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Ok, first things first. Yes, I am an American. No, I do not have any medical insurance of any kind.
Here is the situation, I've been lying in my room for four days now, and I don't seem to be improving. My main symptom is that it causes me extreme pain to move my eyes out of the center of my visual field, looking up or down or to the side hurts like hell. Also once or twice a day I will get really bad colds sweats and shaking, even with multiple layers on in a hot room. Basically I've just been lying here with my eyes closed trying not to move my eyes and sleeping. Also if I run my hand through my hair this causes pain on my scalp.
Obviously going into a doctor would be like the monetary equivalent of stomping on my balls.
This is clearly a gaming forum and all of this isn't actually happening, I'm just playing Trauma Team for the Wii and I like to roleplay as realistically as possible.
Please refrain from just posting about how shitty the US healthcare system is, this is unhelpful.
  
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derp im dumb,didn't read through
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my crystal ball says
Sinusitis
and edit asks: reddening - swelling - anything else?
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On February 22 2013 03:01 Rimstalker wrote:
my crystal ball says
Sinusitis
and edit asks: reddening - swelling - anything else?
No reddening,nose is totally clear. Actually my eyes are pretty swollen now that I look at it
This came on really fast, I was fine, then got tired really early and the next day basically fucked.
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First of all, isn't there some place you can go to for help?
I know it's the US but there has to be some non-profit organisation you can turn to, right?
Some questions:
When did the symptoms start?
Did the pain suddenly appear at its worst or did it gradually become worse?
What is your temperature (do you have a fever)?
How is the inside of your mouth/throat (color, swelling, rash, pain)?
Does the back of your neck hurt?
Can you put your chin on your chest?
Do you have a recent rash (if yes, please describe how it looks)?
Did something happen before the symtoms start?
Anyone you know or live with that has the same symptoms?
What do you think it might be?
If you're really worried, stomping on your monetary balls might be worth it.
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On February 22 2013 03:28 alwinuz wrote:
Some questions:
When did the symptoms start?
got tired very early, went to sleep and woke up full blown symptoms, same for 4 days now
Did the pain suddenly appear at its worst or did it gradually become worse?
suddenly appeared
What is your temperature (do you have a fever)?
No fever but currently covered in cold sweat
How is the inside of your mouth/throat (color, swelling, rash, pain)?
Normal
Does the back of your neck hurt?
No
Can you put your chin on your chest?
Yes
Do you have a recent rash (if yes, please describe how it looks)?
No
Did something happen before the symtoms start?
Not that I know
Anyone you know or live with that has the same symptoms?
No
What do you think it might be?
no idea
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Look up temporal arteritis (aka giant cell arteritis) and see if that fits. Does it hurt when you chew? Note: I'm not a doctor so don't take what I say too seriously.
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On February 22 2013 03:43 why wrote:
Look up temporal arteritis (aka giant cell arteritis) and see if that fits. Does it hurt when you chew? Note: I'm not a doctor so don't take what I say too seriously.
My jaw is fine and i'm 22, it says the average age for that is 70 and rarely before 50.
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My madre has lupus. The symptoms don't match up.
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alright, it is time you called the ER. The money is worth it to get yourself cured ok. I know you might not have insurance and doctors bills are enormous, but you can't go on like this if it gets serious, that just won't work dude.
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Go see a doctor. Seriously. Yes, its going to cost you a small fortune, but suffering in agonizing pain isn't worth it.
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it's aids and you can't prove me wrong til you go to a doctor
i also have the most posts in the thread. i'd listen to me
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Based on the symptoms and the answer to those questions. It could be a torn retina. My brother had it happen to him. You might need to have surgery. You need to see a doctor.
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just out of curiosity how much being examined by a doctor approximately cost, i have no clue since even most homeless people have health insurance here
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slightly off-topic and hopefully not derailing: My GF moved to Germany, but did not have health insurance, so any doctors' visit had to be paid by us.
Just seeing a doctor, with a 10 minute examination and pulling out stitches was 12 Euro.
Going to the hospital after a bike accident with
- stitches
- painkillers for a week
- x-ray
- pregnancy test (before the xrays)
was 138 Euro.
How much would you expect to pay in the US? Aren't there also walk-in ambulances in poorer neighbourhoods?
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On February 22 2013 06:52 Rimstalker wrote:
slightly off-topic and hopefully not derailing: My GF moved to Germany, but did not have health insurance, so any doctors' visit had to be paid by us.
Just seeing a doctor, with a 10 minute examination and pulling out stitches was 12 Euro.
Going to the hospital after a bike accident with
- stitches
- painkillers for a week
- x-ray
- pregnancy test (before the xrays)
was 138 Euro.
How much would you expect to pay in the US? Aren't there also walk-in ambulances in poorer neighbourhoods?
The initial visit to a family doctor would cost $100. Then if the problem is serious you would get referred to a specialist and that depends.
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it varies a ton, but id wager to say that a visit to a dr without insurance and without any kind of govt aid would easily run 100-150. no idea bout any kind of prescription costs but im sure it is high
for those with insurance, you're paying anywhere from $10-50, depending on plan (this is called a co-pay). there's a seperate co pay for medicine as well.
my insurance is something like $30 for dr visits and $20 for prescriptions. Used to be lower but one of the effects of obama's bill was boning people who have good insurance with low copays. my rates on my old compny went up like 30% and had to switch meh.
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As long as you don't need surgery or to stay in a hospital nothing should get SUPER expensive. Hopefully it will just be a doctor's visit $100-$200, and then some form of prescription, which will probably cost you at the most $50-$100, unless it is one of those rare exotic drugs, in which case you could be boned.
Edit: You should call ahead to different hospitals to get comparisons on how much it costs for a regular doctor's visit.
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On February 22 2013 02:37 sob3k wrote:
This is clearly a gaming forum and all of this isn't actually happening, I'm just playing Trauma Team for the Wii and I like to roleplay as realistically as possible.
lol
10/10
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On February 22 2013 02:37 sob3k wrote:
This is clearly a gaming forum and all of this isn't actually happening, I'm just playing Trauma Team for the Wii and I like to roleplay as realistically as possible.
You had me seriously worried for a second! Why do you do this to me - I'm glad you're okay. :D
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Sup. I might be able to help...
Loss of balance?
Muscle weakness?
Any double vision?
Any sight of flying lights?
Take a thermometer and put it in your armpit for 5 minutes. What is your temperature?
Any nasal discharge? Any cough?
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hahaha I have no clue but well played.
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On February 22 2013 08:31 UmbraaeternuS wrote:
Sup. I might be able to help...
Loss of balance?
Muscle weakness?
Any double vision?
Any sight of flying lights?
Take a thermometer and put it in your armpit for 5 minutes. What is your temperature?
Any nasal discharge? Any cough?
Ok, I was asleep, thanks a ton guys
My balance is kind of fucked up, not a lot but I'm stumbling and having to catch myself just a little bit. I get occasional migraines (they dont feel like this though), and just a really bad headache will cause this (which I have) so I dunno.
Yes, muscle weakness check
No double vision or lights but I have had a tiny bit of distortion stuff, really rare and not nearly as severe as a migraine.
I dont have a thermometer  but I'm quite sure I'm not running a fever. Maybe i've spiked into one after falling asleep in a ton of blankets but it goes away basically instantly. Roommate verifies I feel pretty normal.
Nose totally clear.
I just started to get a really wierd infrequent cough just this afternoon (4 days in) Its rare and completely nonproductive, feels kind of like a half-reverse-hiccup
THANKS A TON.
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Final questions
Any limb pain? Is it like needles, or electrical, or like a burn, or just like pinches?
Have you had any other episodes like this that lasted more than 24 hours? In more than one month?
Any mood swings in the past 3 months?
Trouble swallowing?
Age? Sex?
Has there been any family history of any neurological conditions?
Oh, and if I were you, (and knowing the probable diagnosis already) I'd just stomp on my nuts and get my ass into an ER.
And yes, I'm an ER doctor.
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On February 22 2013 12:34 UmbraaeternuS wrote:
Final questions
Any limb pain? Is it like needles, or electrical, or like a burn, or just like pinches?
Have you had any other episodes like this that lasted more than 24 hours? In more than one month?
Any mood swings in the past 3 months?
Trouble swallowing?
Age? Sex?
Has there been any family history of any neurological conditions?
Oh, and if I were you, (and knowing the probable diagnosis already) I'd just stomp on my nuts and get my ass into an ER.
And yes, I'm an ER doctor.
22 m
no limb pain, had some really wierd pins and needles/wind rushing around feeling this morning which felt awful but went away.
no trouble swallowing
no mood swings
Me and my mom side get migraines, aunt on moms side had brain cancer
I do remember having like a few day thing sort of like this in middleschool, but I can't remember if It was nearly as bad as this. I don't think so. I just remember it hurt to move my eyes.
I think I'm going in tomorrow morning to a clinic.
The wierd thing is that if I take acetaminophen it makes most everything like hugely better for a really long time, I took some this morning at 9am and it really smooths out the eye pain fast but left me feeling REALLY bad (much worse than before i took it) with no headache but all sorts of shivering and wierd feeling and just feeling really fucked up.After that I just gradually feel better and better for like hours. its 8:20 and I still feel leagues better than I do if I dont take it. I can actually look at a computer screen.
This is all useless though because it comes back the same or worse the next day on waking. I felt stunning terrible this morning.
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If its something wrong with your eyes, you could go blind if you don't see a doctor. I have this wonderful disease called glaucoma. My eyes randomly start to hurt so bad that it makes me vomit.
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Diagnostic hypotheses (in no particular order):
1.- Sinusitis
2.- Optical Neuritis
3.- MS
4.- Ophtalmoplegical Migraine
GL and keep us posted.
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On February 23 2013 08:39 UmbraaeternuS wrote:
Diagnostic hypotheses (in no particular order):
1.- Sinusitis
2.- Optical Neuritis
3.- MS
4.- Ophtalmoplegical Migraine
GL and keep us posted.
Hah! My gf suggested optic neuritis and MS too. Also suggested shingles in cranial nerve #5 but he's a bit young.
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So uh, any update? You alive? Did you go to the doctor?
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On March 06 2013 12:00 alQahira wrote:
So uh, any update? You alive? Did you go to the doctor?
You missed this paragraph:
This is clearly a gaming forum and all of this isn't actually happening, I'm just playing Trauma Team for the Wii and I like to roleplay as realistically as possible.
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On March 06 2013 13:20 Elurie wrote:Show nested quote +On March 06 2013 12:00 alQahira wrote:
So uh, any update? You alive? Did you go to the doctor? You missed this paragraph: This is clearly a gaming forum and all of this isn't actually happening, I'm just playing Trauma Team for the Wii and I like to roleplay as realistically as possible.
yeahhhh, that may or may not have been a relatively transparent attempt to get medical advice without putting medically trained people from the US at risk of lawsuit.....just sayin
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The initial visit to a family doctor would cost $100
omg i thought i was being ripped off by doctors
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