doctors

Hubby is going in to have his thyroid removed next Friday, so we’re at the hospital today for scans, assorted tests and all that lovely insurance paperwork. Sitting here makes me appreciate being well, and makes me want to kick myself in the ass for not trying harder to exercise and get myself in shape. I didn’t help his mood last night by watching House either, but that’s another story.

With all of this in process, we’ve talked around the idea of heading to the UK at some point in the future, most likely after the kid is off on his own. I’m just amazed at the repeatative nature of getting things done here, every doctor or specialist we see has to get the info all over again, so we’ve gotten into the habit of asking for copies of all the records every time either one of us goes in for anything. The circulating idea of a centralized medical history would make so much of this process easier. I would also think it would save a lot in the long run because it wouldn’t be up to individuals to remember or selectively forget that they have done things in the past. Then again, it would also be a more accurate picture of what is being done in regards to different treatments and diagnosis, so I can definitely see where fudging things could be much more difficult.

So are people against this idea mainly because it’s a lot of work to get it up and running, or would it actually bring to light a lot of the crap that gets in the way of getting people the help they need and getting it covered by insurance?