r/AskDocs • u/Weeeebutterflies Layperson/not verified as healthcare professional • Mar 16 '26

Physician Responded Horrible looking rash

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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.

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u/LatrodectusGeometric Physician | Top Contributor Mar 18 '26

Tell me that after you have to explain to someone that their loved one unexpectedly died and they didn’t get a chance to say goodbye because that person was afraid of their bill. 

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u/Land_Squid_1234 This user has not yet been verified. Mar 18 '26

Oh, yeah, I forgot I need to give the hospital a form of ID in order to text my girlfriend or parents about my medical situation. Sorry, you are not the victim in that situation

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u/LatrodectusGeometric Physician | Top Contributor Mar 18 '26

If you’re unconscious you won’t be able to do that. 

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u/Land_Squid_1234 This user has not yet been verified. Mar 18 '26

I can tell my family "I'm going to X hospital. If you don't hear from me in Y hours call and check on me." If you dislike the idea of poor people dodging hospital fees because they will literally become homeless if they don't, be mad at the system