The Unexpected Fight

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Well, I didn’t see THIS coming!

Recently I was diagnosed with a life threatening condition.  Hence my silence here at the ol’ blog. 

I am still fighting the thing, and getting my head figured out (cause this is scary) and waiting to hear the next bit of news.

It seems that I have some other lurking shadow in my system, and the Dr.s are trying to coax it out. 

I’ll tell you though that having been in the middle of the beginning stages of the obamacare effect on the emergency room, this countries medical services are in for horrible changes.  And our citizens who are legitimately very ill are being pushed off to the side while dope addicts who pretend chronic “back pain” demand ridiculous services and attention.  The ER was FULL of those loudmouthed, bitching recipients.   

I didn’t want to be in the ER.  The staff didn’t want us there either because they were so busy.  My shock at being ordered off to the hospital in an ambulance was no less than my shock at being treated as though I had a paper-cut by the  ER powers that be once I was trundled in there.  The ambulance EMT guys were stunned when they were told to stick me in a wheelchair and leave me out in the waiting area.  They went running around trying to get someone to understand how serious my condition was, but they encountered the obamacare effect too.  The one EMT was so pissed his face was red – I felt bad for him. 

Here is the thing – we have insurance, and it’s very good insurance.  My husband worked and planned hard to make sure of that, and we are fortunate.  I wasn’t treated this way because I had no coverage – I was treated this way because a bunch of fucking dirtbags had nothing better to do than go to the ER to try and get a prescription for narcotics.  Oh, and don’t forget the welfare mommy who brings her three kids in because they have heat rash from not being bathed.  To the ER.  Why go to the ER and not a walk-in medical center?  Because they want an ambulance ride instead of getting on a bus.  Because when it is time to go on home they are GIVEN FREE BUS PASSES or/FREE ONE WAY VOUCHERS FOR A CAB!!  And while they wait, the nurses will give every family member not being seen by a Dr. a FREE BOXED LUNCH.

I am not exaggerating about those things.

This is the “best” hospital for many many miles around, and this is the worst treatment I have ever received. 

Back to bed with me.  I’ll update soon.