I’m glad it worked out well for you. Did you happen to take the COVID vaccine? (If that’s too personal please don’t answer it.) It was a big moneymaker for doctors in the US. They pushed it hard. (I didn’t take it.)
How long does a person in Britain have to wait these days for medical appointments and surgeries?
Waiting lists are coming down I believe, it's not perfect by any stretch of the imagination but you can't fault the staff, the government have introduced something called virtual wards which aims to free up beds. In my case I was strong enough to leave hospital but needed close monitoring.
What happens is they send you home with all the equipment that you need to do your own observations.... Blood pressure kits, thermometer, saturation level monitor and a smart phone to log results.
The results go directly to the hospital for monitoring. Also nurses visit you at home to take bloods etc, it's a really good way of freeing up beds on the wards.
As for COVID.... I did have the first vaccination but refused all the others. Something didn't seem quite right and I got COVID very soon after the injection.
Looking back the whole thing was a fiasco and my thoughts are that a lot of people and companies made a lot of money from it, and I think that the figures were manipulated in such a way to spread fear.
Our government at the time didn't cover themselves in glory with their antics but that's another thread.