[notfarnow]

I have no horror stories to report. In fact, I've had great service with little/no wait. Let me cite a couple examples:

1) A few months ago I had a wonky issue where I started getting nosebleeds, had funny smells and headaches. Called my family Dr from work, they got me in an hour later. 3 days later I had an MRI. Turned out to be polyps in my sinuses, I can have surgery if they become a serious issue.

2) My mother was teaching in Inuvik (North West Territories), when she noticed a lump on her neck. Went to the Dr. A couple days later a biopsy was done and flown to Edmonton, AB. They found cancer... non-hodgkins lymphoma. A week later she was flown to Edmonton for more tests, then back to New brunswick for chemo. This was all over the span of 2-3 weeks.

It's also worth noting that my brother in law is an emergency dr in Nova Scotia. He gets quite a few US tourists. The pateinets seem to expect a 3 day wait for 3rd world service, but are almost always surprised by the service, and how little they are actually billed for it.