As his condition rapidly deteriorated, Mr Kirt decided to pay for the procedure privately, desperate to get a diagnosis.
So UK's bloated and expensive NHS wasn't available for him when it came to a life and death health situation.
Welcome to Government run health-care.
Blood coming from any orifice that isn’t injured is a bad thing.
Does someone really need to “tell us” that?
My dad had the same indication of blood but it was from a hemorrhoid, nothing serious there but it sure scared him.
Well, if he was passing a red flag from his bowel, that *shouldn’t* be ignored.
Got a how-looking ‘pawtner’, some to live for.
The NHS flat sucks. Good thing for Mr. Kirt that he was smart enough to pay out of pocket.
From 2024...
Severe ulcerative colitis induced by COVID-19 vaccination
UC can increase your risk for bowel cancer.
Early detection of cancer can be a life saver. However, the UK’s government run health system long delays for getting those critical early detection tests and often further long waits to see a specialist reduce survival. Breast cancer survival rates in the UK are lower as well.
Yes, the absolute downside of socialized medicine - long lines, long waits..while you deteriorate and/or the cancer spreads.
I remember Rush talking about a Canadian woman that needed a hip replacement - was in a lot of pain - and it was months and months to complete each step so she could get the surgery - he recounted it all as the wait stretched into years. Canadian system had no problem giving her all the drugs she needed for the pain.
She finally went to the U.S., paid for the procedure and had the hip replacement done within days. Fortunately, she was in a financial position to do so, many of us aren't.
BM
Welcome to socialized medicine.
At least he had the option of paying privately.
In some countries, you can’t. I thought I had heard Canada was one of them. And I’m not sure if Medicare allows it either.