On 4/30/2021 4:11 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Friday, April 30, 2021 at 3:43:10 PM UTC-4, Michael Trew wrote:
>> On 4/30/2021 10:44 AM, Graham wrote:
>>> On 2021-04-29 9:48 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
>>>> On 4/29/2021 8:32 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>> On 4/29/2021 1:53 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
>>>>>> On 4/29/2021 10:02 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>> On 2021-04-29 9:08 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 8:57:16 AM UTC-4, Michael Trew wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Good thing most of the posts here are John Kuthe-centric. I was
>>>>>>>>> afraid
>>>>>>>>> that you guys would be making me hungry... I just had all 4 wisdom
>>>>>>>>> teeth
>>>>>>>>> pulled (ouch), and have eaten noting but jello for over 36 hours.
>>>>>>>>> Guess
>>>>>>>>> I'm going to lose a few pounds though, lol. Will be working on some
>>>>>>>>> "soft food recipes" here shortly.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I had mine out piecemeal. Nature gifted me with a couple extra. I had
>>>>>>>> two out on the right side when I was about your age, and three out on
>>>>>>>> the left
>>>>>>>> side when I was in my early 60s. My current dentist and I cannot
>>>>>>>> figure out why they
>>>>>>>> didn't take all three on the right side while they were in there.
>>>>>>>> That
>>>>>>>> last one will
>>>>>>>> probably still be there when I die.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I had one pulled. I had heard so many horror stories about wisdom
>>>>>>> teeth
>>>>>>> that I was really nervous. As it turned out, it was a breeze. It came
>>>>>>> out because of a problem and there was on tooth opposite it. Most
>>>>>>> people
>>>>>>> have to have them pulled because they are impacted. That was the case
>>>>>>> with my son, who had two pulled on day and two the next. Not at all a
>>>>>>> positive experience for him.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My bottom two were impacted as well. One was almost totally sideways.
>>>>>> I started having minor pains, and they had to go as my insurance is
>>>>>> gone at the end of this month (just turned 26 - still fortunate to be
>>>>>> on mom's health plan until now). I'm lucky they fit me in on such
>>>>>> short notice. The doctor told me that the top two will be a breeze,
>>>>>> and lets get them out now.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I was petrified going into it, but they put me under for the surgery,
>>>>>> and other than some face swelling still and minor bleeding, a bit
>>>>>> sore, no major issues, thank God! I was very pleased with the surgeon.
>>>>>
>>>>> You're lucky as heck to have gotten in under the wire still covered as a
>>>>> dependent on your Mom's insurance. Most policies cut off at age 24 even
>>>>> if you're a full time student living in their home.
>>>>>
>>>>> Glad no major issues, though.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>> Thanks! Yes, insurance is gone tomorrow. Perhaps a better job with
>>>> health benefits is in order for me in the near future.
>>>
>>> Or you could emigrate to a civilised country where you wouldn't have to
>>> worry.
>> I'm assuming you are talking about socialist health care like Canada or
>> some European countries. Trust me, you'll pay for it in the end with
>> higher taxes and/or lower quality health care.
>
> Would you rather have "lower quality health care" or none at all?
> Now that there's no mandate to buy health insurance, are
> you going to do without?
>
> The sort of national health program like they have in Canada is
> pretty much just like commercial insurance, except the risk pool
> is the entire country and it's not optional. The per-capita
> cost is less than the U.S. pays: $5418 in Canada versus $10966
> in the U.S. And Canadians are not exactly dying in the streets. The
> life expectancy in Canada is 81.2 years, while it's 78 in the U.S.
>
> Faceless bureaucrats decide who gets care whether they work
> for the government or for an insurance company.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
Well, considering that I'm young and healthy (knock on wood), yes my
intention is to forgo health insurance for now. Clearly not a long-term
plan, but it's something. It costs $150 annually for teeth cleaning and
x-rays, $100 every other 6 months for just a cleaning.
There is a local state-run doctor office that myself, my ex, and
daughter have been going to for years. It's the only
doctor/pediatrician I've met that hasn't ****ed me off enough for me to
walk out on them. I don't get along well with pushy foreign doctors.
They offer coverage based on a sliding income scale if I'm in a pinch.
Otherwise, I haven't truly been to a doctor in years.
Of course, nothing is perfect, but my point in my initial post wasn't to
spark a political debate (I saw that coming however), but simply to
state another side of things not being considered. Take for instance,
the article below on Canadian health care basically pushing people with
rare diseases to commit suicide... that's pretty sad.
https://metrovoicenews.com/canadian-...isted-suicide/