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LeftyFingerPop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-07-08 05:42 PM
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It is one thing to "hear"...
that our health care system sucks, and that everything in this country is broken.

It is quite another thing to actually experience the "fuckedupness" of the things that are generally wrong in this country.

I think I'm going even more mentally ill than I already am...and I am not joking in the least.

Well, I guess it is time for one thing, and one thing only.

Beer.

Mass fucking huge fucking unbelievable quantities of alcohol in the form of beer.

Big fucking huge barrels of beer.

Beer.

Ginormous donkey dick huge fucking big goddamn tubes filled with beer.
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Parche Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-07-08 05:47 PM
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1. Whats Wrong Pubes?
pm me if you want.....

:hi: :hug: :hug:
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LeftyFingerPop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-07-08 05:49 PM
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2. I got fired...
by my orthopedic specialist today. Let go. Released from care.

Will take me about 3 months before I can get into see a different one.

I'm entirely fucked.
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Parche Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-07-08 05:50 PM
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3. Thats screwed up
:hug: :hug: :hi:

Our great health care system in the US....:sarcasm: :sarcasm: :hi:
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LeftyFingerPop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-07-08 05:54 PM
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4. I lost my temper with his assistant after....
She disrespected me in a big way and violated a HIPAA law or two by the inappropriate questions that she asked me.

So he fucking fired me without talking to me first.

He said in the certified letter that my condition requires urgent and immediate medical care, and that I am to make arrangements to see another specialist without delay.
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Fleshdancer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-07-08 05:55 PM
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5. Reminds me of something I witnessed a few weeks ago...
I was in the emergency waiting room and there was a young woman using the free phone to call various family members. She had just discovered that her meds would be over $800 and she didn't know what to do. 3 prescriptions. I know one was some sort of antibiotic and I think one was for her heart but I could be wrong. I don't remember what the 3rd one was. She was trying to figure out what she could afford now and what medicine she needed to take now and which ones could wait. She couldn't have been older than 25.

When times were better, I would have offered to help, but there was nothing I could do. I just sat there hurt and angry.
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LeftyFingerPop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-07-08 05:57 PM
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6. I'm sorry Gloria that you had to see this...
and I know what you mean...I would help someone in that situation in a heartbeat...when I was able to. Now, I can barely help myself.
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-07-08 05:59 PM
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7. Geezus Philboy...I'm so sorry
I thought my health care was fucked up...I can't believe how much worse you have it....Please be careful with the alcohol and pain meds will you...:hug:
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LeftyFingerPop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-07-08 06:01 PM
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8. No problem with the pain meds...
Only have 2 left.

Doctor agreed to give me them on a regular basis. Hid non-credentialed assistant saw things differently. His assistant runs the fucking practice apparently. The doctor does not even know why I lost my temper with her.

If I told you the whole story...you wouldn't believe it.
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-07-08 06:03 PM
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9. Oh after all my "adventures in Health Care" I would
:-(
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lost-in-nj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-07-08 06:34 PM
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10. I'm sorry philboy
Edited on Thu Aug-07-08 06:34 PM by lost-in-nj
:hug:


hope you can find a replacement fast....

maybe write a letter to the Doc so he knows what kind of ass he has working for him....


:hi:

lost
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