Not necessarily. My cousin's wife was denied a mastectomy... they said she was "not a good candidate" for the procedure. They sold their house and came down here to save her life. They did not go back. She is on year three cancer free. What gets me is prior to this is they were ALL for socialized medicine. I mean, after all, who can argue with "free"... yes that was sarcastic. The vet sounds like a dream! Ginger Cleary,Rome, GA www.rihadin.com <http://www.rihadin.com> 'Emergencies' have always been the pretext on which the safeguards of individual liberty have been eroded. F.von Hayek Member GSDCA Member Sawnee Mtn Kennel Club GA Director RDOES. -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx Not impossible......the system just prioritizes a bit differently. If something that is going to kill you is going on, you move to the front of the line. ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================