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Hayame_Zero 07/20/22 6:59:25 AM #1:	My mom is pushing me to go to urgent care for a cold. I have to make a 3+ hour drive, and she said they might be able to give me a shot to make it tolerable, but...it's cold. And it's passing --- ...I think I'm done here... <cite>Hayame_Zero posted [p:966703441] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>My mom is pushing me to go to urgent care for a cold. I have to make a 3+ hour drive, and she said they might be able to give me a shot to make it tolerable, but...it's cold. And it's passing </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkFanatic 07/20/22 7:01:45 AM #2:	Three hours for that seems excessive. Urgent Care sometimes doesn't have staff that are particularly well-trained (I looked it up), and my brother knows a doctor who claims that Urgent Cares frequently misdiagnose or aren't thorough enough with their examinations. I mean it should be fine for just a cold, but like...three hours? Do you live in the middle of Bumfuck, Wyoming or something? --- "If men had to cut off their genitals to display faith to God this world would have turned Atheist eons ago." - Random user on the Politics board <cite>LinkFanatic posted [p:966703465] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>Three hours for that seems excessive. Urgent Care sometimes doesn't have staff that are particularly well-trained (I looked it up), and my brother knows a doctor who claims that Urgent Cares frequently misdiagnose or aren't thorough enough with their examinations. I mean it should be fine for just a cold, but like...three hours? Do you live in the middle of Bumfuck, Wyoming or something? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
divot1338 07/20/22 7:21:42 AM #3:	Going to the doctor for a cold is pretty much a waste of time and money. --- Moustache twirling villian https://i.imgur.com/U3lt3H4.jpg- Kerbey <cite>divot1338 posted [p:966703629] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>Going to the doctor for a cold is pretty much a waste of time and money. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
I4NRulez 07/20/22 7:24:24 AM #4:	no, they will probably test you for covid and then tell you to go home for rest and hydration. --- The night brims with defiled scum,and is permeated by their rotten stench. Just think. Now you're all set to hunt and kill to your heart's content. <cite>I4NRulez posted [p:966703653] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>no, they will probably test you for covid and then tell you to go home for rest and hydration. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheUmbersun 07/20/22 7:26:39 AM #5:	nah bruh <cite>TheUmbersun posted [p:966703689] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>nah bruh </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lilORANG 07/20/22 7:28:36 AM #6:	Man, I wouldn't drive 3 hours to get laid. --- #FeelTheBern http://i.imgur.com/q5z4CUu.jpg http://i.imgur.com/6B9oFXh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/sy42Dlf.jpg <cite>lilORANG posted [p:966703704] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>Man, I wouldn't drive 3 hours to get laid. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson 07/20/22 7:31:34 AM #7:	Nope. It's a cold. --- "To Republicans, life begins at conception and ends in elementary school." - GranolaPanic <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:966703732] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>Nope. It's a cold. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkFanatic 07/20/22 7:32:19 AM #8:	lilORANG posted... Man, I wouldn't drive 3 hours to get laid. Not even if you were thirsty? --- "If men had to cut off their genitals to display faith to God this world would have turned Atheist eons ago." - Random user on the Politics board <cite>LinkFanatic posted [p:966703743] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>lilORANG posted... </cite> <quote>Man, I wouldn't drive 3 hours to get laid.</quote> Not even if you were thirsty? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thronedfire2 07/20/22 7:32:49 AM #9:	Theres a higher chance of you catching something even worse at urgent care than there is of them doing anything for a cold --- I could see you, but I couldn't hear you You were holding your hat in the breeze Turning away from me In this moment you were stolen... <cite>thronedfire2 posted [p:966703751] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>Theres a higher chance of you catching something even worse at urgent care than there is of them doing anything for a cold </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkFanatic 07/20/22 7:35:07 AM #10:	thronedfire2 posted... Theres a higher chance of you catching something even worse at urgent care than there is of them doing anything for a cold This too. COVID is a consideration. --- "If men had to cut off their genitals to display faith to God this world would have turned Atheist eons ago." - Random user on the Politics board <cite>LinkFanatic posted [p:966703781] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>thronedfire2 posted... </cite> <quote>Theres a higher chance of you catching something even worse at urgent care than there is of them doing anything for a cold</quote> This too. COVID is a consideration. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VeryFatKid 07/20/22 7:37:25 AM #11:	your mom probably thinks it could be covid, which hopefully you have/had a test for. cause i simply dont believe she actually thinks a doctor can do anything about a cold. <cite>VeryFatKid posted [p:966703805] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>your mom probably thinks it could be covid, which hopefully you have/had a test for. cause i simply dont believe she actually thinks a doctor can do anything about a cold. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hayame_Zero 07/20/22 7:44:16 AM #12:	LinkFanatic posted... Three hours for that seems excessive. Urgent Care sometimes doesn't have staff that are particularly well-trained (I looked it up), and my brother knows a doctor who claims that Urgent Cares frequently misdiagnose or aren't thorough enough with their examinations. I mean it should be fine for just a cold, but like...three hours? Do you live in the middle of Bumfuck, Wyoming or something? Going out of town for a wrestling show with my wife. I figured if I feel crappy, she can drive anyway. And I drove to the doctor yesterday (unrelated to the cold), and I was fine on the road then. I felt worse after I got home, but am feeling better now --- ...I think I'm done here... <cite>Hayame_Zero posted [p:966703865] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>LinkFanatic posted... </cite> <quote>Three hours for that seems excessive. Urgent Care sometimes doesn't have staff that are particularly well-trained (I looked it up), and my brother knows a doctor who claims that Urgent Cares frequently misdiagnose or aren't thorough enough with their examinations. I mean it should be fine for just a cold, but like...three hours? Do you live in the middle of Bumfuck, Wyoming or something?</quote>Going out of town for a wrestling show with my wife. I figured if I feel crappy, she can drive anyway. And I drove to the doctor yesterday (unrelated to the cold), and I was fine on the road then. I felt worse after I got home, but am feeling better now </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WrkHrdPlayHrdr 07/20/22 7:47:54 AM #13:	As long as you are sure your cold isn't actually covid. Especially since you're going to AEW Dynamite tonight (total guess) If you go to urgent care with with the flu which is worse than a cold they won't even do shit unless you're seriously sick. Pop a Sudafed if it won't knock you out while you're driving, make sure it isn't Covid, get there in plenty of time for the merch table, and enjoy the show. --- "No. I'm a man so theyll get me a full size McDouble." - DuncanWii https://i.imgur.com/cSxy3Od.png <cite>WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted [p:966703906] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>As long as you are sure your cold isn't actually covid. Especially since you're going to AEW Dynamite tonight (total guess) If you go to urgent care with with the flu which is worse than a cold they won't even do shit unless you're seriously sick. Pop a Sudafed if it won't knock you out while you're driving, make sure it isn't Covid, get there in plenty of time for the merch table, and enjoy the show. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bigtiggie23 07/20/22 8:31:49 AM #14:	They can bill you $375 to tell you it's just a cold. --- Seeing people get defeated by a paper towel dispenser will always be hilarious. <cite>bigtiggie23 posted [p:966704452] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>They can bill you $375 to tell you it's just a cold.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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GuerrillaSoldier 07/20/22 8:34:07 AM #16:	i don't think there's anything urgent about a cold --- Disclaimer: There's a good chance the above post could be sarcasm. Die-hard Oakland A's fan --- Keep the A's in Oakland! <cite>GuerrillaSoldier posted [p:966704478] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>i don't think there's anything urgent about a cold </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hayame_Zero 07/20/22 8:38:22 AM #17:	Yeah, all the answers are what I was thinking. I thought "get a shot for a cold?", and figured it was a waste of time and money, even if that was a thing. And I don't think this is COVID, but I've got home tests anyway --- ...I think I'm done here... <cite>Hayame_Zero posted [p:966704522] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>Yeah, all the answers are what I was thinking. I thought "get a shot for a cold?", and figured it was a waste of time and money, even if that was a thing. And I don't think this is COVID, but I've got home tests anyway </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Father_ 07/20/22 8:41:26 AM #18:	bigtiggie23 posted... They can bill you $375 to tell you it's just a cold. If you have insurance, the cost of urgent care is only your copay (mine is only $20) --- GO TO YOUR ROOM! <cite>Father_ posted [p:966704567] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>bigtiggie23 posted... </cite> <quote>They can bill you $375 to tell you it's just a cold.</quote>If you have insurance, the cost of urgent care is only your copay (mine is only $20) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MabusIncarnate 07/20/22 8:42:43 AM #19:	divot1338 posted... Going to the doctor for a cold is pretty much a waste of time and money. --- Eradicate but vindicate as "progress" creeps along. Puritan work ethic maintains its subconscious edge, as Old Glory maintains your consciousness. <cite>MabusIncarnate posted [p:966704580] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>divot1338 posted... </cite> <quote>Going to the doctor for a cold is pretty much a waste of time and money.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WrkHrdPlayHrdr 07/20/22 8:47:05 AM #20:	Hayame_Zero posted... Yeah, all the answers are what I was thinking. I thought "get a shot for a cold?", and figured it was a waste of time and money, even if that was a thing. I'm not a doctor but I wouldn't be surprised if there is something you can actually get a shot of to counteract the "sick" feeling from a cold. Like something to give you pep for the day. You'll never actually get it done because that would be overkill. --- "No. I'm a man so theyll get me a full size McDouble." - DuncanWii https://i.imgur.com/cSxy3Od.png <cite>WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted [p:966704648] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>Hayame_Zero posted... </cite> <quote>Yeah, all the answers are what I was thinking. I thought "get a shot for a cold?", and figured it was a waste of time and money, even if that was a thing. </quote> I'm not a doctor but I wouldn't be surprised if there is something you can actually get a shot of to counteract the "sick" feeling from a cold. Like something to give you pep for the day. You'll never actually get it done because that would be overkill. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VeryFatKid 07/20/22 9:19:10 AM #21:	WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted... I'm not a doctor but I wouldn't be surprised if there is something you can actually get a shot of to counteract the "sick" feeling from a cold. Like something to give you pep for the day. You'll never actually get it done because that would be overkill. yeah its called cold medicine you buy it from the gas station <cite>VeryFatKid posted [p:966705135] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted... </cite> <quote>I'm not a doctor but I wouldn't be surprised if there is something you can actually get a shot of to counteract the "sick" feeling from a cold. Like something to give you pep for the day. You'll never actually get it done because that would be overkill.</quote>yeah its called cold medicine you buy it from the gas station </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Flockaveli 07/20/22 11:04:09 AM #22:	They're gonna tell you to take some Tylenol Cold and Flu, or Coricidin if you have high blood pressure. <cite>Flockaveli posted [p:966706980] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>They're gonna tell you to take some Tylenol Cold and Flu, or Coricidin if you have high blood pressure. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MC_BatCommander 07/20/22 11:07:15 AM #23:	Just take some DayQuil --- The Legend is True! <cite>MC_BatCommander posted [p:966707052] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>Just take some DayQuil </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lil_Bit83 07/20/22 11:08:31 AM #24:	No, that's what a regular doctor is for. Although you can grab some otc stuff like cough medicine and decongestant. --- 2DS FC tempest 1478 9807 1205 <cite>Lil_Bit83 posted [p:966707077] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>No, that's what a regular doctor is for. Although you can grab some otc stuff like cough medicine and decongestant. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hayame_Zero 07/21/22 7:19:27 PM #25:	So...update. It actually was COVID... --- ...I think I'm done here... <cite>Hayame_Zero posted [p:966742916] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>So...update. It actually was COVID... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Naysaspace 07/21/22 7:21:40 PM #26:	Hayame_Zero posted... My mom is pushing me to go to urgent care for a cold. I have to make a 3+ hour drive, and she said they might be able to give me a shot to make it tolerable, but...it's cold. And it's passing literally none of this is rooted in any semblance of fact. no, they cant do anything for the cold. or for the rona in the same case. hospitals can help you if you need help breathing, otherwise, the advice (for both) has ALWAYS been to stay home sorry to hear you got the rona. <cite>Naysaspace posted [p:966742963] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>Hayame_Zero posted... </cite> <quote>My mom is pushing me to go to urgent care for a cold. I have to make a 3+ hour drive, and she said they might be able to give me a shot to make it tolerable, but...it's cold. And it's passing</quote>literally none of this is rooted in any semblance of fact. no, they cant do anything for the cold. or for the rona in the same case. hospitals can help you if you need help breathing, otherwise, the advice (for both) has ALWAYS been to stay home sorry to hear you got the rona. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sariana21 07/21/22 7:21:57 PM #27:	Father_ posted... If you have insurance, the cost of urgent care is only your copay (mine is only $20) Depends on how your insurance works and whether you have a deductible and whether youve met it for the year. --- ___ Sari, Mom to DS (07/04) and DD (01/08); Pronouns: she/her/hers <cite>Sariana21 posted [p:966742966] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>Father_ posted... </cite> <quote>If you have insurance, the cost of urgent care is only your copay (mine is only $20)</quote>Depends on how your insurance works and whether you have a deductible and whether youve met it for the year. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sariana21 07/21/22 7:22:38 PM #28:	Hayame_Zero posted... So...update. It actually was COVID... That sucks. Take care of yourself. --- ___ Sari, Mom to DS (07/04) and DD (01/08); Pronouns: she/her/hers <cite>Sariana21 posted [p:966742978] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>Hayame_Zero posted... </cite> <quote>So...update. It actually was COVID...</quote>That sucks. Take care of yourself. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrAndersonWb 07/21/22 7:24:43 PM #29:	LinkFanatic posted... Three hours for that seems excessive. Urgent Care sometimes doesn't have staff that are particularly well-trained (I looked it up), and my brother knows a doctor who claims that Urgent Cares frequently misdiagnose or aren't thorough enough with their examinations. I mean it should be fine for just a cold, but like...three hours? Do you live in the middle of Bumfuck, Wyoming or something? urgent care is shit. Total shit. Yes they misdiagnose a lot. They also disregard things. if you show up because you have a broken arm and they find out you have blood sugar so high that you may fall in a diabetic coma anytime now, but you went there because of the arm, they wont bother telling you about the blood sugar. urgent care doctors are often doctors who couldnt find a better job. avoid like the stink <cite>MrAndersonWb posted [p:966743023] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>LinkFanatic posted... </cite> <quote>Three hours for that seems excessive. Urgent Care sometimes doesn't have staff that are particularly well-trained (I looked it up), and my brother knows a doctor who claims that Urgent Cares frequently misdiagnose or aren't thorough enough with their examinations. I mean it should be fine for just a cold, but like...three hours? Do you live in the middle of Bumfuck, Wyoming or something?</quote> urgent care is shit. Total shit. Yes they misdiagnose a lot. They also disregard things. if you show up because you have a broken arm and they find out you have blood sugar so high that you may fall in a diabetic coma anytime now, but you went there because of the arm, they wont bother telling you about the blood sugar. urgent care doctors are often doctors who couldnt find a better job. avoid like the stink </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TheUmbersun 07/21/22 11:14:16 PM #31:	Hayame_Zero posted... So...update. It actually was COVID... Well.... shit. <cite>TheUmbersun posted [p:966747451] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>Hayame_Zero posted... </cite> <quote>So...update. It actually was COVID...</quote>Well.... shit. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bad_Mojo 07/21/22 11:17:07 PM #32:	divot1338 posted... Going to the doctor for a cold is pretty much a waste of time and money. --- https://i.imgtc.com/hQ5SuG6.gif https://i.imgtc.com/QrhAq36.gif https://i.imgtc.com/Yjov9DU.gif <cite>Bad_Mojo posted [p:966747495] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>divot1338 posted... </cite> <quote>Going to the doctor for a cold is pretty much a waste of time and money.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CanadianMafK 07/21/22 11:56:54 PM #33:	Lol what... <cite>CanadianMafK posted [p:966748107] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>Lol what... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mustachedmystic 07/22/22 8:56:48 AM #34:	MrAndersonWb posted... urgent care is shit. Total shit. Yes they misdiagnose a lot. They also disregard things. if you show up because you have a broken arm and they find out you have blood sugar so high that you may fall in a diabetic coma anytime now, but you went there because of the arm, they wont bother telling you about the blood sugar. urgent care doctors are often doctors who couldnt find a better job. avoid like the stink Going to an Urgent Care led to my heart disease diagnosis. --- Vegy is a 30 year old man, who's pretending to be a 60 year old woman that likes to act like a 57 year old man that pretends to be a horny 16 year old boy. <cite>mustachedmystic posted [p:966753036] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>MrAndersonWb posted... </cite> <quote>urgent care is shit. Total shit. Yes they misdiagnose a lot. They also disregard things. if you show up because you have a broken arm and they find out you have blood sugar so high that you may fall in a diabetic coma anytime now, but you went there because of the arm, they wont bother telling you about the blood sugar. urgent care doctors are often doctors who couldnt find a better job. avoid like the stink</quote>Going to an Urgent Care led to my heart disease diagnosis. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonOctopus 07/22/22 8:58:55 AM #35:	LinkFanatic posted... Not even if you were thirsty? I had a friend drive 4 hours to get laid, and then drove 4 hours back the morning after. He said it wasn't worth it lol --- http://i.imgur.com/nlaY1qH.jpg http://i.imgur.com/zHJ1OCo.gif http://i.imgur.com/btBPP4E.jpg http://i.imgur.com/1B3bMHw.gif https://imgur.com/nQik2zW <cite>NeonOctopus posted [p:966753058] in Can urgent... [t:80100420]...</cite> <quote>LinkFanatic posted... </cite> <quote>Not even if you were thirsty?</quote>I had a friend drive 4 hours to get laid, and then drove 4 hours back the morning after. He said it wasn't worth it lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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