Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-77.2.182.177-20140819130912/@comment-13965604-20140819191251

KapitanGowno wrote: LadyX wrote:

KapitanGowno wrote: In Poland when you have insurance, everything is paid, but unfortunately you can wait VERY LONG for one simple procedure. Sometimes people make jokes that "it's possible you will die much sooner than you will get your treatment". Some people could wait here (in PL) for an MRI a few months before getting it done.

I once had a pretty bad allergy attack, which resulted in suffocating at night, so I had to go to ER. They ordered some allergy test, but I the closest date was November, and it was actually June. So I would have to wait almost 6 months, which wasn't very shiny.

You can always go privately, which of course costs money. And usually - a lot. There isn't some sort of emergency situation fast track? I mean, you were to the point of actual suffocation without the known cause... The ER helped me, it's a normal procedure, they give you meds and some prescribtions. What I meant is that later I had to do tests and for those, you have to wait. And except money and connections, there is no way to make it work faster.

I see. So...what happens in the event that a someone is presenting with symptoms of something serious like cancer, or organ failure? Or life support/long term care situations like dialysis? I don't mean to be nosy, or anything. I'm just actually curious to talk to someone who has universal healthcare because I would love to move somewhere with it, but I have actual medical problems, and worry about reasonably prompt service and coverage.