http://www.bspcn.com/2009/04/16/20-disturbing-facts-on-us-healthcare-everybody-should-know/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:35:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.bspcn.com/2009/04/16/20-disturbing-facts-on-us-healthcare-everybody-should-know/comment-page-1/#comment-34616 Phil Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:56:25 +0000 http://www.bspcn.com/2009/04/16/20-disturbing-facts-on-us-healthcare-everybody-should-know/#comment-34616 I am an American and think it is really hard for Americans to acknowledge that other countries have it better than we do at anything, including medicine. I had to travel to Canada to get the worldwide gold standard treatment for Meniere's disease because in the US, the drug, SERC, is not approved by the FDA. Yet this drug alleviates and controls the symptoms. Why should I have to go to Canada to get it? Well I did. And I didn't have to wait in line either. I made my appointment, PAID CASH (very important in Canada if you're not Canadian), was seen by the doctor, had my prescription filled and came home with the drugs. Why shouldn't this be available in the US if it is available in every other country in the world. Really made me realize my own country is a bit third world itself in some respects. By the way, my US insurance company reimbursed me for the treatment, not 100% but still I got some reimbursement. In the US, the treatment is Valium (uh, addictive) or getting a nerve section (uh, walker anyone?) I left the country for treatment and am living a normal life, not addicted to Valium and not using a walker. FDA WAKE UP! I am an American and think it is really hard for Americans to acknowledge that other countries have it better than we do at anything, including medicine. I had to travel to Canada to get the worldwide gold standard treatment for Meniere’s disease because in the US, the drug, SERC, is not approved by the FDA. Yet this drug alleviates and controls the symptoms. Why should I have to go to Canada to get it? Well I did. And I didn’t have to wait in line either. I made my appointment, PAID CASH (very important in Canada if you’re not Canadian), was seen by the doctor, had my prescription filled and came home with the drugs. Why shouldn’t this be available in the US if it is available in every other country in the world. Really made me realize my own country is a bit third world itself in some respects. By the way, my US insurance company reimbursed me for the treatment, not 100% but still I got some reimbursement. In the US, the treatment is Valium (uh, addictive) or getting a nerve section (uh, walker anyone?) I left the country for treatment and am living a normal life, not addicted to Valium and not using a walker. FDA WAKE UP!

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