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TheKentster 09/19/18 11:34:03 AM #1:	Urgent care, immediate care, they are for the most part worthless. Either they tell you you're fine, take some pain killers, or they say something is wrong but we can't treat you here, go to the hospital. You get charged an arm and a leg either way. I continually hear millennial friends and co-workers go to these things. They say they don't have a regular doctor. So... Why not get one? You go on your health insurance website, find a family doctor in your network, and call them, tell them you're a new patient and want an appointment. That's it. My theory is that millennials are so fucking scared of making a phone call that they think doing the urgent care thing is just easier. <cite>TheKentster posted [p:909051752] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote>Urgent care, immediate care, they are for the most part worthless. Either they tell you you're fine, take some pain killers, or they say something is wrong but we can't treat you here, go to the hospital. You get charged an arm and a leg either way. I continually hear millennial friends and co-workers go to these things. They say they don't have a regular doctor. So... Why not get one? You go on your health insurance website, find a family doctor in your network, and call them, tell them you're a new patient and want an appointment. That's it. My theory is that millennials are so fucking scared of making a phone call that they think doing the urgent care thing is just easier.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VipaGTS 09/19/18 11:35:46 AM #2:	TC is a Millennial. --- "I devour urine just like my Portland Trailblazers, with piss poor defense." <cite>VipaGTS posted [p:909051860] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote>TC is a Millennial.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TheKentster 09/19/18 11:37:21 AM #4:	VipaGTS posted... TC is a Millennial. Yes <cite>TheKentster posted [p:909051960] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote><cite>VipaGTS posted...</cite> <quote>TC is a Millennial.</quote> Yes</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheKentster 09/19/18 11:37:47 AM #5:	GregShmedley posted... Weird. I've had nothing but good experiences with my urgent care and if they defer me to the ER, I don't have to pay my UC co-pay. So you are one of these folks I'm talking about. You refuse to get a normal doctor and go to urgent care when you feel sick. <cite>TheKentster posted [p:909051987] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote><cite>GregShmedley posted...</cite> <quote>Weird. I've had nothing but good experiences with my urgent care and if they defer me to the ER, I don't have to pay my UC co-pay.</quote> So you are one of these folks I'm talking about. You refuse to get a normal doctor and go to urgent care when you feel sick.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 09/19/18 11:37:47 AM #6:	Urgent care can usually get you in sometime that day. A "regular doctor" usually won't. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:909051988] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote>Urgent care can usually get you in sometime that day. A "regular doctor" usually won't.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
monkmith 09/19/18 11:38:39 AM #8:	mostly because. A) a general practitioner requires an appointment days in advance and a long wait in the office before seeing them. and B) ER visits are horribly expensive, mostly to keep people from using them as a GP. --- People die when they are killed. Quando il gioco e finito, il re e il pedone vanno nella stessa scatola <cite>monkmith posted [p:909052043] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote>mostly because. A) a general practitioner requires an appointment days in advance and a long wait in the office before seeing them. and B) ER visits are horribly expensive, mostly to keep people from using them as a GP.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HypnoCoosh 09/19/18 11:38:41 AM #9:	Urgent care is better for simple visits and always quicker --- We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst. - C.S. Lewis <cite>HypnoCoosh posted [p:909052046] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote>Urgent care is better for simple visits and always quicker</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Payzmaykr 09/19/18 11:38:47 AM #10:	Because its a walk in clinic. Its in the United States, so youre seen within a few minutes of arrival. Basically millenials dont follow that, oh, I have the snivels, so I had better go to my general practitioner! Thats boomers. They go to the doctor when theres nothing wrong with them. --- Member of The Fam <cite>Payzmaykr posted [p:909052052] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote>Because its a walk in clinic. Its in the United States, so youre seen within a few minutes of arrival. Basically millenials dont follow that, oh, I have the snivels, so I had better go to my general practitioner! Thats boomers. They go to the doctor when theres nothing wrong with them.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheKentster 09/19/18 11:39:37 AM #12:	Questionmarktarius posted... Urgent care can usually get you in sometime that day. A "regular doctor" usually won't. Not necessarily, I can almost always get in the same day. Not always with my regular doctor if it's his day off but with someone else at that place. Specifically in this instance I'm thinking about a girl who's been sick for weeks and already went to this place once, and they did nothing for her. I told her again and again to just get a real doctor but she won't, and now she's back at this place, surely getting no help at all. <cite>TheKentster posted [p:909052102] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote>Urgent care can usually get you in sometime that day. A "regular doctor" usually won't.</quote> Not necessarily, I can almost always get in the same day. Not always with my regular doctor if it's his day off but with someone else at that place. Specifically in this instance I'm thinking about a girl who's been sick for weeks and already went to this place once, and they did nothing for her. I told her again and again to just get a real doctor but she won't, and now she's back at this place, surely getting no help at all.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Southernfatman 09/19/18 11:40:44 AM #13:	Sometimes you can't wait weeks for a doctor's appointment. Are millennials killing doctors now? Us millennials got a bigger body count than Hitler, Stalin, Mao, and Genghis Kahn combined at this point. Can we not be stopped? Is nothing safe? --- https://imgur.com/hslUvRN When I sin I sin real good. <cite>Southernfatman posted [p:909052191] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote>Sometimes you can't wait weeks for a doctor's appointment. Are millennials killing doctors now? Us millennials got a bigger body count than Hitler, Stalin, Mao, and Genghis Kahn combined at this point. Can we not be stopped? Is nothing safe?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheKentster 09/19/18 11:41:33 AM #14:	monkmith posted... mostly because. A) a general practitioner requires an appointment days in advance and a long wait in the office before seeing them. and B) ER visits are horribly expensive, mostly to keep people from using them as a GP. You guys live in bizzaro land. A general doctor is always willing to see you same day if they have room. I've never had a doctor that makes me wait days to see him. Also, on occasions that I did go to urgent care, it was usually a couple hours wait. You sit around with all these other slobs forever. <cite>TheKentster posted [p:909052236] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote><cite>monkmith posted...</cite> <quote>mostly because. A) a general practitioner requires an appointment days in advance and a long wait in the office before seeing them. and B) ER visits are horribly expensive, mostly to keep people from using them as a GP.</quote> You guys live in bizzaro land. A general doctor is always willing to see you same day if they have room. I've never had a doctor that makes me wait days to see him. Also, on occasions that I did go to urgent care, it was usually a couple hours wait. You sit around with all these other slobs forever.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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VipaGTS 09/19/18 11:42:23 AM #17:	TC you should get another act. You arent very good at this one. --- "I devour urine just like my Portland Trailblazers, with piss poor defense." <cite>VipaGTS posted [p:909052288] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote>TC you should get another act. You arent very good at this one.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TheKentster 09/19/18 11:42:48 AM #19:	Southernfatman posted... Sometimes you can't wait weeks for a doctor's appointment. Now it's weeks is it! Gee whiz. See, this topic is full of them. My theory is confirmed. You're seriously afraid of making a phone call to make an appointment. <cite>TheKentster posted [p:909052309] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote><cite>Southernfatman posted...</cite> <quote>Sometimes you can't wait weeks for a doctor's appointment. </quote> Now it's weeks is it! Gee whiz. See, this topic is full of them. My theory is confirmed. You're seriously afraid of making a phone call to make an appointment.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KBGiantsfan 09/19/18 11:43:09 AM #20:	I had some young mid 20's kid working under me who literally went to the ER for a splinter because he was scared it might get infected. I just laugh at that shit. --- PSN: KBGiantsfan My Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/kblunt420?feature=mhee <cite>KBGiantsfan posted [p:909052336] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote>I had some young mid 20's kid working under me who literally went to the ER for a splinter because he was scared it might get infected. I just laugh at that shit.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Nintendo Master 09/19/18 11:43:53 AM #21:	My parents prefer them, so it's not just millennials. --- He who laughs last thinks slowest. <cite>The Nintendo Master posted [p:909052380] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote>My parents prefer them, so it's not just millennials.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
monkmith 09/19/18 11:44:38 AM #22:	TheKentster posted... monkmith posted... mostly because. A) a general practitioner requires an appointment days in advance and a long wait in the office before seeing them. and B) ER visits are horribly expensive, mostly to keep people from using them as a GP. You guys live in bizzaro land. A general doctor is always willing to see you same day if they have room. I've never had a doctor that makes me wait days to see him. Also, on occasions that I did go to urgent care, it was usually a couple hours wait. You sit around with all these other slobs forever. well not all of us live in the middle of nowhere. my GP's schedule is generally booked days in advance, and if i want a walk in appointment there i'm going to be there all fucking day. in contrast, there are about 12 urgent care centers near where i live and i can walk in and get stitches for a gash in under an hour. --- People die when they are killed. Quando il gioco e finito, il re e il pedone vanno nella stessa scatola <cite>monkmith posted [p:909052440] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote><cite>TheKentster posted...</cite> <quote><cite>monkmith posted...</cite> <quote>mostly because. A) a general practitioner requires an appointment days in advance and a long wait in the office before seeing them. and B) ER visits are horribly expensive, mostly to keep people from using them as a GP.</quote> You guys live in bizzaro land. A general doctor is always willing to see you same day if they have room. I've never had a doctor that makes me wait days to see him. Also, on occasions that I did go to urgent care, it was usually a couple hours wait. You sit around with all these other slobs forever.</quote> well not all of us live in the middle of nowhere. my GP's schedule is generally booked days in advance, and if i want a walk in appointment there i'm going to be there all fucking day. in contrast, there are about 12 urgent care centers near where i live and i can walk in and get stitches for a gash in under an hour.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SK8T3R215 09/19/18 11:44:55 AM #23:	Poor troll topic should practice your technique. --- New York Knicks, New York Jets, New York Yankees. <cite>SK8T3R215 posted [p:909052454] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote>Poor troll topic should practice your technique.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
solosnake 09/19/18 11:45:01 AM #24:	I literally never go to a doctor ever. Even if i am sick AF i usually tough it out. The few times i have i just go to the walk in. Why bother with setting up an appointment and waiting. No health insurance, who can afford that? --- "We would have no NBA possibly if they got rid of all the flopping." ~ Dwyane Wade https://imgur.com/MYYEIx5 https://imgur.com/WGE12ef <cite>solosnake posted [p:909052458] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote>I literally never go to a doctor ever. Even if i am sick AF i usually tough it out. The few times i have i just go to the walk in. Why bother with setting up an appointment and waiting. No health insurance, who can afford that?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
monkmith 09/19/18 11:45:47 AM #25:	KBGiantsfan posted... I had some young mid 20's kid working under me who literally went to the ER for a splinter because he was scared it might get infected. I just laugh at that shit. they can get infected, but going to the ER for anything short of a life threatening issue is stupid. --- People die when they are killed. Quando il gioco e finito, il re e il pedone vanno nella stessa scatola <cite>monkmith posted [p:909052493] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote><cite>KBGiantsfan posted...</cite> <quote>I had some young mid 20's kid working under me who literally went to the ER for a splinter because he was scared it might get infected. I just laugh at that shit.</quote> they can get infected, but going to the ER for anything short of a life threatening issue is stupid.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NightMarishPie 09/19/18 11:47:14 AM #26:	VipaGTS posted... TC you should get another act. You arent very good at this one. --- "Who dares, wins" 3DS FC: 1521 3697 7272 <cite>NightMarishPie posted [p:909052576] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote><cite>VipaGTS posted...</cite> <quote>TC you should get another act. You arent very good at this one.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheKentster 09/19/18 11:47:39 AM #27:	Yall realize I'm not advocating going to the ER, right...? <cite>TheKentster posted [p:909052601] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote>Yall realize I'm not advocating going to the ER, right...?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KBGiantsfan 09/19/18 11:54:40 AM #28:	monkmith posted... KBGiantsfan posted... I had some young mid 20's kid working under me who literally went to the ER for a splinter because he was scared it might get infected. I just laugh at that shit. they can get infected, but going to the ER for anything short of a life threatening issue is stupid. I know they can but get real. I am 39 and have persinally only been in the ER twice in my life. Once for pneumonia which almost killed me, the other was for the salmonella poisoning, I wasn't able to eat or drink for over 2 days so I needed IV fluid and medication. Only go there if you really need to it's for people that really need medical attention asap not a fucking splinter --- PSN: KBGiantsfan My Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/kblunt420?feature=mhee <cite>KBGiantsfan posted [p:909052965] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote><cite>monkmith posted...</cite> <quote><cite>KBGiantsfan posted...</cite> <quote>I had some young mid 20's kid working under me who literally went to the ER for a splinter because he was scared it might get infected. I just laugh at that shit.</quote> they can get infected, but going to the ER for anything short of a life threatening issue is stupid.</quote> I know they can but get real. I am 39 and have persinally only been in the ER twice in my life. Once for pneumonia which almost killed me, the other was for the salmonella poisoning, I wasn't able to eat or drink for over 2 days so I needed IV fluid and medication. Only go there if you really need to it's for people that really need medical attention asap not a fucking splinter</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ExtremeLuchador 09/19/18 11:58:08 AM #29:	Physician made me wait 10 days to get in once. --- "It was horrible," guard Jeff McInnis said. "I took 100 naps and we were still in the air." <cite>ExtremeLuchador posted [p:909053170] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote>Physician made me wait 10 days to get in once.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ElatedVenusaur 09/19/18 12:04:13 PM #30:	monkmith posted... KBGiantsfan posted... I had some young mid 20's kid working under me who literally went to the ER for a splinter because he was scared it might get infected. I just laugh at that shit. they can get infected, but going to the ER for anything short of a life threatening issue is stupid. Eh. I cut my thumb real bad by accident and work sent me to the ER because it was 9PM and none of the clinics were open. I got to spend my night at the ER though. They've got better things to do than bandage a thumb(I only just got out of stitches). <cite>ElatedVenusaur posted [p:909053504] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote><cite>monkmith posted...</cite> <quote><cite>KBGiantsfan posted...</cite> <quote>I had some young mid 20's kid working under me who literally went to the ER for a splinter because he was scared it might get infected. I just laugh at that shit.</quote> they can get infected, but going to the ER for anything short of a life threatening issue is stupid.</quote> Eh. I cut my thumb real bad by accident and work sent me to the ER because it was 9PM and none of the clinics were open. I got to spend my night at the ER though. They've got better things to do than bandage a thumb(I only just got out of stitches).</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheKentster 09/19/18 12:08:55 PM #31:	ExtremeLuchador posted... Physician made me wait 10 days to get in once. A regular family doctor? We're not talking specialists here, I know those take time. <cite>TheKentster posted [p:909053779] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote><cite>ExtremeLuchador posted...</cite> <quote>Physician made me wait 10 days to get in once.</quote> A regular family doctor? We're not talking specialists here, I know those take time.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
monkmith 09/19/18 12:10:04 PM #32:	ElatedVenusaur posted... monkmith posted... KBGiantsfan posted... I had some young mid 20's kid working under me who literally went to the ER for a splinter because he was scared it might get infected. I just laugh at that shit. they can get infected, but going to the ER for anything short of a life threatening issue is stupid. Eh. I cut my thumb real bad by accident and work sent me to the ER because it was 9PM and none of the clinics were open. I got to spend my night at the ER though. They've got better things to do than bandage a thumb(I only just got out of stitches). how deep was the cut? last time i cut my thumb i just used some super glue to seal it. --- People die when they are killed. Quando il gioco e finito, il re e il pedone vanno nella stessa scatola <cite>monkmith posted [p:909053834] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote><cite>ElatedVenusaur posted...</cite> <quote><cite>monkmith posted...</cite> <quote><cite>KBGiantsfan posted...</cite> <quote>I had some young mid 20's kid working under me who literally went to the ER for a splinter because he was scared it might get infected. I just laugh at that shit.</quote> they can get infected, but going to the ER for anything short of a life threatening issue is stupid.</quote> Eh. I cut my thumb real bad by accident and work sent me to the ER because it was 9PM and none of the clinics were open. I got to spend my night at the ER though. They've got better things to do than bandage a thumb(I only just got out of stitches).</quote> how deep was the cut? last time i cut my thumb i just used some super glue to seal it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The23rdMagus 09/19/18 1:04:45 PM #33:	It took me three weeks to get an appointment with my GP to discuss my trigger thumb, who finally referred me to a specialist a week later, who solved the problem with an injection that took fifteen minutes. For those keeping score, that's an entire month just to deal with an inflamed tendon. --- ~Drewnami: The Drew abides.~ Gonads are useful for their purpose, but they are no substitute for brains. -Paul Harvey <cite>The23rdMagus posted [p:909056797] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote>It took me three weeks to get an appointment with my GP to discuss my trigger thumb, who finally referred me to a specialist a week later, who solved the problem with an injection that took fifteen minutes. For those keeping score, that's an entire month just to deal with an inflamed tendon.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheKentster 09/19/18 1:09:52 PM #34:	She finally showed up, had been there for 4 hours for them to tell her she had bronchitis. Smart! <cite>TheKentster posted [p:909057051] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote>She finally showed up, had been there for 4 hours for them to tell her she had bronchitis. Smart!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
known2FAIL 09/19/18 1:10:53 PM #35:	HypnoCoosh posted... Urgent care is better for simple visits and always quicker --- I don't know why I'm playing Destiny 2... but I am... <cite>known2FAIL posted [p:909057103] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote><cite>HypnoCoosh posted...</cite> <quote>Urgent care is better for simple visits and always quicker</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
known2FAIL 09/19/18 1:12:20 PM #36:	TheKentster posted... She finally showed up, had been there for 4 hours for them to tell her she had bronchitis. Smart! So you went at prime time hours and didn't expect to wait long. Pro tip. Get there when they open. Don't want to do that? Then wait your four hours and stop complaining --- I don't know why I'm playing Destiny 2... but I am... <cite>known2FAIL posted [p:909057183] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote><cite>TheKentster posted...</cite> <quote>She finally showed up, had been there for 4 hours for them to tell her she had bronchitis. Smart!</quote> So you went at prime time hours and didn't expect to wait long. Pro tip. Get there when they open. Don't want to do that? Then wait your four hours and stop complaining</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
joestarrr 09/19/18 1:16:25 PM #37:	known2FAIL posted... HypnoCoosh posted... Urgent care is better for simple visits and always quicker Yup. Not everyone has time to go to their primary or necessarily needs to utilize ER resources. --- she's a killer queen <cite>joestarrr posted [p:909057403] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote><cite>known2FAIL posted...</cite> <quote><cite>HypnoCoosh posted...</cite> <quote>Urgent care is better for simple visits and always quicker</quote></quote> Yup. Not everyone has time to go to their primary or necessarily needs to utilize ER resources.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ElatedVenusaur 09/19/18 1:28:45 PM #38:	monkmith posted... ElatedVenusaur posted... monkmith posted... KBGiantsfan posted... I had some young mid 20's kid working under me who literally went to the ER for a splinter because he was scared it might get infected. I just laugh at that shit. they can get infected, but going to the ER for anything short of a life threatening issue is stupid. Eh. I cut my thumb real bad by accident and work sent me to the ER because it was 9PM and none of the clinics were open. I got to spend my night at the ER though. They've got better things to do than bandage a thumb(I only just got out of stitches). how deep was the cut? last time i cut my thumb i just used some super glue to seal it. I don't remember, but it was pretty deep. Bled enough to make me feel faint. <cite>ElatedVenusaur posted [p:909058124] in Why do mil... [t:77019165]...</cite> <quote><cite>monkmith posted...</cite> <quote><cite>ElatedVenusaur posted...</cite> <quote><cite>monkmith posted...</cite> <quote><cite>KBGiantsfan posted...</cite> <quote>I had some young mid 20's kid working under me who literally went to the ER for a splinter because he was scared it might get infected. I just laugh at that shit.</quote> they can get infected, but going to the ER for anything short of a life threatening issue is stupid.</quote> Eh. I cut my thumb real bad by accident and work sent me to the ER because it was 9PM and none of the clinics were open. I got to spend my night at the ER though. They've got better things to do than bandage a thumb(I only just got out of stitches).</quote> how deep was the cut? last time i cut my thumb i just used some super glue to seal it.</quote> I don't remember, but it was pretty deep. Bled enough to make me feel faint.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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