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I think there are time when we have to get pro-active or the suffering and delays continue beyond bearable! sam 
posted by
sam444
on January 29, 2012 at 4:33 PM
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Life seems to take us where it will and we seem to have to just do the best we can under the circumstances.
posted by
TAPS.
on January 29, 2012 at 8:19 AM
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Naut
We are glad to have you back; however, this is one of the reasons most of us want our medical situation to stay as is and not have this Obama Rama forced on us. Be well soon! Look to the rest of this post.
posted by
Justi
on January 28, 2012 at 7:49 PM
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Nautikos.
Well, I will eventually face the laser for my shoulder as well but am putting off.....and off, as results seem to vary so much. Of course, I realize that is largely due to compliance with post op therapy, etc......even then, I've already got bad knees after replacements...after numerous scopes to repair tears, etc..... Not to mention all the claims I reviewed over the years. Then again, it seems to me......no stats, purely personal observation....women just don't seem to do as well with repairs to our joints...... Anyway, a lot of blathering to say I hear you!!
posted by
Krisles
on January 28, 2012 at 6:24 PM
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Nautikos
I am sorry for the state of your body and the other misfortunes that befell you my friend.It is good to have you back and I pray you are getting over your loss of JAG and perhaps able to contemplate more pleasant thoughts.Like what? How about we're still breathin' hoss. Perhaps a touch of humour, just for you,you'll appreciate it."A 49-year-old San Francisco stockbroker, who "totally zoned when he ran", accidentally jogged off a 100-foot high cliff on his daily run."
posted by
WileyJohn
on January 28, 2012 at 4:56 PM
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What I've learned about doctors is that they're not as concerned
about fixing what's wrong with you as you are. And they may not be as focused on what you're saying as they ought to be because they've already made a diagnosis, or a guesstimate, and they seem to think this other info you're offering only muddies up the issue. Plus, which, at least in the U.S., there are new meds the drug companies are pushing, and there are perks for prescribing them to patients whose symptoms seem to fit. Long beat around the bush to say "Way to go, Naut! Tell the doc to do what's right!"
posted by
Pat_B
on January 28, 2012 at 12:40 PM
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It's wonderful that you took the time to travel...Some doctors can be such a pain.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on January 28, 2012 at 12:17 PM
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Seems it is the same old story all over Naut, one has to be on one's last legs top get treatment, I don't know what it will be like in twenty tears time with another large swathe of retirees.
posted by
C_C_T
on January 28, 2012 at 11:49 AM
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Damn, but our lives can change suddenly from one day to the next! I'm guessing your doctor had a God complex...or was trying to bring the hospital in under budget.
posted by
adnohr
on January 28, 2012 at 11:19 AM
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Tell Naut, is this due to the government health system you folks in Canada have? I have an inkling how you feel about forced depression, as I think I felt somewhat the same when I lost my business due to a corrupt partner. I can tell you that it gets better without surgery, the depression I mean, not the tear. Press on.
posted by
UtahJay
on January 28, 2012 at 11:04 AM
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Nautikos
I have just been catching up with your posts. Odd thing isn't it - life? You are just going along and then a few cards in the deck change....
Sorry to hear about your loss of Jag. Glad you are writing again.
posted by
Azur
on January 28, 2012 at 10:27 AM
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