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Glad to hear it all went well. I was worried about you. I could not go an entire year without being ripped by you (usually for good reason) for some stupid comment or question that I post on the board. Just like the crazy aunt that doesn't show up for Thanksgiving dinner, you would be very missed on this board Jainen. I am trully glad that it all worked out for you. I really do appreciate your presence on this board. Tom Hollister, CA

>>visit the VA hospital in Dayton, Ohio<< I don't see how that could change my mind. The attitude I object to is that government per se is not capable of managing health care successfully, whether from bureaucratic problems, politic squabbles, or some other aspect of control. Certainly any individual facility might have unqualified administrators or poor community support, but that seems to me even more common in the private sector. I agree about relations with teaching hospitals. That's part of community support, and it works both ways--the stable funding of the VA hospital provides the private school with lots of opportunity for research and internships. By the way, although I am eligible for the government services I am paying for it with my own Blue Cross policy.

Thanks to you all, and yes it was a cataract. No problems. I went to the VA hospital in Palo Alto, where they have lots of experience. In my observation, those who worry about the quality of government health care are talking through their hats.