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Demo_Chris

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82. I have done it....

Mon Mar 17, 2014, 07:48 AM

Mar 2014

It wasn't mental health. Seriously what the fuck? I had a cut that was pretty deep, needed stitches and I had a family but no money. First I tried superglue and duct tape. That didn't work. So I tried superglue, duct tape, and a staple gun. That really didn't work. Then I tried stitching it up myself, along with the superglue and duct tape. But even after three more days it was still oozing blood and it was getting infected. I finally had to go to the university clinic. The rich teen girl doctor-trainee looked at me like I had lost my bloody mind. Turns out it needed stitches inside the wound.

It took me a year to pay off that doctor's bill. But I wasn't crazy, just poor. I still am.

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Surgery at home Graphic warning [View all] Aerows Mar 2014 OP

We voted for something better, but we were sold out. nt Demo_Chris Mar 2014 #1

bull & shit. n/t Whisp Mar 2014 #2

You are Canadian Aerows Mar 2014 #3

I was responding to post #1 and am qualified to do so. n/t Whisp Mar 2014 #4

You aren't Aerows Mar 2014 #6

post 1 made it sound like Obama was selling misery and profiting from it. Whisp Mar 2014 #15

Whisp, no offense Aerows Mar 2014 #18

I am very and sincerely sorry for your situation. Whisp Mar 2014 #22

Do you disagree with the statement that some Americans avoid medical care because of costs? Fumesucker Mar 2014 #30

I agree with it... Agschmid Mar 2014 #43

Financial ruin or physical ruin Aerows Mar 2014 #48

Well in one scenario you die, so I know what I'd pick. Agschmid Mar 2014 #49

And it's a choice Aerows Mar 2014 #55

Yah but if you have rabies you don't get over it... Agschmid Mar 2014 #59

I would have chosen death Aerows Mar 2014 #66

You've lost me... Agschmid Mar 2014 #113

The choice is not that simple. Try, 'Is this potentially life threatening condition.... Demo_Chris Mar 2014 #78

While I like the person you replied to Aerows Mar 2014 #104

If the costs are already beyond your ability to pay what difference does it make? Fumesucker Mar 2014 #53

I wish I would have taken my chances Aerows Mar 2014 #71

I avoid it because of costs. eom PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #79

Sure many people do... Agschmid Mar 2014 #84

Get desperate Aerows Mar 2014 #101

That will be fantastic Aerows Mar 2014 #31

I hope you have $18,000 just lying around Aerows Mar 2014 #47

Right now Obama Care is saving my life so you don't spaek for.... Walk away Mar 2014 #62

Right now Obama Care refuses to cover two of my children because of custody requirements. 1awake Mar 2014 #65

I owe 18K n/t Aerows Mar 2014 #67

Did your previous insurance cover them? Walk away Mar 2014 #68

Custody?! Aerows Mar 2014 #70

I didn't respond to you. What made you think I did? Walk away Mar 2014 #87

We are two different people Aerows Mar 2014 #89

You do realize that you posted an answer to a question I asked someone else... Walk away Mar 2014 #93

What on earth are you talking about? Aerows Mar 2014 #94

You think there are people to help you Aerows Mar 2014 #90

You are sneering at someone who has had cancer twice... Walk away Mar 2014 #92

It didn't for me Aerows Mar 2014 #95

That is because you have somehow ended up with an $18,000 out of pocket limit... Walk away Mar 2014 #97

Can you talk to my insurance company? Aerows Mar 2014 #98

Well,for starters, the government website should have an overview... Walk away Mar 2014 #110

You seem to think I'm full of it Aerows Mar 2014 #120

You know what? Aerows Mar 2014 #122

By the way Aerows Mar 2014 #102

We elected a guy who pledged to veto any healthcare reform that lacked single payer... Demo_Chris Mar 2014 #12

Public option PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #42

When you can't even get a minor Aerows Mar 2014 #50

Who was that, how was that ever possible? Not even. nt babylonsister Mar 2014 #51

Yeah, I mispoke once. I didn't run around the country making it the foundation of my campaign. nt Demo_Chris Mar 2014 #80

It was public option not single payer. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2014 #52

I'm assuming you mean a public option, because otherwise you'd be lying. pnwmom Mar 2014 #57

Yes, public option. nt Demo_Chris Mar 2014 #77

Kennedy died and took that veto pen with him? Demo_Chris Mar 2014 #81

He said that when a public option was still in the realm of the possible. pnwmom Mar 2014 #88

You hit the nail on the head Demo_Chris Aerows Mar 2014 #108

We are absolutely screwed in this country Aerows Mar 2014 #5

Where have you been? Try this: babylonsister Mar 2014 #56

babylonsister Aerows Mar 2014 #103

That's exactly what happened. Insurance finance reform is not Autumn Mar 2014 #10

Yep Aerows Mar 2014 #13

veritas nt Deep13 Mar 2014 #58

Just like "Dentist in a box". pa28 Mar 2014 #7

Do you think that people should do this Aerows Mar 2014 #121

How about adults that pull their own teeth Autumn Mar 2014 #8

Many people are resorting to it Aerows Mar 2014 #16

I have done that, in a hospital nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #9

Last resort Aerows Mar 2014 #17

I know, and I agree with you nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #19

Hmmm... Agschmid Mar 2014 #11

You think it's a mental health issue Aerows Mar 2014 #14

I do, I think people should be educated enough to know operating in yourself is a terrible idea. Agschmid Mar 2014 #23

Unfortunately Aerows Mar 2014 #25

Is this for the raccoon thing? Agschmid Mar 2014 #33

YES Aerows Mar 2014 #34

If I remember correctly you may not have sought treatment immediately? Agschmid Mar 2014 #36

No. I went in that day at @ 18 hours after the bite Aerows Mar 2014 #37

How would I be admitted otherwise? Aerows Mar 2014 #38

Didn't say you were. Agschmid Mar 2014 #41

Implying it is as good as saying it. Aerows Mar 2014 #45

To be blunt it would have been better had you avoided the raccoon. Agschmid Mar 2014 #46

Sorry isn't getting very far Aerows Mar 2014 #63

I am so stunned by your bill, Aerows.. nenagh Mar 2014 #111

Post removed Post removed Mar 2014 #40

Aerows, if I may chime in.... steve2470 Mar 2014 #91

This message was self-deleted by its author Aerows Mar 2014 #106

Have you tried talking the bill down yet? Marr Mar 2014 #109

The standard seems to be 14-16 currently. Agschmid Mar 2014 #112

Jesus-- that is just unreal. Marr Mar 2014 #114

I have done it.... Demo_Chris Mar 2014 #82

I consider you lucky that it didn't get infected. Agschmid Mar 2014 #83

Lucky. That's me. nt Demo_Chris Mar 2014 #85

A great advertisement for RepublicanCare. blkmusclmachine Mar 2014 #20

What's the difference? Aerows Mar 2014 #26

I'd use a veterinary if I could. JEB Mar 2014 #21

Me too n/t Aerows Mar 2014 #28

I have a neighbor who uses goat penicillin when he needs an antibiotic. Autumn Mar 2014 #116

I'm sure it works just fine. In most cases. JEB Mar 2014 #119

... Fumesucker Mar 2014 #24

13.95 Aerows Mar 2014 #27

. ReRe Mar 2014 #60

Only the best frontier medicine CFLDem Mar 2014 #29

Pretty much Aerows Mar 2014 #32

yep eShirl Mar 2014 #35

I'm pretty sure Aerows Mar 2014 #39

Truthfully Aerows Mar 2014 #76

Do they have a video for self administering rabies shots? functioning_cog Mar 2014 #44

That's pretty horrifying to watch. JoeyT Mar 2014 #54

Taking the long view, my great aunt Edna live a day's ride from the nearest dentist. NYC_SKP Mar 2014 #61

OMG I had an Aunt Edna and she was the most wonderful Aerows Mar 2014 #69

I wonder if some people who try this are lawbreakers - folks who got shot or stabbed during a crime Liberty Belle Mar 2014 #64

In the past Aerows Mar 2014 #72

This has been going on for a long time in the construction trades. If you work for a small adirondacker Mar 2014 #73

Butterfly stitches and superglue Aerows Mar 2014 #74

Do it yourself Aerows Mar 2014 #75

One of these.. sendero Mar 2014 #124

A friend of mine recently drained a traumatic hematoma on his leg... Earth_First Mar 2014 #86

I don't blame him a bit Aerows Mar 2014 #107

This stuff is big with hardcore "preppers" and survivalists. 1000words Mar 2014 #96

If you went to the hospital and got charged 18000 dollars Aerows Mar 2014 #99

Libertarians chant about "choice" Aerows Mar 2014 #100

This message was self-deleted by its author Aerows Mar 2014 #105

Some people live in remote locations. dilby Mar 2014 #115

want to clarify something I said, Aerows steve2470 Mar 2014 #117

hopefully this site will help you steve2470 Mar 2014 #118

Yeah, I'm a little disappointed that Obama didn't fight harder for the P.O. Lunacee_2013 Mar 2014 #123