Hello and Brief Introduction

[pwc51]

Hi Sangye - I was due to be in the US for 4 days. I had taken 11 days of Meds to allow for delays (a missed connection) but could never have predicted the volcanic situation. Until Tuesday the earliest I could get a flight was next week so had already visited a doctor, with all the associated expense, to get prescriptions for the additional meds plus an associated blood test at my doctor's recommendation. Never got to present the prescriptions at a pharmacy so did not incur all the additional costs!

[Sangye]

The part that really upsets me is that Americans who were trapped in the UK in need of medication or treatment were given temporary resident status so they could get it for free or almost free. It's shameful that we don't reciprocate. Even Canadians don't visit the US without getting travel insurance in case they need medical care. But we go hopping across the border without worry.