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I fractured my finger bone I fell on it Tuesday last week and happened to have a doc visit on Tuesday of this week It was swollen, discolored, and generally hurt nonstop. I figured it was probably fine It wasn’t Anyways, I always do this. Avoid going in for stuff Wanna know where the line is for you all? When do you break down and finally go to a doc?
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whenever I need because it's generally free and I get time off in my country It's a good system
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Jan 27, 2024 07:09
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When I can't move/function/live. The American way. The last time I went to the hospital was for a rollover accident. Before that was heart issues. Don't hit me with that $20k poo poo.
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Jan 27, 2024 07:11
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I, Butthole posted:whenever I need because it's generally free and I get time off in my country This is why Americans grow up to be tough badasses, like in the movies you've probably seen in your country. None of that coddling health care!
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Jan 27, 2024 07:12
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If it's going to stop me sleeping or running As I get older I'm more likely to seek help though
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Jan 27, 2024 07:12
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Consider the goon doctor, OP.
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Jan 27, 2024 07:12
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N. Senada posted:Wanna know where the line is for you all? When do you break down and finally go to a doc?
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Jan 27, 2024 07:15
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They'll have to drag my cold dying body
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The dweller on the threshold.
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Jan 27, 2024 07:19
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When my wife makes me because I'm dying OR When i could still work but needed the day off for anything. Since many jobs in America will just fire you if you don't have a doctor's note for missing work, you just pop into the free clinic real quick and make up some poo poo E: funnily enough that was exactly how i found out i was sick for real
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titties posted:When my wife makes me because I'm dying They don't even care about doctor's notes anymore a good amount of the time lol.
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last time was for my appendix about 25 years ago these days if that happened i'd probably just perish at home. i have insurance through work, but don't really want to mess with the 14k out of pocket max or whatever it is.
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Jan 27, 2024 07:21
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doc...tor?
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Jan 27, 2024 07:22
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No need, I have a very good family shaman.
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Jan 27, 2024 07:29
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Just go to the doctor anyway, if it's on a Sunday there might be like a small gap fee. Also if it's bad enough call an ambulance, wait to be seen, get it sorted, head on home. 
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Just to say hi
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Our health insurance has a free phone number to call for basically this exact question. You end up talking to a nurse who sort of walks you through scripted questions and tells you whether to wait it out, make a dr appointment, go to urgent care, or go to the ER. The insurance company wants to save their money both short term and long term, and I don't want to go to the doctor, so this is one situation where I feel like their interests effectively line up with my interests. Or maybe I'm an idiot. For new parents, I buy this book from...APA?... where you can look up all kinds of medical concerns for babies and toddlers and it has actual, non-blogspam info about what to do, including when to make a dr appointment or seek urgent/ER care. It occurs to me that there's got to be a similar book for adult humans that's better than webmd or random web searches.
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