Hello Moondog!

** On Thursday 24.03.22 - 00:35, Moondog wrote to Dumas Walker:

If you look at Canada's socialized medical program, people
have to travel a hundred miles or more to a major city for
an MRI or CAT scan. When a doctor gives an opinion, there
is no second opinions or hoping the system will pay for
another doctor to look you over. Just hope the doctor you
get doesn't misdiagnose the symptoms and chop out something
that shouldn't have been removed.

All partly true. When my mom was diagnosed with cancer, she
was able to get a surgeon's option, and a radiation
oncologist's option, freely.

And.. the surgeon *did* make a mistake! My mom pointed out that
he had the x-rays on display backwards.

However, each option required different (long) trips to a city
that was about 200km (over 2hrs driving) one way.


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Re: hope the doctor..doesn't
By: Ogg to Moondog on Fri Mar 25 2022 09:26 am

Hello Moondog!

** On Thursday 24.03.22 - 00:35, Moondog wrote to Dumas Walker:

If you look at Canada's socialized medical program, people
have to travel a hundred miles or more to a major city for
an MRI or CAT scan. When a doctor gives an opinion, there
is no second opinions or hoping the system will pay for
another doctor to look you over. Just hope the doctor you
get doesn't misdiagnose the symptoms and chop out something
that shouldn't have been removed.

All partly true. When my mom was diagnosed with cancer, she
was able to get a surgeon's option, and a radiation
oncologist's option, freely.

And.. the surgeon *did* make a mistake! My mom pointed out that
he had the x-rays on display backwards.

However, each option required different (long) trips to a city
that was about 200km (over 2hrs driving) one way.

That would makes sense that doctors of different specialties are allowed to evaluate a patient. If you went to one ear, nose and throat specialist, I doubt you could get another ear, nose, and throat specialist's opinion
without paying extra.

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Hello Moondog!

** On Sunday 27.03.22 - 01:22, Moondog wrote to Ogg:

However, each option required different (long) trips to a city
that was about 200km (over 2hrs driving) one way.

That would makes sense that doctors of different
specialties are allowed to evaluate a patient. If you went
to one ear, nose and throat specialist, I doubt you could
get another ear, nose, and throat specialist's opinion
without paying extra.

In my Mom's case, they were BOTH oncologists.


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