Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Another great article on healthcare
Thanks once again to mises.org for publishing yet another great article on health care. Most Americans don't know what's going on with healthcare (or anything economic, historical, or political) and this article should clear some things up. How horrible is 2020 going to be, after a full six years of Obamacare? I don't really want to think about it.
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I told myself i'd leave a post alone but i can't help it. Socialized healthcare is a personal thing for me having already dealt with it.
There were three times that i nearly died. The first time was because i had MRSA and no one at the hospital could tell me what it was (ask a doctor how common this infection is). I spent a year in a state of pain and anguish until they finally piled on enough antibiotics to kill it (they never figured out what it was, my late fiance, who was a med student at Cornelle did). I am now allergic to many of these antibiotics and can't take them. So if i get another infection of any kind, i am very limited on the drugs that i can take. Yay.
The second time was because i slammed my finger in a water-tight door. I don't do well with my own injuries and i went into shock (it was a pretty nasty smash, it was a water-tight solid steel door). The doctors of socialized medicine didn't know that i was in shock and did nothing to combat it. I have been told by several doctor friends of mine (and my fiance before he died) that i am very lucky that i didn't die.
The third time was with my asthma. They had no clue what was wrong with me and i had 3 attacks before they finally figured it out. The third time i lucked out and i landed a doctor fresh out of medical school who had to give me an emergency shot of cortisol because i nearly passed out during examination.
That's what we have to look forward to. And those are only the three worst of my stories. There are many many more that i have that are like that and i have had friends in the service who have had people die waiting for care.
Another friend of mine had 4 years of abnormal yearly screenings before she finally got out of the Navy and had a biopsy. Low and behold, they discovered that she had cervical cancer and luckily they were able to catch it in time.
Oh yeah! I nearly forgot! I also had a root canal before i left for the military and didn't get a permanent crown until 1 month before i left. That's more than 8 years waiting for dental care. The reason i waited so long was because they considered a crown cosmetic and didn't want to pay for it. Since i've been back, i've also had to have 2 fillings replaced because of what my dentist calls "lazy work."
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