Red.
I hope you have a good day. it is only 10F today so I have the wood stove going.
I never knew how good I had it till Americans like you told me about your medical system. Still here for now you take your chances with the super bugs but the hospitals are making the rooms negative pressure so it doesn't spread. This means the pressure in the rooms is lower than the hall and vented outside so germs can't spread. Masks and disposable gowns, I first saw this in Vancouver General Hospital.
I think the biggest problem with Doctors in the States is that they are scared to say or do anything they can be sued for.
They don't want to take on anyone who will sue them. If they stick to accepted procedure they can't be sued, even if it doesn't work. Here they are not afraid to tell you your risks or the odds of failure or what your life will be like after.
After my leg surgery they showed me the Xrays of the pins and the now weak spot, an area of about two inches between the leg pins and the knee pins that I could break if I fell hard. No riding horses anymore because if I break it I lose the leg. I have a crushed vertebrae in my back I was shown the Xrays and explained that the nerves could get crushed if I put too much pressure on it. No jumping or heavy lifting and I was told, it can not be repaired. I disobey and I lose the use of my legs. I'm not going to call him a liar and sue him for causing me to lose work.
I wonder if it is just over population in the States. Everyone wants to live where it is warm. Greater Vancouver is half the population of BC. Which is why I live up here. Besides the Medibus goes to Vancouver for twenty dollars. I don't have to live there.
Davit