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caya · 10-26-2008, 05:59 PM

Unregistered - I have never heard of anyone waiting 3 or 4 months for a routine mammogram here - granted I live in the Greater Toronto Area - GTA - maybe in some remote places you would have to wait that long. That is one problem with Canada - because we are so vast a country, it is difficult to service everyone in the more remote areas in a timely manner. That may contribute to our lower scores in some areas, as these things are averaged in.

I still believe in the fundamental right of equal access to good quality health care to all citizens. I think most people do, it's just a matter of how to go about it.

10-26-2008, 05:59 PM	#13
caya Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Thornhill, Ontario Canada Posts: 2,320	Unregistered - I have never heard of anyone waiting 3 or 4 months for a routine mammogram here - granted I live in the Greater Toronto Area - GTA - maybe in some remote places you would have to wait that long. That is one problem with Canada - because we are so vast a country, it is difficult to service everyone in the more remote areas in a timely manner. That may contribute to our lower scores in some areas, as these things are averaged in. I still believe in the fundamental right of equal access to good quality health care to all citizens. I think most people do, it's just a matter of how to go about it. __________________ ER90%+/PR 50%+/HER 2+ 1.7 cm and 1.0 cm. Stage 1, grade 2, Node Negative (16 nodes tested) MRM Dec.18/06 3 x FEC, 3 x Taxotere Herceptin - every 3 weeks for a year, finished May 8/08 Tamoxifen - 2 1/2 years Femara - Jan. 1, 2010 - July 18, 2012 BRCA1/BRCA2 Negative Dignosed 10/16/06, age 48 , premenopausal Mild lymphedema diagnosed June 2009 - breast surgeon and lymph. therapist think it's completely reversible - hope so. Reclast infusion January 2012 Oopherectomy October 2013 15 Years NED!!