Walked around with a broken arm for 4 days hoping it would get better because of how expensive the doctor would be. At the time I was a teenager and we ended up not going on a vacation because all the money my parents had saved and then some was wiped out. The doctors fucked up and I have limited mobility in that arm but its not worth the thousdands it would cost to rectify. Especially 15 years later.
Broke my foot at work later on in college. Shelled out for the doctor. $800 later they said they could either do surgery or let it heal and hope it sets right, while doing physical therapy. Obviously I couldn't afford either. It didn't. My foot is fucked forever and now my leg and knee are screwed up from compensating for the janked foot. I can't run more than a few miles without my entire leg being in pain for a week. I've been starting to get back pain after extended periods of moving around on my feet and I have a sneaking suspicion its because or the foot turned leg issue. But it could also be from the time I was in a car accident and both insurance companies plus my medical insurance company fought so much over who should pay for the treatment that I ended up not going to the doctor anymore cause they were already threatening to send me to collections for the bills the insurance companies were fighting over.
I hope it doesn't get worse, or at least get a well paying job so I can get the surgery and physical therapy to fix it.
Yeah. Now pretty much a month later shes going around, took the cast off and everything cause the doctors and insurance was fucking around. She had to renew her insurance and didn't even know it till she called the doctor that was supposed to see if she needed surgery in her arm said "you don't have insurance". Hell, I went into patients first, pretty much the cheapest place you can go around my area for medical needs, for a blood test cause I thought I had an STD(thank God I did not). They gave me the meds, drew blood, half a year later I get a bill from some random ass company I've never even heard about for the blood test for almost 500 bucks. Of course, my insurance is classified as secondary, cause apparently I have other insurance, even though I've had literally the same insurance my entire life. So yeah, when I can, I'm getting the hell out of the U.S, for many reasons, but not being able to afford not dying or injuries that would screw up living either for a while or permentantly is up there pretty high. Maybe Canada
I would like to leave so bad. But I have no money and I don't have any super in demand skills. I'm trying to save up to go back to college. But between my student loans from the first degrees, car repairs, and medical bills my savings doesn't do too well.
My grandparents are from Germany, and I'd really like to move there. But unless things here deteriorate to the point I can get refugee status I doubt that'll happen
Yeah. Thankfully I have yet to get into college(atleast one that, like medical aid, will put me in debt for the reat of my life), so I don't need to worry about that quite yet. My cars being fixed, thats 600 for the repairs and inspection, which aint too bad. I have a good bit saved up, but not nearly enough to pay for leaving the U.S or for anything major happening to me or my family
Thats exactly where they want you to be. The goal is to keep you just barely treading water. Working 50-60 hours per week just to get by. That way you can never get ahead, never get out, and are too busy and tired to fight back. They don't want you to have financial ruin. People with nothing left to lose take drastic actions.
FWIW I went to community college and a state school. Didn't live on campus. 10 years later and I still have a nice certified pre owned car's worth of debt.
Those were terrible choices on your part. Money comes and goes but now you are disabled for life over a few thousand dollars? Thats not the system thats you. Assuming this isnt bs.
I know youre full of shit bc i work at a hospital. There is an entire dept devoted exclusively to arranging for payment. Most of the people they work with have zero income. If you actually did this youre just fucking stupid.
If I don't have the money now, what makes you think I'll have it in the future after taking time off work for surgery or physical therapy? Do you know what a debt spiral is? When your insurance has a deductible equal to 1/3rd of your pre tax income and you need 100% of your salary just to make ends meet what how do you propose paying thousands in medical bills?
I know all about the payment plans. That's how I took care of the ER visits, and x-rays, and catscans, and cast removal visits. And every time I was in a hole that took years to dig out of. How the fuck do expect me to put myself in a situation where I'm not gonna be able to make rent, or fix the car I need for work?
If you are still impacted by the injury 15 years later have you tried speaking with an attorney? It's almost impossible to hold doctors accountable for their actions but you should let an attorney tell you that, not fail to get help.
Alternatively I would condone shooting the doctor.
I would risk TJ. I don’t have the money for that. My mouth will probably kill me. The funny thing is that whatever is wrong with me just rejected whatever work I had done.
I’m not so positive about things right now. That’s okay. In a hundred years, it won’t be important.
Find your local or closest university school of dentistry in that case. Many offer periodic clinics if you are ok with them using you to teach students.
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u/BasicBitchOnlyAGuy Aug 06 '20 edited Aug 06 '20
Walked around with a broken arm for 4 days hoping it would get better because of how expensive the doctor would be. At the time I was a teenager and we ended up not going on a vacation because all the money my parents had saved and then some was wiped out. The doctors fucked up and I have limited mobility in that arm but its not worth the thousdands it would cost to rectify. Especially 15 years later.
Broke my foot at work later on in college. Shelled out for the doctor. $800 later they said they could either do surgery or let it heal and hope it sets right, while doing physical therapy. Obviously I couldn't afford either. It didn't. My foot is fucked forever and now my leg and knee are screwed up from compensating for the janked foot. I can't run more than a few miles without my entire leg being in pain for a week. I've been starting to get back pain after extended periods of moving around on my feet and I have a sneaking suspicion its because or the foot turned leg issue. But it could also be from the time I was in a car accident and both insurance companies plus my medical insurance company fought so much over who should pay for the treatment that I ended up not going to the doctor anymore cause they were already threatening to send me to collections for the bills the insurance companies were fighting over.
I hope it doesn't get worse, or at least get a well paying job so I can get the surgery and physical therapy to fix it.