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01-13-2009, 09:52 AM
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The Downer Thread.
We have the rant thread.
Talking about your grandmother dying, your mother's descent into addiction, or mentioning a suicide aren't really rants.
Just downers.
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01-13-2009, 08:04 PM
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It's really sad when a patient will come to hospital for help, but will refuse a simple blood draw that just might save their life because "it hurts".
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01-13-2009, 11:39 PM
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Location: Namibia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AngelikDemonik
It's really sad when a patient will come to hospital for help, but will refuse a simple blood draw that just might save their life because "it hurts".
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Oh yeah?! Well I think it's sad that they wouldn't offer anesthesia! Fucking murderers!
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01-14-2009, 12:20 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AngelikDemonik
It's really sad when a patient will come to hospital for help, but will refuse a simple blood draw that just might save their life because "it hurts".
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What I find even more sad is people who go to the hospital and can't get help at all because they don't have health insurance ...
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01-14-2009, 01:50 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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Getting a nerve block to stop the pain of a venipuncture would hurt even more than the actual venipuncture itself.
And yes, it is sad that unless you're bleeding to death/dying, you can't get treated without health insurance. The hospital I work for, however, will provide free medical service and care for the uninsured. One of the few in this area.
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01-14-2009, 11:40 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Lansing, Iowa. Come visit me, yes, no?
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I may lose my bf by the end of the week..
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01-14-2009, 12:29 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nis~sijai
What I find even more sad is people who go to the hospital and can't get help at all because they don't have health insurance ...
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That's what things like Medicaid are for, though. [Granted, not the best way to go, but it does help.]
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01-14-2009, 01:25 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AngelikDemonik
Getting a nerve block to stop the pain of a venipuncture would hurt even more than the actual venipuncture itself.
And yes, it is sad that unless you're bleeding to death/dying, you can't get treated without health insurance. The hospital I work for, however, will provide free medical service and care for the uninsured. One of the few in this area.
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See, thats why I'm nervous about ever visiting the US :/ I wouldn't be able to afford falling down the stairs.
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01-14-2009, 01:39 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Louisiana
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When i damn near cut my finger off this past Fall the first hospital i went to was geared up and ready to suture my finger back up regardless of insurance or not. And i didn't have insurance.
The doctor was actually stoked to do it, he even used the word "stoked"...and "dude". But as soon as he realized that i had severed a tendon along with alot of nerve damage and possibly a small artery he had to send me to LSU Health Science Center.
i didn't think it was that serious until i had to wait almost two weeks for the specialist at LSU-HSC to come back from a conference in order to over see the procedure.
What i'm getting at is...not ALL hospitals in the US will turn you away if you have don't have insurance. i asked around before and no one i know has ever been denied care. They got a big ass bill to pay later. But they never were denied. i think it only depends on the assholes in the triage.
So it's probably safe to cross the border, Saya. Just...do be careful.
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01-16-2009, 04:11 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Raxacoricofallapatorius
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They offer a special insurance in Canada you can sign up for that will insure you during your visit to the USA.
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01-16-2009, 04:49 PM
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01-16-2009, 09:14 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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My rat Jack just died
I do feel glad that he's out of his misery now, though. Ever since his cagemate Shiro died he's been miserable, he wouldn't let me touch him at all, wouldn't come out of his cage, even clawed up his face pretty bad a few times I was expecting it honestly, the last two days he hardly ate a thing and slept most of the time.
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01-17-2009, 02:10 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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I think they froze KontanKarite's account...
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01-17-2009, 02:12 AM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: New Zealand
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Saya
My rat Jack just died
I do feel glad that he's out of his misery now, though. Ever since his cagemate Shiro died he's been miserable, he wouldn't let me touch him at all, wouldn't come out of his cage, even clawed up his face pretty bad a few times I was expecting it honestly, the last two days he hardly ate a thing and slept most of the time.
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Awww shit that sucks. Indeed he's out of his misery, but I'm sorry you had to watch on the sidelines and have to expect it.
How old was he?
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01-17-2009, 02:13 AM
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Two and a half years old.
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01-17-2009, 08:08 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Chicago, Illinois
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Downers..... You mean like Xanax?
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01-17-2009, 09:43 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Detroit
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tekajo
When i damn near cut my finger off this past Fall the first hospital i went to was geared up and ready to suture my finger back up regardless of insurance or not. And i didn't have insurance.
The doctor was actually stoked to do it, he even used the word "stoked"...and "dude". But as soon as he realized that i had severed a tendon along with alot of nerve damage and possibly a small artery he had to send me to LSU Health Science Center.
i didn't think it was that serious until i had to wait almost two weeks for the specialist at LSU-HSC to come back from a conference in order to over see the procedure.
What i'm getting at is...not ALL hospitals in the US will turn you away if you have don't have insurance. i asked around before and no one i know has ever been denied care. They got a big ass bill to pay later. But they never were denied. i think it only depends on the assholes in the triage.
So it's probably safe to cross the border, Saya. Just...do be careful.
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If you're dying or in need of serious help (severing an artery is very serious), then yes, all hospitals will treat you. If you go to the ER for a cold and you don't have insurance, you will be turned away.
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01-17-2009, 09:54 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Louisiana
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People go to the ER for the common cold?
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01-18-2009, 04:37 PM
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Location: Gallifrey
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Well you can if you want to get in immediately instead of making an appointment and waiting, but an ER visit can cost well over a thousand dollars.
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01-18-2009, 04:46 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
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I am a downer....damnit.
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01-18-2009, 04:46 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
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Oh I know one! Wait....nvm.
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01-18-2009, 07:07 PM
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I fucking hate it when girls you care about get treated like shit by their boyfriends and act like they've done something wrong, and refuse to leave the douchebags treating them badly.
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01-18-2009, 07:17 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Chicago, Illinois
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Originally Posted by Underwater Ophelia
I fucking hate it when girls you care about get treated like shit by their boyfriends and act like they've done something wrong, and refuse to leave the douchebags treating them badly.
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My girlfriend's friend is just like this. She goes from one abusive relationship to another. It's getting to be a pain in my ass as well, I'm getting bored of putting her boyfriends in the hospital...
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I don't hate you. Saying I hate you would be like saying I hate a dog with no legs trying to cross a busy freeway.
-Mr. Filth
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01-18-2009, 07:27 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Chicago, Illinois
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I'm only up to two, by the way, before anyone says I'm violent or something...
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You should talk you fugly, cat bashing, psychopathic urinal on two legs...
-Jack_the_knife
I don't hate you. Saying I hate you would be like saying I hate a dog with no legs trying to cross a busy freeway.
-Mr. Filth
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01-19-2009, 02:38 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PortraitOfSanity
I'm only up to two, by the way, before anyone says I'm violent or something...
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You're violent.
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