Followup: tissue infection

[KnottedYet]

Here are statistics for anyone who is interested.

http://www.nchc.org/facts/cost.shtml

Like I said, I work in health care and see this stuff every day. It can burn you out, and make you want to change careers.

[chickwhorips]

when i was going to school full time in sunny arizona and wasn't working, my appendix ruptured. i went to the ER and they saw me as soon as they could, but it was misdiagnosed as the flu and i went home. i put off going back to the ER for another 5 days because i didn't have medical insurance and i was already terrified of the bill i was going to get from the first ER visit. eventually i had no choice and went back. they finally figured out what was wrong with me and i had emergency surgery and spent good time in ICU.
i still remember a gentalman coming in and talking to me. he got me all set up with ACCESS which is AZ's medical program for the less fortunate. they even set it up so that they paid for my first visit to the ER. they were wonderful.
i was able to stay on it for about 2 years until i started making just to much to stay on it, but not enough to have it through my employer or pay for it on my own, but bless the people at DES for trying their hardest to keep me on it.
if it wasn't for DES i would still be in medical debt. so all of you that pay your taxes and do believe, THANK YOU!