the slow recovery

[ilanarama]

I hate being not 100%. I hate it. I think of myself as skinny athletic active-girl and my stomach is still distended from the surgery and I went grocery shopping today and it nearly killed me. I was leaning on the cart and breathing hard, and I had to get the bagger to come load my groceries in the truck (in the truck! Usually I hike down with a backpack and fill it with 50 pounds of food) and then came home and told Britt to unload it all, I was heading for bed. Waah.

I got the emergency-room bill and that almost killed me too. Waiting to see if the insurance company plays nice. Scared to think of what the actual surgery bill is going to be. Universal Health Care NOW, dammit.

Comments

[alembicresearch.livejournal.com]

Yikes, emergency-room? Now there's a story you've not told.

Since I'm once again close to the point there I think
I can "retire", I'd love to have Universal Health Care too!

Especially since I've noticed my body doesn't seem to behave
like it did when I was 20 ... or 30 ... or 40 ... (hmmm ...
is there a trend here?).

OTOH, I'm something of a skeptic WRT it ... and wonder if it
could work?

OTOH, I've been wondering, when the over-all inflation rate
in the country is around 1-2%, why the heck has health care
been going up 14% for the last few years?

If it keeps going up at that rate, nobodies is going to be
able to afford health soon ... at least it is making
me think twice about "retiring" anytime soon.

Re:

[ilanarama.livejournal.com]

Well, it works in lots of other countries. I don't see any reason it shouldn't work here.

Re:

[alembicresearch.livejournal.com]

Is there a list?

Maybe one of those countries would be a
good place to "retire" to?

Or do these UHC countries say non-citizens
have to pay?

JW