"September 2017" "What's for Dinner?"

Bugster2 wrote:I have spent the last couple of weeks looking for new eyeglass frames that fit my face. I wear a child's size. Trouble is, most children's glasses have "Hello Kitty" or some other garbage on them. I am not really into pink or purple frames either. I finally decided to buy another pair of the little boys frames that I now wear except in a different color. Well, that was a wash. My vision has worsened and the lenses I need are not allowed to be used in the frame that I am now wearing. Chit! What the heck do I do now?

We are having Bloody Mary's and eggs benedict tonight. Our Benedict is a custom job. Toasted English muffins, a slice of American cheese, Honey Baked ham, bacon, fried eggs and hollandaise.

bethk wrote:I got stung by a wasp after swim exercise class yesterday.  I saw the stupid thing coming at me and swatted it away as soon as it landed on my arm.  A nano-second.

I put benedry on it as soon as I got home and it didn't seem to bother me at all.

I woke up this morning to a giant pimple on my arm and a raised red welt the size of a half dollar.  Now it's starting to itch like crazy.  The benedryl cream isn't helping at all.

You'd think I was 'sweet' the way I attract wasps!

Bugster2 wrote:My sister told me that to get 20/20 vision with cataract surgery, you have to pay $2500 more or they will just give you lenses that are as bad as what you originally had.

Niagara Visitor wrote:Absolutely. We rarely have any out of pocket costs, including things like cancer care, chemo, MRIs etc.  Friend is 72, surgery costs nothing, as well as any aftercare.  The $100. upgrade gave her vision better than she had when she was 30.  

Bugster2 wrote:

Niagara Visitor wrote:Absolutely. We rarely have any out of pocket costs, including things like cancer care, chemo, MRIs etc.  Friend is 72, surgery costs nothing, as well as any aftercare.  The $100. upgrade gave her vision better than she had when she was 30.  

I read that the backlog for a CAT scan was something like 18 months, and that people from Canada were coming to the states to get the scan done, which can be immediately. Having to wait that long could mean the difference between life and death. I hope the article I read was wrong. Probably written by someone who was against socialized medicine.

Niagara Visitor wrote:

Bugster2 wrote:

Niagara Visitor wrote:Absolutely. We rarely have any out of pocket costs, including things like cancer care, chemo, MRIs etc.  Friend is 72, surgery costs nothing, as well as any aftercare.  The $100. upgrade gave her vision better than she had when she was 30.  

I read that the backlog for a CAT scan was something like 18 months, and that people from Canada were coming to the states to get the scan done, which can be immediately. Having to wait that long could mean the difference between life and death. I hope the article I read was wrong. Probably written by someone who was against socialized medicine.

The backlog for anything depends on the urgency.  That is decided by the doctor and hospital.  My sister had a problem last week, and her doc ordered an MRI.................... it was done in 48 hours.  

I fell a few years ago and "destroyed" my ulna................. I had an Xray in the emerg........... and was in the OR a few hours later.  People who go to the US to have procedures done, have more money than brains, and their situation is not life threatening, and they don't want to wait.  That's ok with me.  Whatever is life or limb threatening goes to the front of the line.  Anything considered elective will have to wait until the people with a real emergency get looked after.  I waited three months for my gallbladder surgery, and I'm perfectly fine with that.  If my gallbladder would have burst, I would have gone to the front of the line.

If our local system is overwhelmed and there is a real emergency, our people are occasionally sent to Niagara Falls or Buffalo NY and our healthcare will cover that also.  

My son broke his collar bone when on a vacation in California............... Basically the first thing he was asked was "And how will you be paying for this???" It was $1700 for the exam in the emerg and an Xray. He had a good Visa card and good out of country insurance so he got his money back eventually, but if the same thing happens to some poor schnook who has no insurance in California, how does he come up with that $$$$$ ???