Probably just enough to ship your dead body badk and cover the funeral
expenses...

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
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So, just how much can one get for a kidney south of the border?

Scotty

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...
You blew it. You should have gone down to Mexico and advertised you
had
a kidney to sell. They would have paid you plenty for it and the
operation would have been free. They would have only found out later
that it was defective but you'd have been off sailing your new
expensive
yacht purchased with your bad kidney.

CN


"NH~_/)~" wrote in message
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Hi John
Sorry dude I'm not a sailor like you are -- I'm one of those wanna
be's
what the heck why lie about it. I got real sick and the dang
doctor took
all our money we had saved -- kidney removal. If you remember I
was a
power-boater wanting to learn sailing that's how I found this
group. Now I
just log on once in an while and tease a little and to say hi.

less than 80 words :P

NH_/)_


"John Cairns" wrote in message
om...

"NH~_/)~" wrote in message
news:Kp3Nd.9502$Dc.7604@trnddc06...


hey all I see your still not sailing? hrm it would help if you
patch the holes in the bottom of your sailboats lol

NH_/)_



So, in 100 words or less, tell us all about your last great
sailing
experience of over 1 week or 500 nm. Making it real easy, it
doesn't have
to
be consecutive miles.

John Cairns

Mu aunt broke her hip and waited 6 weeks for surgery....it depends on the
definition of "emergency"...

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
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"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
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"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...

If she lived in Canada she would have died waiting on the list
for the operation.

Nope... emergency surgery always is immediate and takes priority.
Elective surgery, no life threatening medical attention is placed to a
wait list.

CM

Then she would have been placed on that waiting list. One kidney is good
enough to keep person alive and healthy. Other than controlling the
infection,
the bad kidney posed no real threat.

CN

and visa versa....I've had a few rounds with your system...it stinks...


"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
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"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message

Then she would have been placed on that waiting list. One kidney is good
enough to keep person alive and healthy. Other than controlling the
infection,
the bad kidney posed no real threat.

Yup... if it wasn't life threatening.. she would be placed on a list...
but a six month wait would have left her savings intact. If an emergency
had occurred during the wait... she would have been tended to immediately.
It's got it's problems... but nobody here would trade it for a system like
the one you have in the USA.

CM

You've had a few rounds?? with Our system? Please explain

CM

"katysails" wrote in message
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and visa versa....I've had a few rounds with your system...it stinks...


"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
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"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message

Then she would have been placed on that waiting list. One kidney is good
enough to keep person alive and healthy. Other than controlling the
infection,
the bad kidney posed no real threat.

Yup... if it wasn't life threatening.. she would be placed on a list...
but a six month wait would have left her savings intact. If an emergency
had occurred during the wait... she would have been tended to
immediately. It's got it's problems... but nobody here would trade it for
a system like the one you have in the USA.

CM

lol

NH_/)_


"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...
You blew it. You should have gone down to Mexico and advertised you had
a kidney to sell. They would have paid you plenty for it and the
operation would have been free. They would have only found out later
that it was defective but you'd have been off sailing your new expensive
yacht purchased with your bad kidney.

CN


"NH~_/)~" wrote in message
news:rBcNd.16783$uc.3028@trnddc03...


Hi John
Sorry dude I'm not a sailor like you are -- I'm one of those wanna be's
what the heck why lie about it. I got real sick and the dang doctor
took
all our money we had saved -- kidney removal. If you remember I was a
power-boater wanting to learn sailing that's how I found this group.
Now I
just log on once in an while and tease a little and to say hi.

less than 80 words :P

NH_/)_


"John Cairns" wrote in message
om...

"NH~_/)~" wrote in message
news:Kp3Nd.9502$Dc.7604@trnddc06...


hey all I see your still not sailing? hrm it would help if you
patch the holes in the bottom of your sailboats lol

NH_/)_



So, in 100 words or less, tell us all about your last great sailing
experience of over 1 week or 500 nm. Making it real easy, it doesn't
have
to
be consecutive miles.

John Cairns

"katysails" wrote in message
...
Probably just enough to ship your dead body badk and cover the
funeral
expenses...

With enough to hire a bagpipe player. I want Amazing Grace played on
bagpipes at my funeral.

Scotty

I want the Metropolitan Opera chorus to sing Faure's Requiem at mine...

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...


"katysails" wrote in message
...
Probably just enough to ship your dead body badk and cover the
funeral
expenses...

With enough to hire a bagpipe player. I want Amazing Grace played on
bagpipes at my funeral.

Scotty

Where is that? In the US hospitals MUST treat if the individual is life
threatened or has a serious condition....there are many programs that offer
assistance, there are well-baby clinics run by the counties and immunization
programs here...problem is, many don't know how to access what is
available...or won't because it's "charity"....
OzOne wrote in message ...
On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 02:47:32 GMT, "katysails"
scribbled thusly:

. Things may be better where you are but in Ontario,
socialized medicine stinks.


Unless you cannot afford health insurance in which case...you die?


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

Right, you can't cjoose your doctor..that's rassuring...you can have that
here, too, at a considerable price difference in your insurance rates...you
get waht you pay for...and BTW...you do pay for your medical treatment, just
not upfront...your tac structure includes it in its system...

OzOne wrote in message ...
On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 11:56:41 GMT, "katysails"
scribbled thusly:

Where is that? In the US hospitals MUST treat if the individual is life
threatened or has a serious condition....there are many programs that
offer
assistance, there are well-baby clinics run by the counties and
immunization
programs here...problem is, many don't know how to access what is
available...or won't because it's "charity"....

It all sounds good doesn't it?

My friend had a heart attack in the US, yess it was life threatening
so he got the treatment and hospitalisation he required.
IIRC he was presented with a total bill of some hundreds of thousands
of dollars....enough to give someone a heart attack.

Here, it would have been totally free unless he opted for a private
hopital and chose a doctor


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

OzOne wrote in message ...
On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 02:17:18 GMT, "katysails"
scribbled thusly:

Right, you can't cjoose your doctor..that's rassuring...you can have that
here, too, at a considerable price difference in your insurance
rates...you
get waht you pay for...and BTW...you do pay for your medical treatment,
just
not upfront...your tac structure includes it in its system...

Yep, I pay 2% on my tax as does every Oz to support the system.
and get a 20% cut if I chose to privately insure. Saves the Govt
building new public hospitals I guess.

That is what is causing the big debate here in Canada.... a 2 Tier Medical
System that would allow the wealthy or privileged to buy insurance. The
majority are against a 2 tier system... although the government would like
to impose one. One thing though... we can indeed choose our Doctor here in
Canada.

CM