...to hate being a student. Add Student Heath "Services." Yesterday, being Sunday, I did something terrible(tm) to my thumb in kendo. It feels worse today and is swollen and tender and I cannot move the bottom joint at all, and there's a red patch which hurts really bad when I poke it.
So I went to the alleged Student Health "Services" office, and they said, well, sorry but we have no doctors you should go to urgent care and pay $100 for what we should be to do as part of the absurd amount of money you have already paid to have access to our stellar "care." To which I say, feh, and demand to see someone, anyone, who can tell me if this might be broken. Which someone turned out be a clueless nurse who told me nothing I didn't already know and put a splint on the WRONG KNUCKLE, and then informed me that I need to come back tomorrow to see the real doctor, who will send me to urgent care for x-rays I will have to pay for anyway. WTF? I have class all day tomorrow, and no money, and now you want me to run all over stupid town to get x-rays you really should be able to do on site? gah. What is the point of you people?!
So now I am in pain and frustrated to the point of tears and no closer to a functional thumb than I would be if I sat on it for an hour rather than wasting my time at Health "Services."
Don't even get me started on the brilliant people we have "helping" us over at the Financial Aid office.
1 comment:
My dear girl.
Get that thumb Xrayed. Please don't pretend it will "get better on its own" You do too many things with your hands to let this slide.
Forget about having no money. Just tell them you don't have insurance. The price will drop drastically.
Every serious illness we had in our family till 2 years ago, hit us when we were uninsured. Everything, from new baby to detached retinas. We just said straight up "No insurance. We'll pay what we can." and every one was treated. And we paid as we could till it was done.
But think if you couldn't knit or spin or sew, all because you thought you couldn't get treated. Go to the emergency room. Get that thing set. Get well. Worry about $ later.
hugs
but gentle ones.
B
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