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Ah see I live in a suburban area and will go anywhere in my region for healthcare, so I've never had to wait more than about 6-8 weeks for most specialists. And got surgery pretty promptly too.

But that's probably more of a function of having good health insurance (which I'm at the mercy of my employer for). They know mine will pay so they get me in fast to get their money.

A wonderful system!

 

This was with MassGeneral and Brigham & Women's in Boston with good insurance. At the time, it was a 4 hour drive to get there for me. I forgot about another instance where I hurt my leg, waited a month or so to see a doctor and she could only look at my knee because as per insurance that's all she could look at. I would need a separate appointment for her to look at each joint. The PT she prescribed didn't help so I didn't bother with more. Eventually I figured out the issue is actually in my foot, ankle & lower leg. Dealing with this via insurance would've meant 4 separate appointments.

The irony is, when I was a kid it was a lot easier to get in to see specialists. The ortho issue I could've seen a specialist within a week. Likewise with surgeries being easier too. If I hurt my knee the doc would look at my ankle & foot too. At the time I lived in the NYC metro area.

Yeah, wonderful system that its pay for play while complicated folks like myself basically have to figure things out on their own. I never thought I'd say "yeah I'm better off just figuring out how to treat myself" but that's the way things have gone.

 

Don't know where to put it so:

I completed my 800,000 steps for Suicide Prevention Awareness for the month

 

You’re a good man, Brandon.

 

I remember the first time I went under with a general anesthetic. A nurse was putting it into an IV and I asked her, "How long until that starts working?" She said, "It already is." I said, "Yeah, I think you're right," and I went to sleep a second later. Nothing to it. I hope it's that easy for you too, @Obi Anne.

 

Here's wishing for calm for you. I'm sure your anasthesiologist will do a good job, especially if they're already working with you. I've been put under who knows how many times now, at least 6? It has always been as Ben described for me too.

The only person I know with ANY problems is my dad who gets a little nauseous after and needs a med for that, then it goes away.

So I'm sure you'll be fine!

 

It's supposed to finally become Autumn here this week, when it will drop below 90 F for the first time in months... Hooray.

 

I registered this account 25 years ago today. And there was great rejoicing.

 

cheers sarge!

 

Sarge your account is old enough you should be an account grandpa by now.

That's... Something. Congrats? Well I like having you here anyway.

 

Congrats!


All I remember from October ‘98 was my 12th birthday & the Yankees/Padres World Series.

 

Sarge trying to sign up in 1998:

 

^ That's a scurrilous lie! In '98, I was young!

Well, younger.

 

The babies are a year old.

Spoiler

 

Mrow.

 

Awwww! So cute!

 

Is a student nation like an American sorority?

We didn't have those at my school anyway.