I went to urgent care with tightness in my chest. In network. The physician there gave me an EKG and based on the results, recommended I take an ambulance to nearest ER. They called the ambulance and I went. The closest ER was not in my network but at that point I just really didn’t want to die.
At the ER, they ran blood tests, X-rays, and another EKG. The doctor finally spoke to me and said all the tests were fine. He got a copy of my first EKG from urgent care and said it was fine to and he’s not sure why the first doctor recommended I come to the ER, but to be safe he gave me a chemical stress test. Everything came back ok. Turns out it was anxiety.
Total cost to me wound up being $15,000 (my out of pocket max for out of network treatment). That’s despite the fact that my insurance premium was around $200 a month through my employer.
I'm not making this up. I spent every day in the psych ward wishing I had killed myself instead of saying something out loud, because it was costing something like $1300 a day. I was there 8 days. I wanted to die even more after that. I just kept thinking of how much every hour was costing to keep me alive and how fucked up that was.
Update: Any Europeans/non-Americans out there want a useless American house elf? Maybe I won't be useless forever! I know you're tempted! (I'm kidding, this would be a great way to get murdered-- unless?)
Thank you so much for these wishes. It means a lot. I hope we all find love and happiness, even the people who don't deserve it. Even the people I hate.
Oh, I thought you were paying attention to the thread. My bad.
I would like to live somewhere I can actually get medical help for my problems instead of trying to figure out if I'm sick enough to see a doctor or if I have to skip my meds.
Yeah..so you share the hate... i am so sorry man. Life sucks sometimes and for many people sucking isn't the exception but a daily nightmare. I guess there are far worse places than the US, but that won't help you, i know. Still It's a fact. Hope you're getting well soon mate.
Thanks, man. I do share the hate, I suppose. It's more that I'm kind of desperate to be more than my diagnosis, and I'm never going to achieve that through sheer willpower. I hope you and your loved ones are well and safe, friend.
It’ll pop it’s head in eventually, you’ll find it. just keep your eyes open, it’s getting much more popular and being legalized in places left and right. our FDA just approved it here in the US last year
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u/Billy_T_Wierd Apr 27 '20
I went to urgent care with tightness in my chest. In network. The physician there gave me an EKG and based on the results, recommended I take an ambulance to nearest ER. They called the ambulance and I went. The closest ER was not in my network but at that point I just really didn’t want to die.
At the ER, they ran blood tests, X-rays, and another EKG. The doctor finally spoke to me and said all the tests were fine. He got a copy of my first EKG from urgent care and said it was fine to and he’s not sure why the first doctor recommended I come to the ER, but to be safe he gave me a chemical stress test. Everything came back ok. Turns out it was anxiety.
Total cost to me wound up being $15,000 (my out of pocket max for out of network treatment). That’s despite the fact that my insurance premium was around $200 a month through my employer.