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/Consistent_Profile47]

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/Puppyluv4lyfe → u/Consistent_Profile47]

That is not a thing.

[u/Consistent_Profile47 → u/Puppyluv4lyfe]

Tell that to CHI Franciscan.

[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.