• Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org
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    22 hours ago

    You seem to misunderstand the American healthcare system. Always act as if you’re close to dying, because the insurance companies will kill you with debt.

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      20 hours ago

      Nah, you can die in the ER waiting room like my old friend Ryan P.

      He literally died in the waiting room in the hospital, he died from a dental abscess that bursted into his bloodstream and went to his brain.

      Dude died at age 27, and he wasn’t even part of the 27 club, he was seeking treatment! 😭

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        19 hours ago

        Yup, my ex demanded I get treatment for an abscess two years ago, and this year when I was concerned about it, my dentist (who I went to with an emergency) told me it would have developed into an abscess. Instead it was two root canals.