I know there's always the on-going discussion regarding the fact that health care over here isn't free ... when really it isn't free at home either, but I have to say I walked out of the doctors clinic this afternoon feeling a little 'wounded'.
Absolutely nothing wrong with me - fit as a fiddle. Nothing wrong with Fergie either - he's an even fitter fiddle. However, I needed some migraine medication (last lot was prescribed in UK, this is the first time I've requested some over here so couldn't just ask for a repeat prescription).
Fergie needed a new epi-pen (he has a VERY bad nut allergy), also his puffer was out of date.
We went to see the doc, who after about a 30 second discussion wrote new prescriptions for our meds and then spent the next 5 mins telling us about his fantastic holiday he'd had in the UK earlier this year.
We thanked him and left. On the way out we were charged $76 just for the visit (can't even claim it was a consultation). I haven't collected the medicine yet ... Lord only knows how much that is going to cost us.
I know the NHS was paid for by our taxes, but $76 did make me flinch !!!!
Diny