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Does anybody have gnawing stomach pain just above bellybutton?
Digestive Health | Last Active: Apr 14 3:50pm | Replies (38)Comment receiving replies
Yep sounds just like it is here in Sweden! Luckily I had to sell my apartment this fall and move in with mom because of the rising cost of living and the fact that my mortgage would tripple. So there was some money left over and I could order an out of pocket mri on brain and abdomen for 2500 us dollars. I opted out of contrast though because I'm afraid of it but maybe my next brain scan will have to with contrast. We do have clinics for mris and colonoskopys etc that you can pay for. Health care really sucks here. Primary doctors decide everything!
We have good hospitals in Stockholm and good research in Sweden but ordinary people never benefits because primary docs don't give referrals.
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@tinatoren wow - it seems the Swedes are not much better off than we Canadians! It is ironic that the two countries - Sweden and Canada - are known to have the highest taxes, yet they provide the least in healthcare!
My husband and I are both retirees living on pensions. Fortunately he has a small company pension in addition to the government pension but because I was a homemaker most of my married life I have a very small pension income - just the bare minimal government pension. We live on our combined pensions that just get us through each month with little or nothing left over at the end of each month. Very little help from the government here either, for seniors.
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I’m born in Sweden and grew up there so I know exactly what you are talking about.
The primary doctors are too busy and seem to lose interest. They all know they have to limit expensive tests.
My daughter lives there now and has great difficulty getting a diagnosis for her exhaustion. She just had to decrease her working hours. She has found a new vårdcentral with a doctor who tries to help. He’s referring her for a sleep study- it will take 4-5 months to get an appointment!
Have you tried one of the private clinics?