#I hate the fucking American healthcare system

[angelnumber27]

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDIMG ME

I’ve already been off of shit suffering for weeks and now this.. why do things always happen hahahah.

Like even if I could pay for it nope sorry were out 🤷🏻‍♀️ bitch this isn’t a condiment how are you just “out” 😭😭😭😫😫😫🫠🫠🫠

[dangraccoon]

ugh.

I'm sorry I've been so absent. I'm really trying to post more for you all.

more info under the cut

i think ive mentioned that i have various health issues and conditions before

the big ones affecting me right now are seasonal affective disorder, fribromyalgia/chronic pain syndrome, and plantar fasciitis in both feet and on top of all that, i am currently transitioning.

theres a lot of financial strain on me at the moment; my fiance's income is the only one we have. i'm too disabled to work a regular job but not disabled enough to receive disability income. thanks america. but yeah i owe over $1400 to various medical offices in addition to the ongoing copays for my various meds (a month's worth of t is $60), thanks america, AND i'm about to turn 26 next month, after which i will no longer be able to be on my parents' health insurance, thanks america.

all that to say that if i continue to be somewhat absent I'm very sorry

[catbirthdays]

since i got screwed with health insurance earlier this year, my new plan requires me to have an income 😑 IM UNEMPLOYED

anyway if anyone is interested ill be doing animal character and teddy bear drawing commissions through kofi in the upcoming weeks. nothing is set up yet but jeeez gotta make some moneyyyy. stay tuned i guess

[turn4theworse]

->RANT<-

I just had a memory of my shitty autism assessment appointment. The doctor asked MY MOM if I had a history of stomach issues, and she said no, despite the fact that I do, all the fucking time. I just don’t fucking talk to her about it bc it’s weird. This exemplifies a bigger issue I had with that appointment in general. All questions related to actual symptoms were asked to my mom, whereas I was just pelted with question after question about my anxiety and depression timeline. The only person not asked about my autism symptoms was me, the actual person being diagnosed.

[compo67]

it has come to my attention that i will be better off enrolling in a medicare advantage plan. i just can't afford medigap insurance. i checked and plugged in all my providers/hospitals--all are in-network and covered. plus, at least these plans come in a PPO or HMO--that i understand.

i'll text my broker dude tomorrow. he'll be happy to know i made a decision.

the medigap plan G insurance i wanted was through BCBS. but it would be $400/month. then i'd have to buy a plan D, which was looking to be $79/month and i'd still have to spend $4,000. whereas the MA plan would be $34/month, spending $2800 for meds.

at least now things make more sense.

[corpsentry]

life update pelvis bone separation is ruining my life and making it impossible to stand or sit without feeling like all my bones are exploding but at least since i can’t do my five dance classes now i can burn my way through my school’s supply of acrylic on the laser cutter

[bigwizardhat]

why do i have to get a referral from my primary care doctor and have it ok’d by random strangers just to see a psychiatrist for med changes at the request of my therapist when i can literally get an appointment with any random doctor and say “i feel crazy gimme a new pill” and they’ll spin their wheel of antidepressants to see what concoction they’ll test on me this month

[apollo-zero-one]

I have to call the healthcare dot gov helpline again.

And this time if they do not have a clear answer for me I am going to get hysterical.

I am twenty two years old I have NO idea what I am doing I am Suicidally Depressed and Cannot Afford My Medication I am the one handling this because no one else in my God Damn House apparently knows how to use a computer and it is Not my Fault that I live in a hellhole of a country that decided to make millions of people jump through stupid little hoops and beg like a dog for the PRIVILEGE of Not Dying Of Preventable Things, so SOMEONE is going to tell me what I need to do to get this stupid government health insurance or mark my words I am going to kill myself on the steps of the capitol building . FUCK

[batsbaby]

My health insurance asking me to submit my pay stubs for the last 30 days when I’ve been out of work a month with a broken arm or I’ll lose my insurance is going to make me lose my damn mind. I’m gonna submit the like 30 days I was on schedule but I’m mad because I did this back in MAY and for some reason they’re making me do it again LOL

[timeisacephalopod]

When American politicians discuss doing universal healthcare in their country and start whining about the possibility of "medical tourism" where people would theoretically go to America to get healthcare I want to scream and shake them. That already exists- Canada is where Americans went to get their fucking insulin because their own government failed them so hard another country nearly had an insulin shortage a few times over the course of the pandemic alone.

If you want to talk about medical tourism and that """"straining""""" the American healthcare system then maybe take a look at the way Americans are consistently causing strains to Canada's healthcare!! And I assume Americans don't just travel here for healthcare either, so when American politicians act like they're Just The Best and everyone will go to America for healthcare I want to be like THE ISSUE YOURE BITCHING ABOUT EXISTS AND ITS NOT HAPPENING TO YOU ITS HAPPENING TO CANADA AND ITS BECAUSE YOU REFUSE TO ADEQUATELY SERVICE YOUR POPULATION AND MORE THAN ONCE CANADIAN DIABETICS WERE THE ONES WHO'D SUFFER FOR IT. Like you want to talk medical tourism without ever acknowledging your population using other countries healthcare, which I guess is fine because it's not America footing the bill, really?

[full-timefaggot]

Dentist offices really be like: This is a procedure that must be handled as soon as possible for the sake of your physical health and to insure you keep your teeth and prevent life long issues. Anyway we'll see you in nine months. Also it's gonna $2,000 if you're uninsured.

[opens-up-4-nobody]

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[punksonic]

i don't think it's appropriate for me to really speak much as to the current shortages of adderall and other medications associated with treating adhd but i feel like i should.

yes these medications are abused, but no one wants to look into why someone who doesn't have adhd would take it. why do you think some supposedly neurotypical college student elbows another who has adderall and asks for some to study for an exam worth half their grade?

the DEA is out of touch with american society to the point it still thinks marijuana is a C1 drug but doesn't want to declassify it to C2 so that the process can be overseen so people don't get their marijuana accidentally laced with something else. you'd sooner prescribe someone a blood thinner than a medication that would actually help them focus, but i guess that's not up to me.

it's ridiculous. maintenance medications shouldn't be held to this degree of scrutiny.

[thekidsarentalright]

injured my knee like almost a year and a half ago and went to an orthopedic dr who was incredibly unhelpful and have been Fighting to see a different doctor for a second opinion and finally just got an appt to see someone else #slaying

[friesian]

wanted to make a quick post apologizing to anyone still waiting on comms, long story short i am having god’s worst ADHD and it’s VERY severe to the point where i’m body locked most of the day. i’m trying to get into a doc to see if i can get a prescription finally, but i just recently got onto medicaid and they assigned my PCP to a doc that doesn’t even exist- so on friday i had to call and tell them to give my a different doctor! AND i have a phobia of doctors in general! great combo. again im super sorry for the wait. they are being worked on. just at an abysmally slow rate.

[mxdotpng]

im STILL angry. its almost been an entire day and im STILL ANGRY