tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33947698.post523469122814163404..comments2024-03-22T01:24:37.146-07:00Comments on Skeptic in Qatar: Christmas Eve MedicalGlen McKayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120296462964981195noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33947698.post-636748410322443632009-12-27T06:51:44.542-08:002009-12-27T06:51:44.542-08:00If you do a search on "clinic" you will ...If you do a search on "clinic" you will find an old post describing the system at the clinic here. Pretty much all specialists, no previous appointments. Just show up and take a number for the specialist you want. The downside is that it has an assembly-line feel to it sometimes, and I do not think I've ever had a consultation longer than 15 minutes, but you do get to see a specialist right away without all the hassle of referrals and so on. I think the longest I have waited is 75 minutes but on average I see the doctor within 20 to 30 minutes. I can live with that.<br /><br />And the medicines aren't making me drowsy, but I haven't been driving much anyway just in case, or drinking alcohol.Glen McKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120296462964981195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33947698.post-23917700999213946102009-12-25T12:58:21.974-08:002009-12-25T12:58:21.974-08:00Through the public system it takes 6 to 8 months t...Through the public system it takes 6 to 8 months to get an MRI. Privately you can get one the same day BUT it costs 800 smackeroos. You saw a neurosurgeon right away? You lucky dawg! Here in Montreal it takes 2, yes you read right two years to see one. I went to New York to see an back specialist (orthopedic surgeon). It was disapointing. He said it was too dangerous to do surgery on my herniated discs and oh yes and that I had to loose weight. The fact is that just as many skinny people as overweight have back problems. I will go back to the gym but I'm not in the mood to loose weight. You are a brave man to drive in Qatar with painkillers in your system or maybe its the only way to do it! LOLA 2 Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15210451903434090202noreply@blogger.com