Followup: tissue infection

[HipGnosis6]

Maybe you should go to an urgent care clinic?

Snappy, if I hadn't discovered that I can get some coverage, I'd probably be headed to the doctor anyways. But the 11th is fine, my foot's not going to fall off between now and then. I just have to figure out a different way to keep the dressings in place for a bit while my skin heals up. So far a self-adhesive wrap, wapped loosely, has been OK.

Dumb question.. it will actually cost the whole $10k to be treated???

Holy batmans..

Yeah, Canuck. It really could cost that much. My initial ER visit was $1800, plus separate and quite significant charges for the x-rays and for the doctor's time. The price of medical care is out of control.

Saaaaay.... you're from Canada, and live in Australia.... know any nice single 30-something guys that would be willing to help a girl expatriate?

[crazycanuck]

weeell hip...here are a couple of ideas.

1-Finish uni, move to London & you'll have all the kiwis, aussies, saffies and canucks you could want. Find a nice pub frequented by the aussie or kiwi guys or go to a cricket match, rugby game or something like that..

2-Find out where the local Aussies & Kiwis hang out in Seattle and

I did it a very weird way...I met my dear in Kelowna while visiting a friend, moved to Japan, then NZ. It wasn't a plan to move to Australia until Ian was promoted & transferred by his company.

Right, back to tissue infections-are you sure you want to wait until Jan 11th? Is that a good idea?

[Duck on Wheels]

weeell hip...here are a couple of ideas.

1-Finish uni, move to London & you'll have all the kiwis, aussies, saffies and canucks you could want. Find a nice pub frequented by the aussie or kiwi guys or go to a cricket match, rugby game or something like that..

Or do like UK Elephant did, and find out where the Brits, Irish, Aussies etc. hang out at your US uni ... Worked for her. 'Course, she already had national health insurance from Norway, but the bf is quite nice anyway.

[uk elephant]

why do you need anyone to help you expatriate? Find a job in Europe and go. Free health care to anyone who needs it! You get sick, all you have to do is turn up at the doctors and they do the rest!

[Trek420]

why do you need anyone to help you expatriate? Find a job in Europe and go. Free health care to anyone who needs it! You get sick, all you have to do is turn up at the doctors and they do the rest!

UK, what a novel idea! Health Care for all. Why that's unthinkable, we can't have that here, you'd have all these sick and injured people just showing up at the doctors expecting to get care like any day at all, not even waiting till the 11th till wounds fester and so on, just getting things taken care of right away and getting back to work. We can't have that, it's it's un-American .

sorry for the hijack, now back to your normal thread.

[KnottedYet]

Behold the power of insurance companies. Don't let me get started.

Knot-infuriated-by-ins-cos-every-day-at-the-clinic

(BTW - all that money getting charged to y'all? It ain't comin' to me! SKnot and I are living below the "low income" line for Seattle, and I pull in b*ttloads of money every day for the powers-that-be.)

[mimitabby]

yes, Knot, I had a frozen shoulder a couple years ago. I started a regimen with a great PT. I have "excellent" insurance but after 1000 dollars, I hit the limit. Even though I was responding well to treatment, I no longer had coverage! I ended up paying out of pocket, but what if i had a more serious problem? I would have been well into debt quickly!

[HipGnosis6]

The nice lady at Country Doctor took one look at me and wrote me the necessary referral with the statement, "I don't think I've ever been happier to send somebody away to the specialty docs in my life."

[snapdragen]

So when do you see the specialty doc?

[HipGnosis6]

I'll make an appointment in the morning - they close at 4:30, so they were already gone by the time today's appointment started.

[HipGnosis6]

I'm hitting red tape on getting into the Wound Care Center, but I'm determined. I'm hoping to get an appointment no later than the end of the week, but first I have to get them to acknowledge that I exist.

And if any of you ladies are curious, my friend Cory gave my wound a name - Richard, Earl of Ulcer. And for those of you who are strong of stomach, there's pictures in my LiveJournal. They're icky, don't say I didn't warn you....

[crazycanuck]

I'd like to rant..You're meaning to say your health care system doesn't allow for the treatment of such wounds????
So, it's safe to say your leg would eventually have to be amputated and noone would help? All because of your financial situation?

That's disgraceful!! Not you dear..
Would writing to your local congressperson help? What if i wrote a letter?

It just doesn't make sense. I still don't understand the US & am not even going to try...

End of rant, move along...

Hip-Take care of yourself ok!!! Good thoughts being sent to you from Perth..

It better be healed by the time I get up to the NOrthern Hemisphere.

c

[doc]

A picture sure is worth a 1000 words! I am so worried about your leg. You could try just showing up at the wound center and lifting your pant leg. They might not see you that minute, but I doubt they would hem and haw about giving you an appointment real soon.

Glad you are finally going to be able to take care of the wound. How long have you had it?

[KnottedYet]

cc - this is the US, where healthcare is a privilege, not a right.

I hate what capitalism has done to our healthcare, and I see it every day where I work.

Hip-you got hit at the end of september, right? So Earl of Ulcer has been around for 4 months?

[mimitabby]

oh geez, it's worst than i thought. And today's a holiday!!
I cannot imagine living with that!