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.
When mom died they hit us with a massive bill for her that my dad refuses to pay and I keep telling him that one way or another the debt collectors are going to get their money. Most likely when dad passes I'll get the bill and I'll have to pay like $1 per month to keep them off my ass. A.) Fuck the for-profit healthcare system and B.) if the patient dies there should be no cost, the onus is on the hospital.