Hernias.

[the flying moose]

Originally Posted by Oldfart

I think I got mine about three years ago within a couple or three months of first going to the doctor. It was a failure of an earlier repair from about 15 years prior. The used the mesh. Not much pain during recovery. I was allowed the XC ski and ride within two weeks.

Lucky. Its taken 7 months just for me to have an initial visit with a surgeon. I will let him know of a willingness to travel for surgery though. Didn't realize you could do that.

[jitenshakun]

One of the pillars of health care is portability, i.e. care anywhere in Canada. The practical realities are a bit different but it's certainly easy, and desirable to some health authorities, for patients to travel.

[tungsten]

Originally Posted by jitenshakun

Healthcare gets lots of money, and keeps getting more money every year. Besides, it's a Provincial thing, not federal.

I believe the original deal struck between the Feds and Provinces was a 50/50 split in funding, the Feds $ went directly to health care.
I forget the exact figure but the Feds current share has been whittled down to something like 12-19% and that isn't even earmarked specifically for health care, it can be folded into general revenue.