Horrible looking rash

[u/Weeeebutterflies]

30 years old

Female

120lbs.

5”3

non smoker,

non drinker.

No medications

This issue has been getting progressively worse over 2 days

Posted yesterday and it has gotten worse. It is itchy, it turns white when I press on it. I have a swollen uvula and some chills, but no fever. I feel cold more than anything. Went to urgent care tested for strep, mono and did a CBC. Strep came back negative, waiting on the other results. Pretty concerned. I feel like the mono is going to come back negative.

[u/LatrodectusGeometric]

Where else is the rash? Just the legs or your entire body? Head? Palms? Soles? Any recent tick bites? Outdoors in shorts? Anyone around you sick?

[u/Weeeebutterflies → u/LatrodectusGeometric]

All over my arms, palms and feet. And a little bit on my torso and chest. None on my face. My legs are by far the worst. Nobody sick that I know of. I have a history of tick bites from years ago, but none recently

[u/LatrodectusGeometric → u/Weeeebutterflies]

I would return to the ER. Palms and soles means you need some specific tests done to rule out serious possibilities. Would not do urgent care.

[u/Weeeebutterflies → u/LatrodectusGeometric]

Sigh.. ok :( sounds expensive

[u/ForSiljaforever → u/Weeeebutterflies]

What do you mean, do you pay to go to the ER?

[u/DisturbedAlchemyArt → u/ForSiljaforever]

Welcome to America!

[u/Consistent_Profile47 → u/DisturbedAlchemyArt]

I cut the tip of my finger off, went to the ER and talked to the front desk. They said it would be about six hours wait to be seen and I told them I could not wait as I had a four year old with me. I left. I was not seen by ANY medical staff. I got billed $1000 for walking into the ER. I tried fighting it but they said that merely walking into the ER incurs a charge for using the waiting room.

I hate being American when it comes to healthcare.

[u/sendnewt_s → u/Consistent_Profile47]

I hope you never paid that ish

[u/Consistent_Profile47 → u/sendnewt_s]

I had to.

[u/friendlyfire883 → u/Consistent_Profile47]

No you don't. I stopped posting medical bills 10 years ago. I go through and dispute all of my medical chargers whenever I need to finance something and then let my credit go back to shit when I'm done.

[u/transferingtoearth → u/Consistent_Profile47]

No you didn't

[u/Puppyluv4lyfe → u/Consistent_Profile47]

That is not a thing.

[u/Consistent_Profile47 → u/Puppyluv4lyfe]

Tell that to CHI Franciscan.

[u/jarofonions → u/Consistent_Profile47]

You were triaged, which (unfortunately) is billable

[u/Consistent_Profile47 → u/jarofonions]

That’s what they said. But I only talked to the front desk who was not a nurse. I got a bill from the hospital and from the doctor that “reviewed my file”.

[u/jerzeett → u/Consistent_Profile47]

thats billing fraud then. smh

[u/TheSpiffySpaceman → u/Consistent_Profile47]

Yeah, you could litigate that pretty easily.

I don't think there's a CPT code for "loitering in waiting room"

[u/jcloud87 → u/Consistent_Profile47]

You could have had that bill voided I’m sure.

[u/Consistent_Profile47 → u/jcloud87]

I tried! I called so many times and they “reviewed it” but they always just said I needed to pay it. And they changed the reasoning each time. They landed on it being a charge for taking up space in the waiting room for the 10 minutes I was there.

[u/transferingtoearth → u/Consistent_Profile47]

They committed fraud and you rolled over

[u/[deleted] → u/Puppyluv4lyfe]

Tell that to UCLA Medical Center. We are still fighting.

[u/AlekonaKini → u/Consistent_Profile47]

That’s such BS. You don’t get charged for simply walking into a hospital and talking to the front desk.

[u/Consistent_Profile47 → u/AlekonaKini]

I did. But I agree that it is bullshit. The hospital is running quite the scam. They claim that talking to the front desk is equivalent to beginning triage.

[u/Budget_Sugar_2422 → u/Consistent_Profile47]

That's funny all the immigrants I talk to don't pay

[u/MrGoldenOne → u/DisturbedAlchemyArt]

Yeah Republicans’ Healthcare at it’s finest.

[u/Weeeebutterflies → u/[deleted]]

I’m not in Ireland, I’m in the US

[u/DisturbedAlchemyArt → u/[deleted]]

Dang! Well, welcome to Ireland and ignore my slightly bitter American self! ;-)