Woke up nauseaous, vomited about five times, and the last one included blood so I went to the emergency room. I spoke to a doctor for less than five minutes and received no imaging. There was one routine blood draw and an IV with saline and Zofran.

God damn America. $3042 to walk in the door. I could have literally flown back to England and been seen at an NHS hospital for a 5th of the cost.

  • MaryBourne [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    If it makes you feel any better, the huge bills Americans pay for health care fund research for cures that benefit the entire rest of the planet.

    • save_vs_death [they/them]
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      2 years ago

      cures that benefit the company doing the cure research, time and again medical companies have said "well we could cure this condition from the planet forever, but then we wouldn't make enough money by selling everyone on the planet just one pill, so how about we make a shittier cure so that we don't eradicate the condition and you have to get a mothly subscription to our pills"

      money doesn't find cures, people do

    • Sleve_McDichael [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      :doubt:

      I’m sorry to doubt you but I imagine most of these outrageous costs go straight into the pockets of healthcare industry ghouls

    • wtypstanaccount04 [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Nope, that's absolute bullshit and a lie that capitalists tell Americans so we don't chop their heads off.