tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587459.post2867715167794728027..comments2023-12-05T04:20:37.460-06:00Comments on The Journey: PSALizard Eaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506056116023122414noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587459.post-24824942589148553822009-08-01T01:41:22.271-05:002009-08-01T01:41:22.271-05:00Seven weeks sounds pretty good for a dermatologist...Seven weeks sounds pretty good for a dermatologist. I'm in the US and last time I wanted to see a dermatologist it was 8 months and several phone calls. And I have red-heads' skin and have had second degree sunburns in places I can't see myself. <br />I guess the waits in Canada are shorter than here. Maybe I should move there....kimchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14020798623317549440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587459.post-8861480558453100002009-07-28T22:04:24.699-05:002009-07-28T22:04:24.699-05:00I have first-rate private insurance. Every bell a...I have first-rate private insurance. Every bell and whistle you could ask for. I had a melanoma dug out of my forearm 20 years ago, and see my doc every six months for a head-to-toe checkup. Did I mention that my dermatologist has been on the list of a hundred best MDs in new York for the past several years? There is no way -- even as a melanoma survivor, even for my follow-up, even with gold-plated insurance -- that I could see him even trying to make an appointment just six months in advance. He is still "my doctor" but I always see someone else in the shop. <br /><br />I don't know whether Canada is better than that, but anyone who tries to tell you "We're the best!" is clearly thinking in terms of being POTUS, or maybe Shah of Iran. The rest of us wait in line.Diggitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16416825000872117152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587459.post-73952657766551080762009-07-28T17:32:58.524-05:002009-07-28T17:32:58.524-05:00Hurray. Glad for you & for everyone!Hurray. Glad for you & for everyone!Earthbound Spirithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14042611502142798184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587459.post-2113233335487311472009-07-28T14:28:30.249-05:002009-07-28T14:28:30.249-05:00Well, I made this appointment at the start of June...Well, I made this appointment at the start of June, so I can't say I'm thankful for that aspect. And I couldn't get the doctor I wanted until next January.<br /><br />YMMV, but that was mine.Lizard Eaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04506056116023122414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587459.post-42975764082731951522009-07-28T13:00:10.162-05:002009-07-28T13:00:10.162-05:00I think wait times in Canada for a Derm appointmen...I think wait times in Canada for a Derm appointment are running seven weeks on average.<br /><br />Be thankful....Bill Baarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07095486926836836714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587459.post-57142715283339323532009-07-28T12:19:28.270-05:002009-07-28T12:19:28.270-05:00Amen! Leave no mole undug. Glad you're okay,...Amen! Leave no mole undug. Glad you're okay, LE.Lilylouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02328027965155428624noreply@blogger.com