[Kathy]

You know, many Americans think that they want helthcare like Canada has. Like, wow, they all get healthcare, without paying money!

I wish they could all read so many of these stories, and see that the Canada system is not any better than ours. I can't imagine waiting months for an appointment. When my kids are sick, I call the pediatrician and I am taking them same day (sometimes within the next 30 minutes). If I was told next week, I would lose it. I can usually get into my family dr. next day, my pain specialists, within a few days, my surgeon may take a week. I can get an MRI same day or a day or two, depending on where I go. I can do bloodwork anytime, any other diagnostics are on a walk in system (may take an hour of waiting). When I get to the dr's office, I expect to not wait for more than 20-30 minutes in the waiting area (and usually I barely fill out the paperwork and they are calling me back). I also don't want to be in the room waiting for long for the dr to come in, 15 minutes of waiting, max. I am usually in and out the door in an hour or less. I have been to dr's where it took 2 or 3 hours to wait and see the dr, that was just insane to me (they need to not overschedule themselves). I understand that sometimes something comes up and if they tell me so, and it doesn't happen all the time, it's not a big deal. When I have scheduled back procedures, my daughters oral surgery or my other daughters ear tubes and adenoid removal, we had to wait a week to two weeks for surgery. I do hate that it costs so much money here. But, I am glad that we can just pay and go somewhere and not wait.