Radio won't happen this week... or perhaps for the rest of 2021 (update: Radio BACK, but I had terrible ER visit riddled with incompetence)

druff to what extent do you think running a watering hole for aging white nationalists is impacting your physical well being?

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Originally Posted by sonatine

druff to what extent do you think running a watering hole for aging white nationalists is impacting your physical well being?

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‘tine to what extent do you think running [redacted] is impacting your obesity?

I whistled at a white woman today.

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Originally Posted by sonatine

druff to what extent do you think running a watering hole for aging white nationalists is impacting your physical well being?

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If Druff shut this place down, where would you have to act smug and superior?

Doing MRI in 90 minutes.

Fortunately it's a foot MRI so I won't have my head in the tube. This is also a time where it helps to be tall.

Still, I hate shit like this, so I will be breaking out the Xanax for this one. This will actually be the first MRI I have since my psychological issues started 3 years ago. My last MRI was in 2015, also on my foot, when I had a sprained ankle that wasn't healing for some reason. That MRI ended up not telling me much, other than that they could see it still had some kind of problem. It took 9 months (!!), but one day I woke up and the ankle was abruptly better, and it was never a problem since. It was never medically explained why it took 9 months to stop hurting, nor how it got better so abruptly. At one point I figured it would hurt me the rest of my life.

I do remember that MRI was pretty easy, though, as far as MRIs go, since only half my body was in the tube.

Hope you get better soon. I can empathize. My dad tripped on the carpet had to go to emergency room a week ago. Being transferred to a rehab facility for on month. Broke his hip got operated on.

Look on the bright side, Druff. It's a pain in an appendage. Not life threating stuff. You'll figure it out (yes, it sucks from a quality of life point of view, but, it'll work out). Get better soon.

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Originally Posted by Dan Druff

Doing MRI in 90 minutes.

Fortunately it's a foot MRI so I won't have my head in the tube. This is also a time where it helps to be tall.

Still, I hate shit like this, so I will be breaking out the Xanax for this one. This will actually be the first MRI I have since my psychological issues started 3 years ago. My last MRI was in 2015, also on my foot, when I had a sprained ankle that wasn't healing for some reason. That MRI ended up not telling me much, other than that they could see it still had some kind of problem. It took 9 months (!!), but one day I woke up and the ankle was abruptly better, and it was never a problem since. It was never medically explained why it took 9 months to stop hurting, nor how it got better so abruptly. At one point I figured it would hurt me the rest of my life.

I do remember that MRI was pretty easy, though, as far as MRIs go, since only half my body was in the tube.

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They'll likely will use the xxl mri machine. Too bad they aren't doing the head because it could provide ground breaking results.

Let us know the charges

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Originally Posted by sonatine

druff to what extent do you think running a watering hole for aging white nationalists is impacting your physical well being?

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‘tine to what extent do you think running [redacted] is impacting your obesity?

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I thought he was drinking Dr Pepper Cream Soda Zero Sugar.. No wait thats just to pour into his bubbling vibrating foot bath.

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Originally Posted by v12cl

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Originally Posted by sonatine

druff to what extent do you think running a watering hole for aging white nationalists is impacting your physical well being?

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If Druff shut this place down, where would you have to act smug and superior?

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Skatz where else?

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Originally Posted by Dan Druff

I'm seeing a rheumatologist tomorrow. Wasn't all that easy to find one to see me really quickly, but after some calling around, I eventually did. They will very likely be taking the fluid out and testing it for crystals, and I'll know for sure whether or not this is gout.

After I got that appointment successfully in the books, I moved on to the secondary task of calling the hospital to complain.

I was referred to the "Patient Safety" manager, who apparently has the job of taking these type of complaints. While she needs to actually investigate what occurred (which is totally fine and expected), she did state that she agreed some things were very wrong there if my story is accurate.

She said that a doctor or PA should have seen me and examined me, and that if this wasn't done (it wasn't), that was a big blunder.

She also agreed that the medication thing was a huge fail, if that's really what happened (it was).

Supposedly she will call me within a week and let me know her findings, and then we will go from there. I let her know that I'm not looking to sue anyone or get money out of this. I said that I simply didn't want to pay the patient portion of the bill, given that I didn't get any real care there, and the only thing I got was malpractice (being prescribed meds I'm already on, and told to "take it anyway" once I explained this, which could have made my problem worse if I did).

I wanted her to know that I was only looking for the 3-figure patient portion to be wiped, and nothing else, because often these hospitals go into coverup mode if they think they're going to be on the other end of a big lawsuit. So I made it clear I'm not trying to go that route, so hopefully I'll get a more honest investigation. We'll see.

Either way, I'm not paying. They can get what they want from the insurance -- I don't give a shit about that. I just am not paying anything myself.

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Since you're such a strong defender of the current system of healthcare (privatized).
The healthcare system that gives the USA the distinction of being the only country in the developed world that does not provide health care to all of its citizens.

The healthcare system that consistently produces these results. Pre Covid
A recent Johns Hopkins study claims more than 250,000 people in the U.S. die every year from medical errors. Other reports claim the numbers to be as high as 440,000.

Medical errors are the third-leading cause of death after heart disease and cancer.
WTF!
You strongly opposed Sen Sanders plan to address these problems.

I'd argue the minor errors that you experienced are totally standard and you shouldn't withhold payment.

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Originally Posted by Entropy

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Originally Posted by Dan Druff

I'm seeing a rheumatologist tomorrow. Wasn't all that easy to find one to see me really quickly, but after some calling around, I eventually did. They will very likely be taking the fluid out and testing it for crystals, and I'll know for sure whether or not this is gout.

After I got that appointment successfully in the books, I moved on to the secondary task of calling the hospital to complain.

I was referred to the "Patient Safety" manager, who apparently has the job of taking these type of complaints. While she needs to actually investigate what occurred (which is totally fine and expected), she did state that she agreed some things were very wrong there if my story is accurate.

She said that a doctor or PA should have seen me and examined me, and that if this wasn't done (it wasn't), that was a big blunder.

She also agreed that the medication thing was a huge fail, if that's really what happened (it was).

Supposedly she will call me within a week and let me know her findings, and then we will go from there. I let her know that I'm not looking to sue anyone or get money out of this. I said that I simply didn't want to pay the patient portion of the bill, given that I didn't get any real care there, and the only thing I got was malpractice (being prescribed meds I'm already on, and told to "take it anyway" once I explained this, which could have made my problem worse if I did).

I wanted her to know that I was only looking for the 3-figure patient portion to be wiped, and nothing else, because often these hospitals go into coverup mode if they think they're going to be on the other end of a big lawsuit. So I made it clear I'm not trying to go that route, so hopefully I'll get a more honest investigation. We'll see.

Either way, I'm not paying. They can get what they want from the insurance -- I don't give a shit about that. I just am not paying anything myself.

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Since you're such a strong defender of the current system of healthcare (privatized).
The healthcare system that gives the USA the distinction of being the only country in the developed world that does not provide health care to all of its citizens.

The healthcare system that consistently produces these results. Pre Covid
A recent Johns Hopkins study claims more than 250,000 people in the U.S. die every year from medical errors. Other reports claim the numbers to be as high as 440,000.

Medical errors are the third-leading cause of death after heart disease and cancer.
WTF!
You strongly opposed Sen Sanders plan to address these problems.

I'd argue the minor errors that you experienced are totally standard and you shouldn't withhold payment.

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I hope you're joking about "minor errors".

The only thing they did for me was suggest I take a medication which duplicates one I was already taking, and likely would have caused me harm if I followed their instructions.

This was after they had failed to take a list of medications I was on, which is super standard to do.

I also didn't see a doctor (or PA) the entire time, until I was discharged.

Fail all around. Even the hospital's own administrator told me that this shit was pretty bad, provided my story was accurate (which she's now investigating).


Regarding your other points, medical errors would not decrease if the government was in charge of healthcare. In fact, I believe it would get worse, and for sure we'd see a huge reduction in availability. I got into a rheumatologist within 1 day, and got an MRI & ultrasound the following day. In countries with socialized medicine, I'd be waiting 4+ months for each.

"You're not dying, so you can wait!"

No thanks.

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Originally Posted by Dan Druff

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Originally Posted by Entropy

Since you're such a strong defender of the current system of healthcare (privatized).
The healthcare system that gives the USA the distinction of being the only country in the developed world that does not provide health care to all of its citizens.

The healthcare system that consistently produces these results. Pre Covid
A recent Johns Hopkins study claims more than 250,000 people in the U.S. die every year from medical errors. Other reports claim the numbers to be as high as 440,000.

Medical errors are the third-leading cause of death after heart disease and cancer.
WTF!
You strongly opposed Sen Sanders plan to address these problems.

I'd argue the minor errors that you experienced are totally standard and you shouldn't withhold payment.

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I hope you're joking about "minor errors".

The only thing they did for me was suggest I take a medication which duplicates one I was already taking, and likely would have caused me harm if I followed their instructions.

This was after they had failed to take a list of medications I was on, which is super standard to do.

I also didn't see a doctor (or PA) the entire time, until I was discharged.

Fail all around. Even the hospital's own administrator told me that this shit was pretty bad, provided my story was accurate (which she's now investigating).


Regarding your other points, medical errors would not decrease if the government was in charge of healthcare. In fact, I believe it would get worse, and for sure we'd see a huge reduction in availability. I got into a rheumatologist within 1 day, and got an MRI & ultrasound the following day. In countries with socialized medicine, I'd be waiting 4+ months for each.

"You're not dying, so you can wait!"

No thanks.

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No doubt it's frustrating when you believe the worst is happening but triage is ER personnel's main priority in dealing with the general public.

Whining loudly does not trump health problems more severe than yours.

Even in private pay systems I believe slipping an ER nurse a hundo won't get you anywhere

poppin a xan just cuz u have to stick ur leg in the MRI tube?

:lol3

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Originally Posted by rollinx420

poppin a xan just cuz u have to stick ur leg in the MRI tube?

:lol3

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i never heard of anyone so sore for not getting $20 promptly. Why is it exactly that you're so desperate for this cash? Maybe we can all venmo you a quarter if you give us a good enough story

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Originally Posted by country978

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Originally Posted by rollinx420

poppin a xan just cuz u have to stick ur leg in the MRI tube?

:lol3

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i never heard of anyone so sore for not getting $20 promptly. Why is it exactly that you're so desperate for this cash? Maybe we can all venmo you a quarter if you give us a good enough story

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promptly? lol its been 4 months... would it be better if it was 20K?

my post has nothing to do with getting stiffed on the freeroll either FYI, its just funny that hes planning on taking xanax for an MRI

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Originally Posted by rollinx420

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Originally Posted by country978

i never heard of anyone so sore for not getting $20 promptly. Why is it exactly that you're so desperate for this cash? Maybe we can all venmo you a quarter if you give us a good enough story

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promptly? lol its been 4 months... would it be better if it was 20K?

my post has nothing to do with getting stiffed on the freeroll either FYI, its just funny that hes planning on taking xanax for an MRI

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Why would someone's anxiety be funny to you? Why would you want to go around with these negative feelings in your heart? Maybe you'd feel better if you just try to cheer up a little.

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Originally Posted by country978

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Originally Posted by rollinx420

promptly? lol its been 4 months... would it be better if it was 20K?

my post has nothing to do with getting stiffed on the freeroll either FYI, its just funny that hes planning on taking xanax for an MRI

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Why would someone's anxiety be funny to you? Why would you want to go around with these negative feelings in your heart? Maybe you'd feel better if you just try to cheer up a little.

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:facepalm4

Any update yet Druff?

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Originally Posted by country978

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Originally Posted by rollinx420

promptly? lol its been 4 months... would it be better if it was 20K?

my post has nothing to do with getting stiffed on the freeroll either FYI, its just funny that hes planning on taking xanax for an MRI

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Why would someone's anxiety be funny to you? Why would you want to go around with these negative feelings in your heart? Maybe you'd feel better if you just try to cheer up a little.

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Why would someone's abuse of alcohol be funny to many on this forum including it's owner. Similarly why would anyone find it funny to strand a young female at an airport and for the guilty party to make light of it afterward.