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jmcquown[_2_]

On 5/1/2018 9:41 PM, wrote:
> On Tue, 1 May 2018 21:31:46 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On 5/1/2018 6:08 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>> On Tue, 1 May 2018 17:53:15 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 5/1/2018 3:38 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>>>> On Tue, 1 May 2018 13:33:03 -0400, jmcquown >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 5/1/2018 12:35 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
>>>>>>> On 5/1/2018 11:51 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 5/1/2018 11:28 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Good, not perfect, probably better than what we have for many.Â* I
>>>>>>>>> know of some Canadians that cross the border for surgery as the waits
>>>>>>>>> for elective can be long.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "elective" being the operative word.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yes.
>>>>>>> Emergencies are taken immediately, non-emergencies may have to wait.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> That's my understanding (vague though it may be) of the Canadian health
>>>>>> system. Elective is not an emergency.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I can't fathom who would want to rush into elective surgery in the first
>>>>>> place. If it's elective it's not life threatening, certainly not urgent
>>>>>> and sometimes not even necessary.
>>>>>
>>>>> Never necessary. If it was necessary it wouldn't be called elective.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I had elective surgery. I had a choice. Have surgery or walk in pain
>>>> and use crutches or wheelchair for the rest of your life. Was not a
>>>> hard decision and walked out with no crutches.
>>>
>>> So it wasn't life saving, but still pretty necessary. Not like a nose
>>> job
>>
>> Yes, varying degrees of necessity, not life threatening.
>
> My wife had two artificial knees installed at the same time, she
> already was down hill skiing at the end of the season. It all depends
> on the doctor, and the rehab. Last week she went on a 30 mile bike
> ride. She's already golfing 18 holes, no cart.
>
That's wonderful to hear, Sheldon.

Jill