this cancer drug that didn't prolong life but it was a powerful anti nauseant for kemotherapy. So people who couldn't afford it ended up rationing the drugs that they could afford.

Finally - how much $$ do doctors make? Do you think they are as good as US doctors? 

I think the doctors do OK in Canada but they do make more in States. Canada loses a lot of doctors to the States because they don't have to work as hard yet they make more money. The problem with the Canadian system is some things are rationed and one of them is doctors. I don't know if it is intentional or was a consequence of the health cuts about a decade ago. The goverments in the mid 90's balanced their budgets by laying off tons of health care workers which stressed the system and sent a ton health care workers to the States. Anyway because of all this, one of the things there is a shortage of is doctors. I happened to get sick in the summer when a lot of doctors where on holidays I was left with few options.

Gnome · Sep 6, 2009

OK - here is an example. Your daughter is complaining of a sore throat and has a fever. Do you see the doctor that day, within a week or how long does it take to be seen?
 
 If my CF kids get sick well the pulmonary specialist gave us his number and told us to phone anytime we think anything is wrong. The one time Ian my oldest was sick with a fever of 102 F and had a cough and cold we went to emergency and were admitted immediately.
 
 Another - you are in your mid fifties, your wrists have been aching and are swollen. You suspect you have carpel tunnel syndrome and may need surgery. How long does it take for you to be seen for this condition and how long until the surgery if needed?
 
 Carpel Tunnel Surgery. I don't have any experience with Carpel Tunnel and I don't know anybody with it so I don't know how long it would take for surgery. I wouldn't be surprized it if it was a year wait. I do know people with their ACL needing surgery and I know that usually takes a year at least. Actually the Canadian system with priorities you according to need. If they find out you run or are athletic then you will put you higher on the list for surgery then if you are obese and don't exercise.
 
 
 Another - you have a rare form of bone cancer. The doctor thinks you could benefit from an experimental drug. Does your government dictate which forms of treatment you receive or is that entirely up to you and your doctor?
 
 Again I don't know anybody with cancer who came in this situation. The goverment funds some drugs and not others. Usually when there is a new drug the goverment decides if it is useful (prolongs life ect) and funds it accordingly. I know in cases the government won't fund drugs but lets people buy it. Like I can think of a case where the government decided not to fund this cancer drug that didn't prolong life but it was a powerful anti nauseant for kemotherapy. So people who couldn't afford it ended up rationing the drugs that they could afford.
 
 
 Finally - how much $$ do doctors make? Do you think they are as good as US doctors? 
 
 I think the doctors do OK in Canada but they do make more in States. Canada loses a lot of doctors to the States because they don't have to work as hard yet they make more money. The problem with the Canadian system is some things are rationed and one of them is doctors. I don't know if it is intentional or was a consequence of the health cuts about a decade ago. The goverments in the mid 90's balanced their budgets by laying off tons of health care workers which stressed the system and sent a ton health care workers to the States. Anyway because of all this, one of the things there is a shortage of is doctors. I happened to get sick in the summer when a lot of doctors where on holidays I was left with few options.

enaj · Sep 11, 2009

I think the biggest pro regarding our system is that EVERYONE has equal access to health care. It is true that sometimes we have to wait. As a non cfer, if I have a cough and need to see a doctor for a non emergency then I might wait for up to two hours in a clinic but I hand over my health card and never need to worry about a bill. My son with CF has all his medication covered and we see a great CF clinic and have a fabulous pediatrician. When my mother had heart failure she received the most amazing care. My experience is that if you are not really sick (a regular healthy person) but just want some antibiotics then you might need to wait in a clinic. If you have CF or any serious medical condition you will get great and awesome care with never needing to be worried about insurance.

enaj · Sep 11, 2009

I think the biggest pro regarding our system is that EVERYONE has equal access to health care. It is true that sometimes we have to wait. As a non cfer, if I have a cough and need to see a doctor for a non emergency then I might wait for up to two hours in a clinic but I hand over my health card and never need to worry about a bill. My son with CF has all his medication covered and we see a great CF clinic and have a fabulous pediatrician. When my mother had heart failure she received the most amazing care. My experience is that if you are not really sick (a regular healthy person) but just want some antibiotics then you might need to wait in a clinic. If you have CF or any serious medical condition you will get great and awesome care with never needing to be worried about insurance.

enaj · Sep 11, 2009

I think the biggest pro regarding our system is that EVERYONE has equal access to health care. It is true that sometimes we have to wait. As a non cfer, if I have a cough and need to see a doctor for a non emergency then I might wait for up to two hours in a clinic but I hand over my health card and never need to worry about a bill. My son with CF has all his medication covered and we see a great CF clinic and have a fabulous pediatrician. When my mother had heart failure she received the most amazing care. My experience is that if you are not really sick (a regular healthy person) but just want some antibiotics then you might need to wait in a clinic. If you have CF or any serious medical condition you will get great and awesome care with never needing to be worried about insurance.

enaj · Sep 11, 2009

I think the biggest pro regarding our system is that EVERYONE has equal access to health care. It is true that sometimes we have to wait. As a non cfer, if I have a cough and need to see a doctor for a non emergency then I might wait for up to two hours in a clinic but I hand over my health card and never need to worry about a bill. My son with CF has all his medication covered and we see a great CF clinic and have a fabulous pediatrician. When my mother had heart failure she received the most amazing care. My experience is that if you are not really sick (a regular healthy person) but just want some antibiotics then you might need to wait in a clinic. If you have CF or any serious medical condition you will get great and awesome care with never needing to be worried about insurance.

enaj · Sep 11, 2009

I think the biggest pro regarding our system is that EVERYONE has equal access to health care. It is true that sometimes we have to wait. As a non cfer, if I have a cough and need to see a doctor for a non emergency then I might wait for up to two hours in a clinic but I hand over my health card and never need to worry about a bill. My son with CF has all his medication covered and we see a great CF clinic and have a fabulous pediatrician. When my mother had heart failure she received the most amazing care. My experience is that if you are not really sick (a regular healthy person) but just want some antibiotics then you might need to wait in a clinic. If you have CF or any serious medical condition you will get great and awesome care with never needing to be worried about insurance.

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