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[quote=patientrenter][quote=paramount]…
On one hand, I don’t think any human should be denied life saving healthcare just because they can’t pay.

On the other hand, there are only so many resources to go around, so we do need limitations…..[/quote]

I think those are in conflict, paramount. When and if my time comes, I will refuse medical care that merely prolongs my life a little, at great cost to society at large. It’s just like not throwing our used mercury thermometers, or other toxic chemicals, into the public water system. Sure, it may go against the grain to deny ourselves anything, but I think we all bear responsibility to exercise restraint and judicious self-denial for the greater good. We just haven’t faced up to a rational debate and conclusions on health care. Given how primitive is the public’s ability to think rationally about, and discuss, this issue now, I doubt we will tackle it well in our lifetimes.[/quote]

Patientrenter, I am with you. Not only does the medical care prolong your life, but quality of life may be diminished with said healthcare. An example would be chemotherapy, it certain cases. My father was an M.D. and he always said be careful what the doctors say…it is not always in your best interest. The mission statement of a doctor is to make you live at all costs. Is it always the best thing?

I had a friend who had a very old dog who had been dying for 2 years. When he took it to the Vet for the last call, the Vet suggested that the dog undergo many expensive tests, though it was painfully obvious that this was the end. After the tests were concluded, the Vet called back and stated there was nothing he could do. Only to look at the dog, and know the past history would have been enough to know that tests were not necessary. I realize Vets are NOT M.D.’s but this was just to illustrate a point.

Also, congrats to you for not throwing your mercury thermometers in the trash. I never throw batteries away either, though most of the people that I know do, it isn’t easy to find a recycling program. I had some neighbors years ago, that despite the blue recycling bin in the backyard, continued to throw recyclables in the trash. Laziness and entitlement.

(Sorry folks, I know this was a thread hijack…)

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We plan to attend. However, after watching the video, what concerns me is that some of the protest signs are against socialism. Socialism is spreading out the wealth and resources for all people, what is going on in this country is kleptocracy—privatizing gains, but socializing losses. It is straight up stealing from the masses.

[Ricechex]

We plan to attend. However, after watching the video, what concerns me is that some of the protest signs are against socialism. Socialism is spreading out the wealth and resources for all people, what is going on in this country is kleptocracy—privatizing gains, but socializing losses. It is straight up stealing from the masses.

[Ricechex]

We plan to attend. However, after watching the video, what concerns me is that some of the protest signs are against socialism. Socialism is spreading out the wealth and resources for all people, what is going on in this country is kleptocracy—privatizing gains, but socializing losses. It is straight up stealing from the masses.

[Ricechex]

We plan to attend. However, after watching the video, what concerns me is that some of the protest signs are against socialism. Socialism is spreading out the wealth and resources for all people, what is going on in this country is kleptocracy—privatizing gains, but socializing losses. It is straight up stealing from the masses.

[Ricechex]

We plan to attend. However, after watching the video, what concerns me is that some of the protest signs are against socialism. Socialism is spreading out the wealth and resources for all people, what is going on in this country is kleptocracy—privatizing gains, but socializing losses. It is straight up stealing from the masses.

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Thanks Everybody. Yes, Lasik was not what I hoped for…I figured since it was around 10+ years, the kinks were worked out. I had to get a touch up procedure done on one eye, and it is that same eye that is getting worse. I paid the big bucks for the specialist, rather than the eye banks, and so I had hoped for a longer lasting result. Oh well. I will try Sunglass Warehouse and also look on Ebay. Thanks much for the recommendations.

[Ricechex]

Thanks Everybody. Yes, Lasik was not what I hoped for…I figured since it was around 10+ years, the kinks were worked out. I had to get a touch up procedure done on one eye, and it is that same eye that is getting worse. I paid the big bucks for the specialist, rather than the eye banks, and so I had hoped for a longer lasting result. Oh well. I will try Sunglass Warehouse and also look on Ebay. Thanks much for the recommendations.

[Ricechex]

Thanks Everybody. Yes, Lasik was not what I hoped for…I figured since it was around 10+ years, the kinks were worked out. I had to get a touch up procedure done on one eye, and it is that same eye that is getting worse. I paid the big bucks for the specialist, rather than the eye banks, and so I had hoped for a longer lasting result. Oh well. I will try Sunglass Warehouse and also look on Ebay. Thanks much for the recommendations.

[Ricechex]

Thanks Everybody. Yes, Lasik was not what I hoped for…I figured since it was around 10+ years, the kinks were worked out. I had to get a touch up procedure done on one eye, and it is that same eye that is getting worse. I paid the big bucks for the specialist, rather than the eye banks, and so I had hoped for a longer lasting result. Oh well. I will try Sunglass Warehouse and also look on Ebay. Thanks much for the recommendations.

[Ricechex]

Thanks Everybody. Yes, Lasik was not what I hoped for…I figured since it was around 10+ years, the kinks were worked out. I had to get a touch up procedure done on one eye, and it is that same eye that is getting worse. I paid the big bucks for the specialist, rather than the eye banks, and so I had hoped for a longer lasting result. Oh well. I will try Sunglass Warehouse and also look on Ebay. Thanks much for the recommendations.

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Pert….I am hoping you have been to Nicaragua. I was there last year, and got very sick (nothing to do with the country, was sick before I left and thought I would get better) and was staying on the Corn Islands. I was scared to go to any clinic on that island, and wondered about the quality of any service on the mainland. Nicaragua is one of the poorest countries in Central America. Have you considered Honduras or Belize?

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Pert….I am hoping you have been to Nicaragua. I was there last year, and got very sick (nothing to do with the country, was sick before I left and thought I would get better) and was staying on the Corn Islands. I was scared to go to any clinic on that island, and wondered about the quality of any service on the mainland. Nicaragua is one of the poorest countries in Central America. Have you considered Honduras or Belize?

[Ricechex]

Pert….I am hoping you have been to Nicaragua. I was there last year, and got very sick (nothing to do with the country, was sick before I left and thought I would get better) and was staying on the Corn Islands. I was scared to go to any clinic on that island, and wondered about the quality of any service on the mainland. Nicaragua is one of the poorest countries in Central America. Have you considered Honduras or Belize?

[Ricechex]

Pert….I am hoping you have been to Nicaragua. I was there last year, and got very sick (nothing to do with the country, was sick before I left and thought I would get better) and was staying on the Corn Islands. I was scared to go to any clinic on that island, and wondered about the quality of any service on the mainland. Nicaragua is one of the poorest countries in Central America. Have you considered Honduras or Belize?

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