2 hours in the ER for a bad stomach ache

[SandEagle]

well, after much nagging from the old lady i went to the ER because I had very intense stomach pains. They kept me in an ER space, not even a room, for 2 hours. doctor came by and asked a few questions. got an IV and was told to just take it easy.

got a $1200 bill just for that :| i knew i shouldve just stayed home and drank salt water.........FML

 

[Hacp]

Originally posted by: SandEagle
well, after much nagging from the old lady i went to the ER because I had very intense stomach pains. They kept me in an ER space, not even a room, for 2 hours. doctor came by and asked a few questions. got an IV and was told to just take it easy.

got a $1200 bill just for that :| i knew i shouldve just stayed home and drank salt water.........FML

Thats the problem with our nation's health care today. They don't advertise prices before hand, so in essence, you're handing them a blank check.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: SandEagle
well, after much nagging from the old lady i went to the ER because I had very intense stomach pains. They kept me in an ER space, not even a room, for 2 hours. doctor came by and asked a few questions. got an IV and was told to just take it easy.

got a $1200 bill just for that :| i knew i shouldve just stayed home and drank salt water.........FML

Sorry to hear about you medical bill, but on the bright side for ATOT, it did slow down threads such as this one and this other winner!

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: Hacp

Originally posted by: SandEagle
well, after much nagging from the old lady i went to the ER because I had very intense stomach pains. They kept me in an ER space, not even a room, for 2 hours. doctor came by and asked a few questions. got an IV and was told to just take it easy.

got a $1200 bill just for that :| i knew i shouldve just stayed home and drank salt water.........FML

Thats the problem with our nation's health care today. They don't advertise prices before hand, so in essence, you're handing them a blank check.

That and people going to the ER instead of their regular doctor.

 

[Insomniator]

Originally posted by: Hacp

Originally posted by: SandEagle
well, after much nagging from the old lady i went to the ER because I had very intense stomach pains. They kept me in an ER space, not even a room, for 2 hours. doctor came by and asked a few questions. got an IV and was told to just take it easy.

got a $1200 bill just for that :| i knew i shouldve just stayed home and drank salt water.........FML

Thats the problem with our nation's health care today. They don't advertise prices before hand, so in essence, you're handing them a blank check.

Maybe you shouldn't go to the ER for a stomach ache. OP said it himself. If everyone with a tummy ache or a sore throat went to the ER we'd have some pretty long lines.

 

[SandEagle]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: SandEagle
well, after much nagging from the old lady i went to the ER because I had very intense stomach pains. They kept me in an ER space, not even a room, for 2 hours. doctor came by and asked a few questions. got an IV and was told to just take it easy.

got a $1200 bill just for that :| i knew i shouldve just stayed home and drank salt water.........FML

Sorry to hear about you medical bill, but on the bright side for ATOT, it did slow down threads such as this one and this other winner!

ah man, those were really good threads. the CAR thread was quoted straight from MSNBC. I dont write that stuff but since u bought it up, read this too:
http://www.freep.com/article/2...d-imports--results-say

lol

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: Insomniator
Maybe you shouldn't go to the ER for a stomach ache. OP said it himself. If everyone with a tummy ache or a sore throat went to the ER we'd have some pretty long lines.

Yep. Of course, we have no way of knowing how bad his stomach ache really was, but stuff like that is usually more suited to regular doctor/quick clinic stuff.

 

[olds]

I found a new sleep product. I was drinking "Sleepy Time" tea. Now I just read one of SandEagle's threads.
Thanks, SandEagle!

 

[SandEagle]

Originally posted by: Insomniator

Originally posted by: Hacp

Originally posted by: SandEagle
well, after much nagging from the old lady i went to the ER because I had very intense stomach pains. They kept me in an ER space, not even a room, for 2 hours. doctor came by and asked a few questions. got an IV and was told to just take it easy.

got a $1200 bill just for that :| i knew i shouldve just stayed home and drank salt water.........FML

Thats the problem with our nation's health care today. They don't advertise prices before hand, so in essence, you're handing them a blank check.

Maybe you shouldn't go to the ER for a stomach ache. OP said it himself. If everyone with a tummy ache or a sore throat went to the ER we'd have some pretty long lines.

not many doctors offices or urgent care open after 8 PM
but its probably worth the $1200 to end the nagging

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
I found a new sleep product. I was drinking "Sleepy Time" tea. Now I just read one of SandEagle's threads.
Thanks, SandEagle!

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Originally posted by: Hacp

Originally posted by: SandEagle
well, after much nagging from the old lady i went to the ER because I had very intense stomach pains. They kept me in an ER space, not even a room, for 2 hours. doctor came by and asked a few questions. got an IV and was told to just take it easy.

got a $1200 bill just for that :| i knew i shouldve just stayed home and drank salt water.........FML

Thats the problem with our nation's health care today. They don't advertise prices before hand, so in essence, you're handing them a blank check.

correction: thats ONE of the problems....

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: HomeBrewerDude

Originally posted by: Hacp

Originally posted by: SandEagle
well, after much nagging from the old lady i went to the ER because I had very intense stomach pains. They kept me in an ER space, not even a room, for 2 hours. doctor came by and asked a few questions. got an IV and was told to just take it easy.

got a $1200 bill just for that :| i knew i shouldve just stayed home and drank salt water.........FML

Thats the problem with our nation's health care today. They don't advertise prices before hand, so in essence, you're handing them a blank check.

correction: thats ONE of the problems....

Another problem with it is that people that don't have it want me to subsidize their care. I am broke. Pay for your own damn care.

 

[Baked]

Unless an Alien baby popped outta your chest, you should just drink water and take the pain like a man. Pussy.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: Hacp

Originally posted by: SandEagle
well, after much nagging from the old lady i went to the ER because I had very intense stomach pains. They kept me in an ER space, not even a room, for 2 hours. doctor came by and asked a few questions. got an IV and was told to just take it easy.

got a $1200 bill just for that :| i knew i shouldve just stayed home and drank salt water.........FML

Thats the problem with our nation's health care today. They don't advertise prices before hand, so in essence, you're handing them a blank check.

That and people going to the ER instead of their regular doctor.

true, but some people (the 60 million or so? without healthcare) have little other choice.

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: zinfamous


true, but some people (the 60 million or so? without healthcare) have little other choice.

I pay for my own out of pocket. It's pretty cheap.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: Hacp

Originally posted by: SandEagle
well, after much nagging from the old lady i went to the ER because I had very intense stomach pains. They kept me in an ER space, not even a room, for 2 hours. doctor came by and asked a few questions. got an IV and was told to just take it easy.

got a $1200 bill just for that :| i knew i shouldve just stayed home and drank salt water.........FML

Thats the problem with our nation's health care today. They don't advertise prices before hand, so in essence, you're handing them a blank check.

That and people going to the ER instead of their regular doctor.

true, but some people (the 60 million or so? without healthcare) have little other choice.

We're up to 60 million now? Last I heard, it was 47 million.

Anyways, only about 10-15 million of that number truly don't have health insurance. The rest are non-citizens, people with enough money for insurance but choose not to purchase it, people that are eligible for Medicaid or S-CHIP and haven't signed up, young people who think they are invincible, etc.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: Hacp

Originally posted by: SandEagle
well, after much nagging from the old lady i went to the ER because I had very intense stomach pains. They kept me in an ER space, not even a room, for 2 hours. doctor came by and asked a few questions. got an IV and was told to just take it easy.

got a $1200 bill just for that :| i knew i shouldve just stayed home and drank salt water.........FML

Thats the problem with our nation's health care today. They don't advertise prices before hand, so in essence, you're handing them a blank check.

That and people going to the ER instead of their regular doctor.

True, but some people (the 60 million or so? without healthcare) have little other choice.

The 15-20 milliion have the option of using the emergency clinics for about 1/3 the cost.

Some medical centers also have programs that act like a prepaid general health care coverage.

But the medical centers and clinics do not allow people to skate on their bills. People can go to the ER for a cold; sit 2-20 hours and then leave it to the people who pay or have insurance to cover the deadbeats costs.

 

[Regs]

What did they say? Did they run any tests?

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: SandEagle

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: SandEagle
well, after much nagging from the old lady i went to the ER because I had very intense stomach pains. They kept me in an ER space, not even a room, for 2 hours. doctor came by and asked a few questions. got an IV and was told to just take it easy.

got a $1200 bill just for that :| i knew i shouldve just stayed home and drank salt water.........FML

Sorry to hear about you medical bill, but on the bright side for ATOT, it did slow down threads such as this one and this other winner!

ah man, those were really good threads. the CAR thread was quoted straight from MSNBC. I dont write that stuff but since u bought it up, read this too:
http://www.freep.com/article/2...d-imports--results-say

lol

Amazingly enough I still see vast hoards of SUVs clogging the freeways every freaking day.

 

[nonameo]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: Hacp

Originally posted by: SandEagle
well, after much nagging from the old lady i went to the ER because I had very intense stomach pains. They kept me in an ER space, not even a room, for 2 hours. doctor came by and asked a few questions. got an IV and was told to just take it easy.

got a $1200 bill just for that :| i knew i shouldve just stayed home and drank salt water.........FML

Thats the problem with our nation's health care today. They don't advertise prices before hand, so in essence, you're handing them a blank check.

That and people going to the ER instead of their regular doctor.

true, but some people (the 60 million or so? without healthcare) have little other choice.

We're up to 60 million now? Last I heard, it was 47 million.

Anyways, only about 10-15 million of that number truly don't have health insurance. The rest are non-citizens, people with enough money for insurance but choose not to purchase it, people that are eligible for Medicaid or S-CHIP and haven't signed up, young people who think they are invincible, etc.

but what about all of the other people who have plans with crazy high deductibles? They get counted as having "insurance" but could still easily get socked with 10k in new medical debt every year.

 

[Miramonti]

Sounds like the hospital bill.

Wait until you get the doctors bill.

 

[RocksteadyDotNet]

LOL at your shitty health care system.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: RocksteadyDotNet
LOL at your shitty health care system.

YOU TAKE THAT BACK!!! :|

Won't someone think of the greedy corporations? :brokenheart:

 

[WA261]

I had one at Christmas. I went in on the 26th. Horrible stomach /ab pains. They had to do exploratory surgery and still found nothing. The bill was around 30k. Thank god for insurance. =)

 

[SandEagle]

Originally posted by: WA261
I had one at Christmas. I went in on the 26th. Horrible stomach /ab pains. They had to do exploratory surgery and still found nothing. The bill was around 30k. Thank god for insurance. =)

ouch. id be pissed if they did surgery on me and found nothing.

 

[Balt]

Originally posted by: Insomniator

Originally posted by: Hacp

Originally posted by: SandEagle
well, after much nagging from the old lady i went to the ER because I had very intense stomach pains. They kept me in an ER space, not even a room, for 2 hours. doctor came by and asked a few questions. got an IV and was told to just take it easy.

got a $1200 bill just for that :| i knew i shouldve just stayed home and drank salt water.........FML

Thats the problem with our nation's health care today. They don't advertise prices before hand, so in essence, you're handing them a blank check.

Maybe you shouldn't go to the ER for a stomach ache. OP said it himself. If everyone with a tummy ache or a sore throat went to the ER we'd have some pretty long lines.

That's nice to say and all now that you know there was nothing wrong with him.

If he had posted before he went to the ER about horrible abdominal pain I'm guessing a few people would have told him to visit the hospital just in case his appendix had exploded.

And yes, I acknowledge that many people abuse the ER. That doesn't necessarily mean the OP did in this case.