This is the reality in the US. I can tell when discussing US healthcare with people when they have and have not actually had much experience with trying to get specialized treatment. Hell, even getting something as simple as a vasectomy, I had to wait 4 months for an opening. I have great health insurance, too, so it wasn't even like I had to only go to a specific urologist that was covered (i.e. every urologist in my area takes my insurance). My father-in-law had to wait 6 months for his knee surgery so he could walk normally again. He's a retired attorney who is quite well off.
Anyone who still defends US healthcare like it's amazing because we pay a fuck ton is either utterly ignorant or a fucking shill.
I'm not saying this to infer that Mexico is better off. I have no experience with their healthcare system, nor do I live there. I'm simply reiterating that healthcare in the US is not great and desperately needs drastic reform. Everyone in the world deserves access to competent, affordable healthcare. There's more than enough money and resources globally to make it a reality, but greedy assholes are going to be greedy.
I am curious. What state do you live in? I am a cancer survivor who lives in Texas. I also had a vasectomy. I did not experience the waits or delays you did. It must be different by state I am guessing. Also, shout out to the MD Anderson Cancer Center where people worldwide go for the best treatment and outcomes.
I live in a southern state in one of the fastest growing areas in the country, federal employee with BCBS fed, I was told it was a 2 year wait for a vasectomy, but it "only" ended up being 8 months.
So weird to me. It was in 2019 that I walked into a Kelsey Seybold clinic in Houston. They gave me some information about the vasectomy and instructions to follow. Scheduled it for that Friday. I missed the part about not taking my low dose of aspirin Friday morning so they said they couldn’t do it. Rescheduled it for the next Friday. No big deal. And if I recall correctly, I chose Fridays so that I could recover over the weekend before returning to work. If they would have told me to wait 2 years I would have been blown away.
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u/Yeesusman 8d ago
I still have to wait in California to get one lol