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Originally Posted by redforever
Sure they are available privately.
Do you know what MS patients have already gone through? Most of them have quit their jobs a long time ago, in order to qualify for disability insurance, and that is only if the organization they worked for offered that. For those without that insurance, many live a very basic day to day life. Their life is not easy, and it deteriorates daily.
And for many, at the point like where our friend is at, they give up when they are told no repeatedly. It is simply too hard for them to keep fighting for crumbs, it is too expensive for them to seek treatment elsewhere, and even if they can afford it, many are at the point in their lives whereby travel is simply too hard because of their existing conditions.
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sadly, i am quite aware what MS patients go through, it is a devastating condition. however, that does not change the fact that the standard of care is being provided. as i stated, at this point there is no proven benefit to ultrasound screening. it may sound like a simple, harmless test, but in the absence of documented benefit from screening, it can actually have harmful effects. like i stated previously, "harmless" tests, as simple as the self breast screening exam, are statistically more harmful than beneficial, therefore, they are not suggested. until this is proven otherwise with screening neck ultrasounds, there is no reason that they should be funded by health canada. while empathy is very important in medicine, it should not cloud the judgement of the providing physician, as cold-hearted as it may sometimes seem.