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citrakayahI have an eye infection. I have had an eye infection for, at this point, about a week. It's hellish, and my advice to you is to never have one. While I had them as a child I'm sure, this is the first one I've had in decades. I'm on eyedrops, but while the irritation has gone down and my eyes aren't suffering damage there's so much gunk it's sometimes making it hard to see.
It shouldn't cause any major issues and I've been able to keep my eyes mostly clear, but it's still been hellish.
-5/10; would not do again
I'd like to see an eye doctor, but New Hampshire is a health care desert if you're on Medicaid. Some places have waiting lists stretching until January. It's the same situation as it was for dental work. Now, I was able to get my teeth cleaned (thank fuck) and I've got a lead on a place that can check my eyes, but like the dental place it's going to be a long car drive away.
This would be so, so much easier if healthcare providers could not decline Medicaid. Or if we had single payer. I'm pretty sure that would solve this. They can't discriminate according to health insurance company if there's only one health insurance, and it's through the government. If we're going to have the state anyway, it might as well do something useful....
I've had a lot of health problems lately; it's a fucking pain. They're not emblematic of any larger problems--it's an eye infection, insufficient tooth care, and acid reflux--and they're not causing permanent damage, but I still hate it.
University has also kicked up again. I'll post something on that, and some of the local nature walks I've done lately, later. This is mostly a whine. No cheese included.
It shouldn't cause any major issues and I've been able to keep my eyes mostly clear, but it's still been hellish.
-5/10; would not do again
I'd like to see an eye doctor, but New Hampshire is a health care desert if you're on Medicaid. Some places have waiting lists stretching until January. It's the same situation as it was for dental work. Now, I was able to get my teeth cleaned (thank fuck) and I've got a lead on a place that can check my eyes, but like the dental place it's going to be a long car drive away.
This would be so, so much easier if healthcare providers could not decline Medicaid. Or if we had single payer. I'm pretty sure that would solve this. They can't discriminate according to health insurance company if there's only one health insurance, and it's through the government. If we're going to have the state anyway, it might as well do something useful....
I've had a lot of health problems lately; it's a fucking pain. They're not emblematic of any larger problems--it's an eye infection, insufficient tooth care, and acid reflux--and they're not causing permanent damage, but I still hate it.
University has also kicked up again. I'll post something on that, and some of the local nature walks I've done lately, later. This is mostly a whine. No cheese included.
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Date: 2023-09-12 01:19 pm (UTC)I am very much of the mind that healthcare should never be a for-profit venture. Our system is so broken no one knows the real cost of any given procedure because it's about getting money out of the insurance or the bottom line instead of actual care
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