Quote Originally Posted by emily_the_spoiled View Post
In Canada you wait based on how ill you are, while in the US you wait based on how good your insurance is or how much money you have. Which is fair?
Excellent post!

This pretty much sums up what I meant about people taking charge of their own health. Just because the doctor tells you you are fine, doesn't mean that you are, and it is up to everyone to be persistant and make someone listen when they say they don't feel "right" - I am lucky that I have such a great doctor in BC, he will listen to whatever I need. I think it might be the people who don't want to "be a bother" that end up suffering. My grandmother was like this - when she died we found out that her doctor suspected she might have ovarian cancer, but she hadn't told him until about 6 months from when she noticed symptoms! It's so important to be really pro-active in your own care.