I’m glad you’re doing good!

I pay for my parents’ home care. So it’s $250/month and then the rest is covered by provincial health care. My dad was allowed out of the hospital weeks before he should have been because they have home care that comes by 4 hours a day. (My mom is physically disabled, so she couldn’t look…

Good luck with your tests. Physiotherapy and a gentle aquatics class has really helped keep up my spirits while I was doing the tests and all of that. I’ve been so fortunate with my entire team. I hope you end up with such an amazing group, too.

I don’t believe it should be this mega “DO IT IT WAS SO EASY” that I got pre-surgery. It wasn’t easy for me. I wasn’t up hiking 20 km 3 days after surgery. I wasn’t shopping on Day 5 for all the pretty bras. I also worry that the “easy as cake” stories are often stories of people without chronic pain (like I have)…

Agreed (re: peace of mind).

When we know we’re sick, we go - or a family member drags you to the ER. Because, in the end, money is never something we think about. Losing time off work? Sure. Having to sit in the waiting room? Absolutely. The fear we’re exaggerating? Of course. But the cost? Nah.

HOLY SHIT

The month before my surgery in September, I told my doctor no more. No more appointments. No more tests. Just let me have my surgery and then let me recover. I’ll come back when I was ready. There came a point where I was just sick of doctors. I can only imagine what actually sick people feel like - just being sick of…

They were testing me for rheumatoid arthritis and MS, and kept checking and rechecking. Eventually, the GP and the two specialists agreed - no, I didn’t have either. It looks like it’s a combination of arthritis (normal kind), bone spurs, pinched nerves, bursitis, and bulging discs. Which, all together at once, was…

I can’t wrap my head around that, and the idea that there are people out there fighting to keep that way of life and culture around healthcare.

$1000...and you were insured???? OMG.

Fucking parking, right? You’d think they validate our parking after we spent nothing at the doctor’s office ;)

I hope you are doing better these days! I can’t even wrap my head around the cancer costs. And in-home visits cost our system less, as they do preventive care plus allow patients independence by being at home.…

Canada is basically overran with corgis.

I cannot wrap my head around the notion of having to worry about money when sick. My husband was offered a position with his company, but he’d have to move to the US. We were both a hard no. There was no pay increase that would cover navigating that health care system.

I am ok. Well, more like getting ok, which is ok on its own :D I still have more doctor appointments and more tests ahead of me, but honestly - when they told me I for sure didn’t have MS and wasn’t having mini-strokes in my sleep, I found I didn’t even care anymore what they found because *nothing* was as scary as…

In the last twelve months, I have had the following:
*nerve test + neurologist evaluation for MS, strokes, etc
*breathing test
*rheumatologist appointment
*several GP appointments for pain, nerve issues, whooping cough, allergies, and medication reaction
*~6 blood tests, including inflammation and antibody tests
*Xrays on…

I wore a mask when I has whooping cough as a just in case (I was past the contagious stage, but gave it a couple weeks extra in case). People glared at me far worse, treated me like I was Patient Zero far more than when I went without the mask and broke into the rib-splitting, knock-me-down cough.

I don’t get people…

Oh bravo on the satire.

Christmas Eve several years ago. I was getting off work from my part-time job at the mall and was on the bus. Five teenagers got on the bus and were carrying on, fighting, pushing, you know the drill. The bus driver gave them a couple of warnings before he pulled over and told them to get off. The five began to punch…

Well. That kinda kills it for me. I’m on episode 4 and was worried this was going to happen.

This one is probably my favourite.

Really? I’ve always found her ugly. But, more then her looks, I loathe the sound of her voice.