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Forum: USA
Jul 22nd 2008, 7:21 am
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,648
Posted By jdmcc

Re: Land of opportunity...

GiantAxToGrind-I suggest you go back and read my initial post on this topic where I clearly state that reform is needed in this country for provision of health care. My point was that I would not...
Forum: USA
Jul 22nd 2008, 6:09 am
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,648
Posted By jdmcc

Re: Land of opportunity...

There is more than one patient cited in articles found if you Google. More people are being denied state of the art drugs for cancer in the UK every day. I am living proof that they can work so it...
Forum: USA
Jul 22nd 2008, 6:05 am
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,648
Posted By jdmcc

Re: Land of opportunity...

GiantAxe- If you are going to tell a patient their best chance of survival is with a drug that they don't have access to on the NHS and then they essentially take away your "health insurance" if you...
Forum: USA
Jul 22nd 2008, 5:49 am
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,648
Posted By jdmcc

Re: Land of opportunity...

Google Avastin on NHS and you will find the articles
Forum: USA
Jul 22nd 2008, 5:35 am
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,648
Posted By jdmcc

Re: Land of opportunity...

What doesn't? One woman was told by her oncologist that Avastin would help her but it wasn't available on the NHS. She opted to pay out of pocket for it and in the process was told if she paid out...
Forum: USA
Jul 22nd 2008, 5:25 am
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,648
Posted By jdmcc

Re: Land of opportunity...

The point of my post was had I been living in the UK and using the NHS for cover I would not have been offered the drugs at all. As has been documented in numerous articles in the papers in the...
Forum: USA
Jul 22nd 2008, 2:59 am
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,648
Posted By jdmcc

Re: Land of opportunity...

I was just successfully treated for metastatic cancer with a drug that is not available on the NHS. I know which country I am very thankful I live in as I would have been dead by now or in a very...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jul 2nd 2008, 7:16 am
Replies: 52
Views: 11,351
Posted By jdmcc

Re: How to care for dog with terminal cancer?

Elvira-I had a dog with that exact diagnosis. His tumor was splenic with metastasis to the liver. Our vet recommended euthanasia which is what we did. The dog was having a problem, had no energy...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jun 13th 2008, 6:02 am
Replies: 22
Views: 1,099
Posted By jdmcc

Re: Its more painful then pulling teeth...

My husband has Gilberts disease. It is a benign liver disease which shows a rise in bilirubin levels on lab work. It doesn't cause a problem for him to drink alcohol but has a certain amount of...
Forum: USA
Jun 1st 2008, 9:01 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 1,816
Posted By jdmcc

Re: asthma- usa

I had horrible problems with allergies in Florida. Asthma, the whole shebang. I was allergy tested and found to be allergic to just about everything on the list (3pages) My doctor was shocked and...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
May 29th 2008, 4:15 am
Replies: 5
Views: 429
Posted By jdmcc

Re: Medical Charity work in the US

On the contrary, this guy was featured this year on a 60 Minutes story.
Forum: USA
Apr 9th 2008, 2:37 am
Replies: 14
Views: 989
Posted By jdmcc

Re: Reno, NV - what's the skinny?

Reno is a great town. The area is high desert so not hot like Las Vegas. Las Vegas is what most people think of when they think of Nevada. We have 4 seasons here and none of them are severe. We...
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