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Which country are you in and what's a typical doctor visit like? How much? Wait time? Etc

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[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Depends. When I broke my leg I had to wait a couple hours to get in to see a doctor, then surgery was a couple days. Even without a family doctor though if you’re just sick and need like some penicillin or stitches or something as long as you don’t go in a major city it’s like 15 minute wait times, usually no longer than an hour. Then you go in, tell em what’s wrong, they deal with it and prescribe you some drugs, then you leave and go get your drugs at the drug store. You gotta pay for the drugs unless you have benefits at your job though. Everything else is free.

Edit: am Canadian.