Re: Hip resurfacing and waiting lists

[Guest guest]

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How are you doing with your resurface job. Have you got

yuor youth back. Let me know what you can do now?

from montreal

-- In surfacehippy , " converseur "

wrote:

> Hi MC,

>

> l had a hip resurfacing done in Montreal. l just want to underline

> that the healthcare is a provincial juridiction. Medical coverage

may

> varry from one province to another. l read on this board that a

guy

> from BC, who had a hip resurfacing in Vancouver, had to pay

$3,500.00

> for mechanism of the conserve +. This means that someone from BC

> could in theory come here for his resurfacing, but he must expect

> that he will be charged if BC healthcare only cover the surgery as

it

> was stated by someone on this board.

>

> Coming to montreal from BC is not as if you were already in

montreal

> and needed surgery. If you want l can try to check how out of

> province patient could have their surgery done here. lf it happens

> that you want to come down, our family will be happy to invite you

as

> our guest.

>

> from Montreal

>

>

>

>

> > > > Hi All,

> > > >

> > > > Am new to this format so excuse me if I stumble (or is it

> limp?)

> > a

> > > > little. At the present time I am waiting for an appointment

> with

> > a

> > > > surgeon in Vancouver who it appears will keep me waiting as

> long

> > as

> > > > might be convenient for him. I live on Vancouver Island so

the

> > > > availability of surgical treatment (BHR or equivalent) here

is

> > non-

> > > > existent other than THR... Anyone have other

options/solutions

> > for

> > > > getting through to another doctor? Working for the federal

> > government

> > > > precludes being able to afford going elsewhere for surgery

so I

> > am

> > > > forced to wait until the list moves along a little. Any

> > suggestions?

> > > >

> > > > MC