Practicing medicine without a license
is not my avocation of choice. Unfortunately, like so many adults who are sans health insurance, I find myself posing these questions to my "new internist," Dr. Kochanie (me), when the Hydra of symptoms raises a new head:
What do you think?
Is this serious?
Should we go to the emergency room?
Or maybe I should just go see a "real" doctor?
Fortunately, both Dr. Kochanie and I are naked when these consultations take place, so I do not have to contend with the power inequality that typically results when one person is clothed and the other is naked. Which is why Dr. Kochanie did not even flinch when I said, "go see a real doctor."
For those kind readers whose comments here have gone unanswered, for the blog posts I have drafted and not finished, for the comments I have not left at the posts of the blogs I frequent: I apologize, and I hope to catch up in the next few days.
What can I say except that the spirit was willing, the flesh was weak and affordable healthcare remains elusive?
Lack of affordable health care and afforable health insurance is an abomination in this day and age. I hope you recover quickly, Kochanie, and that it doesn't cost you an arm and a leg (literally or figuratively). Hugs
[Yes, it is an abomination, and one that affects so many households, which may be the saving grace. If lack of affordable healthcare is viewed as a condition affecting the poor, there will be less political incentive for an overhaul. But the fact that it is a condition that precipitates so many personal bankruptcies among the middleclass is one reason why the issue is more visible. Usually I don't post about my personal woes, but this one affects so many people, it is truly systemic. Thanks for the good wishes, Bunny. -- Kochanie]
Ugh; that's terrible. I don't have any glib solutions (other than the ridiculously slow "write letter to local congresscritter about socialized health care and vote as leftward as possible") but I will be sending my good wishes your way.
[Thanks, P. Burke. The solution doesn't have to lean left, just as long as it works and works well. While I know this blog is called realadultsex.com, it's difficult to enjoy sex when you're hurting in a non-BDSM mode. So I guess this post is not that off-topic. But it really was my way of saying that the comments here are important to me, even if I can't get to them as promptly as I would like. -- Kochanie]
I hope it really isn't anything serious and that you recover very soon. I can't comment on your health care system, as I don't understand it....
[And may you never have a reason to learn more about our healthcare system, which is designed for the protection of the providers rather than the consumers. But I appreciate your good wishes, A, and your thoughtful comments. -- Kochanie]