| ▲ | ben-johnson 2 hours ago | |
In the US nobody waits three months for a simple gall bladder ablation. What's crazy is you think that's normal. She has 'timely' scans because they are made months in advance. | ||
| ▲ | ceejayoz an hour ago | parent | next [-] | |
My dermatologist books nine months in advance. My wife’s neurologist books six months out. Long waits are absolutely a thing in the US. A surgery she needed took 18 months to go through. | ||
| ▲ | nick__m an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | |
But it was truly not urgent, I would have been ok with waiting 6 months! And the scans are not scheduled months in advance. We complained that we were only informed of the date and time of the next scan a few days before it... The explanation was that they have a must not be done before and a must be done after dates but the actual scheduling is done just in time so urgent case are prioritized before routine care. | ||