You " think " you are covered ... till you realize you are not ...
This past saturday , I went to the emergency room of my nearby hospital, as I felt lousy, tired and had tingling in my hands/feet ...
I arrived at 6:30 . A nurse saw me 10 minutes later and was alarmed with my blood pressure ( 180 / 120 ). Took right away some blood for the lab and inquired about all the symptoms. After another 20 minutes , I saw a GP , that did an extensive exam .
As he saw family history I had provided, he asked for a CT-Scan . I went up , and did the scan right away. Back down , the doctor saw me again, reassured me the scan was fine, that my blood results were fine ( sugar slighty high, but I was not fasting ) .
As he could not find the source, he referred me to a neurologue : I just had to go back Monday.
Monday, 2 more blood test, one more GP exam, saw the neuro. Spent an hour doing various test and reaction checkup .
He wants me to pass a MRI . Gave me an appointment for Tomorrow .....
Total cost : $ 1.00 as I needed to call, had not my cell and no quarters ...
Damn, that sucialost medicine stinks...