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UnfairRepresent 09/21/20 12:05:33 PM #1:	I was there for like 9 hours just waiting and they drew my blood 3 times. First time they did it then came back 2 hours later and said they put it in the wrong container whatever that means so they had to do it again Second time they did it ( This was a hot Asian chick) they came back and said "they did it wrong " I mean isn't drawing blood like 1st month medschool? I can draw blood if you give me the shit, your body does like 96% of the work Then the 3rd time they came up to me and said "Well good news is do far your blood work is fine" and I was like "so far?" and they said "yeah they are only about 30% done." and it's like why bother telling me that if it's not finished yet? Imagine getting a call from your mechanic saying "good news so far, your car Is fine, haven't checked the engine tho" Bad news I get but good news doesn't need a "so far" and then it turns out hypothetically I got Lupus or something (I dont have Lupus) Not to mention I saw like 7 different doctors and was moved to about 5 different rooms for no apparent reason it was a disorganized clusterfuck and it wasn't even busy. --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgur.com/yPw05Ob <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:944896494] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>I was there for like 9 hours just waiting and they drew my blood 3 times. First time they did it then came back 2 hours later and said they put it in the wrong container whatever that means so they had to do it again Second time they did it ( This was a hot Asian chick) they came back and said "they did it wrong " I mean isn't drawing blood like 1st month medschool? I can draw blood if you give me the shit, your body does like 96% of the work Then the 3rd time they came up to me and said "Well good news is do far your blood work is fine" and I was like "so far?" and they said "yeah they are only about 30% done." and it's like why bother telling me that if it's not finished yet? Imagine getting a call from your mechanic saying "good news so far, your car Is fine, haven't checked the engine tho" Bad news I get but good news doesn't need a "so far" and then it turns out hypothetically I got Lupus or something (I dont have Lupus) Not to mention I saw like 7 different doctors and was moved to about 5 different rooms for no apparent reason it was a disorganized clusterfuck and it wasn't even busy.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kingdrake2 09/21/20 12:07:47 PM #2:	UnfairRepresent posted... then it turns out I got Lupus that sucks.... i doubt i'm willing to get blood drawn 3 times. even one that tries to do so "freddy krueger" style. --- Explorers In The Further Regions Of Experience, demons to some, Angels To Others: Pinhead <cite>kingdrake2 posted [p:944896584] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>UnfairRepresent posted...</cite> <quote>then it turns out I got Lupus</quote> that sucks.... i doubt i'm willing to get blood drawn 3 times. even one that tries to do so "freddy krueger" style.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheVipaGTS 09/21/20 12:08:55 PM #3:	Thankful for what? just because doctors elsewhere suck doesn't mean we should be thankful for going into thousands of dollars worth of debt just for getting sick.. --- Dallas Cowboys: 1 - 1 <cite>TheVipaGTS posted [p:944896633] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>Thankful for what? just because doctors elsewhere suck doesn't mean we should be thankful for going into thousands of dollars worth of debt just for getting sick.. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 09/21/20 12:09:24 PM #4:	kingdrake2 posted... that sucks.... even worse freddy krueger nurse had to draw blood three times. Sorry that was poor wording on my part. I dont have Lupus. My point is what does it matter if it's good "so far" if you end up having something serious? --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgur.com/yPw05Ob <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:944896649] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>kingdrake2 posted...</cite> <quote> that sucks.... even worse freddy krueger nurse had to draw blood three times.</quote> Sorry that was poor wording on my part. I dont have Lupus. My point is what does it matter if it's good "so far" if you end up having something serious?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ScazarMeltex 09/21/20 12:09:37 PM #5:	Lol at thinking American doctors are any better. It's basically exactly like this but at the end of you have a 20,000 dollar bill. --- "If you wish to converse with me define your terms" Voltaire <cite>ScazarMeltex posted [p:944896659] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>Lol at thinking American doctors are any better. It's basically exactly like this but at the end of you have a 20,000 dollar bill. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sad_Face 09/21/20 12:09:51 PM #6:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kll-yYQwmuM --- https://imgur.com/WmIB016 https://imgur.com/53FGj6K <cite>Sad_Face posted [p:944896674] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kll-yYQwmuM </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 09/21/20 12:10:45 PM #7:	TheVipaGTS posted... Thankful for what? just because doctors elsewhere suck doesn't mean we should be thankful for going into thousands of dollars worth of debt just for getting sick.. That's the healthcare system, not your doctor Universal Healthcare is superior to pure private insurance based but on a one to one comparison US doctors are so much more skilled and professional --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgur.com/yPw05Ob <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:944896708] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>TheVipaGTS posted...</cite> <quote>Thankful for what? just because doctors elsewhere suck doesn't mean we should be thankful for going into thousands of dollars worth of debt just for getting sick.. </quote> That's the healthcare system, not your doctor Universal Healthcare is superior to pure private insurance based but on a one to one comparison US doctors are so much more skilled and professional</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Theon_Greyjoy 09/21/20 12:15:59 PM #9:	I've spent a lot of time in various American hospitals with family members. Some are so poorly organized that it's surprising more people don't die due to their fuckups. But the more reputable ones are excellent. --- EndOfDiscOne <cite>Theon_Greyjoy posted [p:944896899] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>I've spent a lot of time in various American hospitals with family members. Some are so poorly organized that it's surprising more people don't die due to their fuckups. But the more reputable ones are excellent. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
obsolete 09/21/20 12:20:36 PM #10:	$0 bill for waiting versus $30,000 bill and no waiting <cite>obsolete posted [p:944897071] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>$0 bill for waiting versus $30,000 bill and no waiting </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Geisterdrache 09/21/20 12:22:18 PM #11:	UR pretending to be in the UK again lol --- RebelElite791 <cite>Geisterdrache posted [p:944897156] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>UR pretending to be in the UK again lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrToothHasYou 09/21/20 12:24:04 PM #12:	Man doctors in the US are just as bad, the only difference is here afterwards they hand you a bill for $10k I had a girlfriend who went to the ER with severe lower back pain near her kidneys, and the ER doc listened to her talk about her pain, where it was coming from, how severe it was, left the room for a bit, came back and said so you reported having just sort of general aches and pains all over your body, it sounds like you just have the flu have her some fucking Advil and sent her on her way. Obviously it later turned out she had a kidney infection that had spread from her urinary tract. Doctors dont listen to people. Especially women. And, statistically, it gets much worse for non-white people. --- http://weareontherun.bandcamp.com ^^^^^ HEY! ^^^ LISTEN! ^^^^^ <cite>MrToothHasYou posted [p:944897210] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>Man doctors in the US are just as bad, the only difference is here afterwards they hand you a bill for $10k I had a girlfriend who went to the ER with severe lower back pain near her kidneys, and the ER doc listened to her talk about her pain, where it was coming from, how severe it was, left the room for a bit, came back and said so you reported having just sort of general aches and pains all over your body, it sounds like you just have the flu have her some fucking Advil and sent her on her way. Obviously it later turned out she had a kidney infection that had spread from her urinary tract. Doctors dont listen to people. Especially women. And, statistically, it gets much worse for non-white people. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Machete 09/21/20 12:25:58 PM #13:	This was a hot Asian chick --- Who can @ Mention me? -Nobody- "the final thing that set the mods off was a picture of two lions having sex." -boxington <cite>Machete posted [p:944897293] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>This was a hot Asian chick</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 09/21/20 12:26:36 PM #14:	Geisterdrache posted... UR pretending to be in the UK again lol I wish I was pretending They didn't even have a water cooler and bottled water was 1.40 a bottle for shit thats 14p at Morrison's but you can't leave because you're waiting --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgur.com/yPw05Ob <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:944897331] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>Geisterdrache posted...</cite> <quote>UR pretending to be in the UK again lol </quote> I wish I was pretending They didn't even have a water cooler and bottled water was 1.40 a bottle for shit thats 14p at Morrison's but you can't leave because you're waiting</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
darkmaian23 09/21/20 12:52:00 PM #15:	MrToothHasYou posted... Man doctors in the US are just as bad, the only difference is here afterwards they hand you a bill for $10k I had a girlfriend who went to the ER with severe lower back pain near her kidneys, and the ER doc listened to her talk about her pain, where it was coming from, how severe it was, left the room for a bit, came back and said so you reported having just sort of general aches and pains all over your body, it sounds like you just have the flu have her some fucking Advil and sent her on her way. Obviously it later turned out she had a kidney infection that had spread from her urinary tract. Doctors dont listen to people. Especially women. And, statistically, it gets much worse for non-white people. This so much! I had to go to three doctors to be diagnosed with something relatively common that is often comorbid with an existing condition. It took me months to get a diagnosis, and all the while I could have dropped dead from at any time. The bills were astronomical and the care completely questionable. <cite>darkmaian23 posted [p:944898372] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>MrToothHasYou posted... </cite> <quote>Man doctors in the US are just as bad, the only difference is here afterwards they hand you a bill for $10k I had a girlfriend who went to the ER with severe lower back pain near her kidneys, and the ER doc listened to her talk about her pain, where it was coming from, how severe it was, left the room for a bit, came back and said so you reported having just sort of general aches and pains all over your body, it sounds like you just have the flu have her some fucking Advil and sent her on her way. Obviously it later turned out she had a kidney infection that had spread from her urinary tract. Doctors dont listen to people. Especially women. And, statistically, it gets much worse for non-white people.</quote> This so much! I had to go to three doctors to be diagnosed with something relatively common that is often comorbid with an existing condition. It took me months to get a diagnosis, and all the while I could have dropped dead from at any time. The bills were astronomical and the care completely questionable. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 09/21/20 12:54:42 PM #16:	Machete posted... This was a hot Asian chick Well she was. I'm not being sexist pointing that out. She had that thing where she clearly takes good care of her hair but had been working all day so it was slightly unkempt and I always find that cute --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgur.com/yPw05Ob <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:944898489] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>Machete posted...</cite> <quote>This was a hot Asian chick</quote> Well she was. I'm not being sexist pointing that out. She had that thing where she clearly takes good care of her hair but had been working all day so it was slightly unkempt and I always find that cute</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Machete 09/21/20 12:56:31 PM #17:	UnfairRepresent posted... Well she was. I'm not being sexist pointing that out. She had that thing where she clearly takes good care of her hair but had been working all day so it was slightly unkempt and I always find that cute Not criticizing. Did you say something to her about it? --- Who can @ Mention me? -Nobody- "the final thing that set the mods off was a picture of two lions having sex." -boxington <cite>Machete posted [p:944898553] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>UnfairRepresent posted... </cite> <quote>Well she was. I'm not being sexist pointing that out. She had that thing where she clearly takes good care of her hair but had been working all day so it was slightly unkempt and I always find that cute</quote> Not criticizing. Did you say something to her about it? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Prestoff 09/21/20 12:56:38 PM #18:	Drew your blood 3 times? You think that place is ran by vampires or something. --- DI MOLTO! <cite>Prestoff posted [p:944898557] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>Drew your blood 3 times? You think that place is ran by vampires or something. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 09/21/20 1:00:46 PM #19:	Machete posted... Not criticizing. Did you say something to her about it? She was sticking sharp objects into my incredibly bored body to remove parts of me. Wasn't exactly the start of a romance so no I didn't say she was a hot potato and smack her ass. She asked me what blood group I was. I asked her out of curiousity what blood type she was, she corrected me saying "It's blood group not blood type." then said she didn't know. Then we both joked about a doctor not knowing what their own blood type is and how it's a kinda useful thing to know. Then she left with my blood and later someone else turned up and said she fucked it up somehow. --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgur.com/yPw05Ob <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:944898723] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>Machete posted...</cite> <quote> Not criticizing. Did you say something to her about it? </quote> She was sticking sharp objects into my incredibly bored body to remove parts of me. Wasn't exactly the start of a romance so no I didn't say she was a hot potato and smack her ass. She asked me what blood group I was. I asked her out of curiousity what blood type she was, she corrected me saying "It's blood group not blood type." then said she didn't know. Then we both joked about a doctor not knowing what their own blood type is and how it's a kinda useful thing to know. Then she left with my blood and later someone else turned up and said she fucked it up somehow.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Parappa09 09/21/20 1:01:40 PM #20:	Geisterdrache posted... UR pretending to be in the UK again lol based on all his UK topics, he needs to gtfo --- https://imgur.com/uUaFvGj <cite>Parappa09 posted [p:944898764] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>Geisterdrache posted... </cite> <quote>UR pretending to be in the UK again lol</quote>based on all his UK topics, he needs to gtfo </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Popo 09/21/20 1:10:27 PM #21:	American here. This is from over 10 years ago, but I went on a camping trip out in the middle of nowhere as part of a bachelor party. I drove out there with a friend. We all got hammered, had a lot of fun, and drove back home the following day. About a week later, my friend that I drove down there called me - he was pretty concerned because hed been having some breakouts on his skin. He went and got it checked out and his doctor said he had shingles, which is rare for someone as young as we were at the time. Prescribed him medication and gave him some tips to ease the symptoms. A few days later was the wedding for the wedding (for the bachelor party wed gone to). My friend called the bride to tell her he couldnt make it because he had shingles. The bride (who is a registered nurse) started laughing and told him You dont have shingles, you have poison ivy... half of you idiots that went on that camping trip came down with it. And just to rub it in a bit more, that friend had an eye doctor appointment a few days later, and the eye doctor commented to him Man, thats a bad case of poison ivy you got. By the way, the recommendations to ease shingles symptoms are also ways to make poison ivy worse. So the docs diagnosis was wrong and his recommendations were worsening the poison ivy. Needless to say, my friend ditched that doctor. --- Live action Hungry Hungry Hippos though, now that was a sport. ~Aeon Azuran <cite>The Popo posted [p:944899164] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>American here. This is from over 10 years ago, but I went on a camping trip out in the middle of nowhere as part of a bachelor party. I drove out there with a friend. We all got hammered, had a lot of fun, and drove back home the following day. About a week later, my friend that I drove down there called me - he was pretty concerned because hed been having some breakouts on his skin. He went and got it checked out and his doctor said he had shingles, which is rare for someone as young as we were at the time. Prescribed him medication and gave him some tips to ease the symptoms. A few days later was the wedding for the wedding (for the bachelor party wed gone to). My friend called the bride to tell her he couldnt make it because he had shingles. The bride (who is a registered nurse) started laughing and told him You dont have shingles, you have poison ivy... half of you idiots that went on that camping trip came down with it. And just to rub it in a bit more, that friend had an eye doctor appointment a few days later, and the eye doctor commented to him Man, thats a bad case of poison ivy you got. By the way, the recommendations to ease shingles symptoms are also ways to make poison ivy worse. So the docs diagnosis was wrong and his recommendations were worsening the poison ivy. Needless to say, my friend ditched that doctor. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funkydog 09/21/20 1:12:32 PM #22:	I once had an interaction with an American and he constantly sought arguments whenever he could. Be thankful non Americans that our citizens aren't American. --- https://imgur.com/BGbZK <cite>Funkydog posted [p:944899263] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>I once had an interaction with an American and he constantly sought arguments whenever he could. Be thankful non Americans that our citizens aren't American. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 09/21/20 1:16:59 PM #23:	Parappa09 posted... based on all his UK topics, he needs to gtfo You'll get no argument from me but I'm stuck here till the end of the year. Funkydog posted... I once had an interaction with an American and he constantly sought arguments whenever he could. It wasn't me CE, I swear. --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgur.com/yPw05Ob <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:944899439] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>Parappa09 posted...</cite> <quote> based on all his UK topics, he needs to gtfo </quote> You'll get no argument from me but I'm stuck here till the end of the year. Funkydog posted...</cite> <quote>I once had an interaction with an American and he constantly sought arguments whenever he could.</quote> It wasn't me CE, I swear.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
eston 09/21/20 1:22:29 PM #24:	UnfairRepresent posted... Imagine getting a call from your mechanic saying "good news so far, your car Is fine, haven't checked the engine tho" If I was waiting around at the mechanic for 9 hours I absolutely would expect them to give me periodic updates --- http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i215/estonc/grizzly_bear_chairs_2.jpg https://imgur.com/8kjZU <cite>eston posted [p:944899663] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>UnfairRepresent posted... </cite> <quote>Imagine getting a call from your mechanic saying "good news so far, your car Is fine, haven't checked the engine tho"</quote>If I was waiting around at the mechanic for 9 hours I absolutely would expect them to give me periodic updates </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MI4 REAL 09/21/20 1:25:15 PM #25:	I heard a fucked up doctor story, this girl had a problem with the rods in her leg/ankle due to an ankle injury 4 years prior. The doctor wouldn't even bother to check it, despite that she was getting pus rejections to the rods. She got surgery to remove the rods and can walk again, but she got fired from her job as a result. --- "Er...well, y'know. You can't make an omelette without um...destroying a forest.....or something" -Black Mage <cite>MI4 REAL posted [p:944899793] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>I heard a fucked up doctor story, this girl had a problem with the rods in her leg/ankle due to an ankle injury 4 years prior. The doctor wouldn't even bother to check it, despite that she was getting pus rejections to the rods. She got surgery to remove the rods and can walk again, but she got fired from her job as a result. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Geisterdrache 09/21/20 1:25:58 PM #26:	UnfairRepresent posted... You'll get no argument from me but I'm stuck here till the end of the year. It wasn't me CE, I swear. You are not stuck in the country. That is a blatant lie lol --- RebelElite791 <cite>Geisterdrache posted [p:944899827] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>UnfairRepresent posted... </cite> <quote>You'll get no argument from me but I'm stuck here till the end of the year. It wasn't me CE, I swear.</quote>You are not stuck in the country. That is a blatant lie lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hockeybub89 09/21/20 1:28:24 PM #27:	Yeah but no one can afford a doctor --- http://card.psnprofiles.com/1/NIR_Hockey.png http://www.last.fm/user/hockeybub89/ <cite>hockeybub89 posted [p:944899927] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>Yeah but no one can afford a doctor </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 09/21/20 1:32:08 PM #28:	hockeybub89 posted... Yeah but no one can afford a doctor https://youtu.be/ikkg4NobV_w?t=57 --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgur.com/yPw05Ob <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:944900079] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>hockeybub89 posted...</cite> <quote>Yeah but no one can afford a doctor </quote> https://youtu.be/ikkg4NobV_w?t=57</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
creativerealms 09/21/20 2:18:24 PM #29:	Ours suck and put us in massive debt. --- Occam's razor: The simplest solution (answer) is most likely the right one <cite>creativerealms posted [p:944901907] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>Ours suck and put us in massive debt. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Venger2112 09/21/20 2:22:48 PM #30:	In Canada, I went to get a routine blood check at a new place that opened up. In line I preemptively approached the counter before the lady was "ready" for me (she was just standing there so..), she didnt like that. Finally I get into a cubicle. Despite not doing it for anyone else, this woman takes it upon herself to take my blood. She fuckin purposely jabbed the thing in on an angle, my dudes I've never felt anything that whack from a procedure that's supposed to be safe. Arm was bruised for 3 weeks. --- I'm like a Sleeping Lion, I like to show off every 100 days So then you'll be useless the next 99.. <cite>Venger2112 posted [p:944902063] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>In Canada, I went to get a routine blood check at a new place that opened up. In line I preemptively approached the counter before the lady was "ready" for me (she was just standing there so..), she didnt like that. Finally I get into a cubicle. Despite not doing it for anyone else, this woman takes it upon herself to take my blood. She fuckin purposely jabbed the thing in on an angle, my dudes I've never felt anything that whack from a procedure that's supposed to be safe. Arm was bruised for 3 weeks. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kingdrake2 09/21/20 2:25:44 PM #31:	Venger2112 posted... She fuckin purposely jabbed the thing in on an angle nurse was pissed. never piss off the nurse :( wish she still didn't do that. --- Explorers In The Further Regions Of Experience, demons to some, Angels To Others: Pinhead <cite>kingdrake2 posted [p:944902186] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>Venger2112 posted...</cite> <quote>She fuckin purposely jabbed the thing in on an angle</quote> nurse was pissed. never piss off the nurse :( wish she still didn't do that.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Venger2112 09/21/20 2:35:57 PM #32:	kingdrake2 posted... nurse was pissed. never piss off the nurse :( wish she still didn't do that. I know. It was an accident and I apologized for moving up, but she already had my number lol --- I'm like a Sleeping Lion, I like to show off every 100 days So then you'll be useless the next 99.. <cite>Venger2112 posted [p:944902604] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>kingdrake2 posted... </cite> <quote>nurse was pissed. never piss off the nurse :( wish she still didn't do that.</quote>I know. It was an accident and I apologized for moving up, but she already had my number lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_Rinku_ 09/21/20 2:45:56 PM #33:	American doctors can suck just as much. I waited for an hour once to figure out what was up with these weird skin lesions I had. Doctor barked at me from across the room that it was ringworm without examining it or doing any tests. $150 to get an (ultimately incorrect) diagnosis and a prescription for an expensive cream that could only be made in their pharmacy. Had a similar experience where I had a felon infection on my index finger. Two visits (at about $150 each), a lancing, and a prescription for Keflex later it started to get better. It swelled up so much that my cuticle detached and still looks crooked to this day (like five years later). It should have been lanced/drained the first time. Also, fun fact, pain in your fingers is extremely intense. I'm a grown ass man and having it pressed like that made me cry. <cite>_Rinku_ posted [p:944903053] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>American doctors can suck just as much. I waited for an hour once to figure out what was up with these weird skin lesions I had. Doctor barked at me from across the room that it was ringworm without examining it or doing any tests. $150 to get an (ultimately incorrect) diagnosis and a prescription for an expensive cream that could only be made in their pharmacy. Had a similar experience where I had a felon infection on my index finger. Two visits (at about $150 each), a lancing, and a prescription for Keflex later it started to get better. It swelled up so much that my cuticle detached and still looks crooked to this day (like five years later). It should have been lanced/drained the first time. Also, fun fact, pain in your fingers is extremely intense. I'm a grown ass man and having it pressed like that made me cry. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Theon_Greyjoy 09/21/20 2:52:54 PM #34:	Speaking of good experiences though, has anyone here even seen a podiatrist? I walked into the clinic last year with an infected toe, not knowing what was wrong. 30 minutes later I was walking out with 9 toenails, problem solved. I've never had such a fast and productive medical experience before. --- EndOfDiscOne <cite>Theon_Greyjoy posted [p:944903360] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>Speaking of good experiences though, has anyone here even seen a podiatrist? I walked into the clinic last year with an infected toe, not knowing what was wrong. 30 minutes later I was walking out with 9 toenails, problem solved. I've never had such a fast and productive medical experience before. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ToPoPO 09/21/20 2:55:41 PM #35:	@spikethedevil <cite>ToPoPO posted [p:944903496] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>@spikethedevil </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JoeDangIt 09/21/20 2:58:42 PM #36:	I've had similar experiences here in the us. <cite>JoeDangIt posted [p:944903625] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>I've had similar experiences here in the us. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MI4 REAL 09/21/20 3:11:19 PM #37:	corporate ass america. --- "Er...well, y'know. You can't make an omelette without um...destroying a forest.....or something" -Black Mage <cite>MI4 REAL posted [p:944904131] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>corporate ass america. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MI4 REAL 09/21/20 3:11:43 PM #38:	hospital workers are good,, doctors suck. --- "Er...well, y'know. You can't make an omelette without um...destroying a forest.....or something" -Black Mage <cite>MI4 REAL posted [p:944904144] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>hospital workers are good,, doctors suck. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MI4 REAL 09/21/20 3:16:39 PM #39:	@CalypsoDoom --- "Er...well, y'know. You can't make an omelette without um...destroying a forest.....or something" -Black Mage <cite>MI4 REAL posted [p:944904320] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>@CalypsoDoom </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Atralis 09/21/20 3:18:41 PM #40:	In america that trip would have cost 10,000 and you would have received a bill from every doctor that spoke to you. <cite>Atralis posted [p:944904409] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote> In america that trip would have cost 10,000 and you would have received a bill from every doctor that spoke to you. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CoolMaskGuy 09/21/20 3:23:58 PM #41:	You guys know most people in the US have insurance right? We're not getting hit with 10k bills all the time for minor stuff despite how the reddit presentation of the US healthcare system is. I'm having a colonoscopy in a couple weeks and it is not going to cost me anything. Whatever medicine I get prescribed will cost me like a 5 dollar copay. <cite>CoolMaskGuy posted [p:944904640] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>You guys know most people in the US have insurance right? We're not getting hit with 10k bills all the time for minor stuff despite how the reddit presentation of the US healthcare system is. I'm having a colonoscopy in a couple weeks and it is not going to cost me anything. Whatever medicine I get prescribed will cost me like a 5 dollar copay. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MI4 REAL 09/21/20 3:25:37 PM #42:	CoolMaskGuy posted... You guys know most people in the US have insurance right? We're not getting hit with 10k bills all the time for minor stuff despite how the reddit presentation of the US healthcare system is. I'm having a colonoscopy in a couple weeks and it is not going to cost me anything. Whatever medicine I get prescribed will cost me like a 5 dollar copay. Horseshit. --- "Er...well, y'know. You can't make an omelette without um...destroying a forest.....or something" -Black Mage <cite>MI4 REAL posted [p:944904726] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>CoolMaskGuy posted... </cite> <quote>You guys know most people in the US have insurance right? We're not getting hit with 10k bills all the time for minor stuff despite how the reddit presentation of the US healthcare system is. I'm having a colonoscopy in a couple weeks and it is not going to cost me anything. Whatever medicine I get prescribed will cost me like a 5 dollar copay.</quote>Horseshit. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Theon_Greyjoy 09/21/20 3:26:37 PM #43:	Everyone I know is bankrupt from medical bills --- EndOfDiscOne <cite>Theon_Greyjoy posted [p:944904763] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>Everyone I know is bankrupt from medical bills </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CoolMaskGuy 09/21/20 3:26:58 PM #44:	MI4 REAL posted... Horseshit. I don't know if you're being sarcastic, but I have a fairly major disease and I have never had a medical bill over like 25 dollars. I was on my parents' insurance until 26 and was able to get Obamacare while I was unemployed for a while. Then I got a full time job and now have my own insurance. <cite>CoolMaskGuy posted [p:944904783] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>MI4 REAL posted... </cite> <quote>Horseshit.</quote> I don't know if you're being sarcastic, but I have a fairly major disease and I have never had a medical bill over like 25 dollars. I was on my parents' insurance until 26 and was able to get Obamacare while I was unemployed for a while. Then I got a full time job and now have my own insurance. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MI4 REAL 09/21/20 3:27:39 PM #45:	CoolMaskGuy posted... I don't know if you're being sarcastic, but I have a fairly major disease and I have never had a medical bill over like 25 dollars. well then you are not in the USA. --- "Er...well, y'know. You can't make an omelette without um...destroying a forest.....or something" -Black Mage <cite>MI4 REAL posted [p:944904815] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>CoolMaskGuy posted... </cite> <quote>I don't know if you're being sarcastic, but I have a fairly major disease and I have never had a medical bill over like 25 dollars.</quote> well then you are not in the USA. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spikethedevil 09/21/20 3:39:02 PM #46:	CoolMaskGuy posted... You guys know most people in the US have insurance right? We're not getting hit with 10k bills all the time for minor stuff despite how the reddit presentation of the US healthcare system is. I'm having a colonoscopy in a couple weeks and it is not going to cost me anything. Whatever medicine I get prescribed will cost me like a 5 dollar copay. My family has a history of heart conditions so if I was I the US insurance companies probably wouldn't touch me. --- A garbage pod!? It's a smegging garbage pod! <cite>spikethedevil posted [p:944905298] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>CoolMaskGuy posted... </cite> <quote>You guys know most people in the US have insurance right? We're not getting hit with 10k bills all the time for minor stuff despite how the reddit presentation of the US healthcare system is. I'm having a colonoscopy in a couple weeks and it is not going to cost me anything. Whatever medicine I get prescribed will cost me like a 5 dollar copay.</quote> My family has a history of heart conditions so if I was I the US insurance companies probably wouldn't touch me. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spikethedevil 09/21/20 3:40:01 PM #47:	Hey @UnfairRepresent Where about in the UK do you live? Which country? --- A garbage pod!? It's a smegging garbage pod! <cite>spikethedevil posted [p:944905348] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>Hey @UnfairRepresent Where about in the UK do you live? Which country? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CoolMaskGuy 09/21/20 3:40:37 PM #48:	spikethedevil posted... My family has a history of heart conditions so if I was I the US insurance companies probably wouldn't touch me. They can't deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions. I think they used to be able to but Obama changed that. They can't really reverse it now as it would be massively unpopular. <cite>CoolMaskGuy posted [p:944905378] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>spikethedevil posted... </cite> <quote>My family has a history of heart conditions so if I was I the US insurance companies probably wouldn't touch me.</quote> They can't deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions. I think they used to be able to but Obama changed that. They can't really reverse it now as it would be massively unpopular. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spikethedevil 09/21/20 3:42:59 PM #49:	Had a blood test last year and it was fine the nurse was great and it didn't hurt at all. --- A garbage pod!? It's a smegging garbage pod! <cite>spikethedevil posted [p:944905461] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>Had a blood test last year and it was fine the nurse was great and it didn't hurt at all. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_Rinku_ 09/21/20 4:00:54 PM #50:	CoolMaskGuy posted... You guys know most people in the US have insurance right? We're not getting hit with 10k bills all the time for minor stuff despite how the reddit presentation of the US healthcare system is. I'm having a colonoscopy in a couple weeks and it is not going to cost me anything. Whatever medicine I get prescribed will cost me like a 5 dollar copay. My friend has insurance and still got hit with a 15k bill for a week long hospital stay. It happens. Be glad it hasn't happened to you. <cite>_Rinku_ posted [p:944906245] in Doctors in... [t:78990245]...</cite> <quote>CoolMaskGuy posted... </cite> <quote>You guys know most people in the US have insurance right? We're not getting hit with 10k bills all the time for minor stuff despite how the reddit presentation of the US healthcare system is. I'm having a colonoscopy in a couple weeks and it is not going to cost me anything. Whatever medicine I get prescribed will cost me like a 5 dollar copay.</quote>My friend has insurance and still got hit with a 15k bill for a week long hospital stay. It happens. Be glad it hasn't happened to you. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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