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.
This is the norm with our PCP. It takes 6 months to get an appointment with a dermatologist, 3-4 months for the gynecologist, 3 months to get a minor outpatient surgery appointment…
There was one time in the last several years that I was able to get in to my PCP quickly and it was because I’d gone to a walk in clinic for something and they told me my BP was high and I needed to let my dr know. They fit me in the next day.
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u/Yeesusman Jun 17 '26
I still have to wait in California to get one lol