Reply #53: Well, my mom waited 2 days to have a spot removed from her nose [View All]

[kedrys]

and another one from her arm. She had prior surgery on her nose, so they wanted to make sure they caught whatever it was early. Outpatient surgery, 5 hours in the hospital, and her major outlay would have been parking except that they validated her garage ticket too. Oh, and her doctor called her at home that afternoon and the next day to make sure she wasn't in pain and that her stitches were intact.

There are longer waits for elective surgery, to be sure, but if there's a hint that there might be something seriously wrong with you, the wait is reduced dramatically.