Posted by JerryPharmStudent on April 13, 2007, at 16:11:06
In reply to Re: health systems » Declan, posted by Larry Hoover on April 13, 2007, at 5:36:56
It's jsut so ridiculous. I'm 35 and unable to get insurance. Unable to see doctors because they refuse to see you if you don't have insurance.
1 year ago when I first got here - I was able to get in to see a family care doctor for one appointment - only because he knew my mother. He said because of the serve weight gain that I most likey was pre-diabetic and had blood sugar problems - along with heart disease. However, when I asked what to do - he said "Oh, well, I wo't order any blood tests because you don't have any insurance. Come back when you do."
I can barely get up a flight of steps - shortness of breath, asthma, pain. You'd think a doctor would care. Nah.
I also have a tooth that needs a root canal - but have no dental insurance - so I sit in my apartment in pain and afraid if I go outisde I'll have a heart attack.
Great health care system we have in the US.
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