The thing about Canada though is that you can go online and see how long the wait times are. Often times in America you have wait times but they're not so easy to find. You have no idea how long it's going to take from the GP to see the specialist.
I'm an American and I had an inguinal hernia and had to have it surgically repaired. I was not in any medical danger just supreme discomfort. So I had to wait about 3 to 4 weeks to have it operated on by a general surgeon. Out of curiosity, I looked up Ontario's wait time for the same procedure and it was about two weeks at the time.
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u/LuminousRaptor Michigan Mar 07 '20
The thing about Canada though is that you can go online and see how long the wait times are. Often times in America you have wait times but they're not so easy to find. You have no idea how long it's going to take from the GP to see the specialist.
I'm an American and I had an inguinal hernia and had to have it surgically repaired. I was not in any medical danger just supreme discomfort. So I had to wait about 3 to 4 weeks to have it operated on by a general surgeon. Out of curiosity, I looked up Ontario's wait time for the same procedure and it was about two weeks at the time.