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To: golfer72 who wrote (1511687)	1/8/2025 6:03:34 PM
From: maceng2	1 Recommendation Recommended By longz Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570890

Sadly true. I was talking about the health care systems without the covid factor. I was in hospital in 2020, and had a few minor ops before. Always first class treatment. The NHS worked near miracles on some of my relatives. Would have cost 10's of $millions$ in the USA. UK NHS just churned them out and sent them on their way. There was a bit of suffering and waiting, but not much of a problem if you are given a blank piece of paper for the bill at the end of it. No insurance companies to jigger things up. I was in Hospital at the start of Covid when overcrowding was in all the news. The place was huge and almost empty. Most wards had the lights switched off.

To: golfer72 who wrote (1511687)	1/8/2025 6:13:21 PM
From: Rarebird	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570890

I never trusted the healthcare system long before Covid. You know how many times I have been misdiagnosed? Numerous times. I will tell you the two most recent. An orthopedic doctor tells me I have tennis elbow, when in fact I had radial tunnel syndrome, two totally different ailments, both curable through physical therapy exercises. A dermatologist tells me I have wind burn on my lips when in fact I had actinic cheilitis, which turns into cancer without proper treatment. In fact, 85% of dermatologists to this very day cannot even see that I have actinic cheilitis and tell me I am fine. You are in the Northeast where the physicians are much better than on the West Coast. By better, I mean the average physician back East is much better than the ones on the West Coast. And I forgot this one. I had an opthalmologist tell me that I needed a Yag laser procedure on my right eye. When I went to see another opthalmologist, I was told my eye was fine. Many Physicians push for procedures or surgeries to make extra money. The orthopedic physician recommended a cortisone injection if my tennis elbow did not improve in two weeks. My condition cpmpletely improved through physical therapy exercises I found on the internet in 4 months. I always get a second, and usually a third and 4th opinion before I make a decision. I'm amazed at the incompetence and greed.