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I know its late for this but you can also start with Urgent Care. With insurance it could be a fairly cheap copay. They will advise on what to do next. You could have something like the flu (i had the flu and it fucked me all sorts of up) and theyd just prescribe you some medicine and rest
Ironically, if your situation is "Urgent", you do not go to an "Urgent Care". Its a misnomer.
I had chest pains and the Urgent Care I went to just told me to go to an ER. I'm like... ๐ง they didn't have blood tests lmfao. "Urgent" Care is for flu and like ear infections, not for a fucking heart attack or gasterointestinal problems.
Edit: It turned out to be fucking anxiety. Lmfao I hate myself. I was on my parent's insurance so they covered most of it.
Regardless im glad you are ok :) i have anxiety too and it can be scary
Glad you went. I worked with a healthy young guy, he was like 26 at the time, and he had a heart attack on shift. It can happen to anyone.
Oh and the lovely hospital made him wait hours to be seen because they thought he was too young for a heart attack.
I mean in case you missed it, I said it was anxiety. They found nothing from blood tests, chest x-ray showed nothing. The "chest pain" was just my anxiety. So in hindsight, I could've just skipped all the trouble if I had known... ๐คทโโ๏ธ
Yeah I caught that. I'm just saying I'm glad you went even though it was "nothing". I do not go to the doctor when I should.
Urgent Care (or possibly insurance, I can't recall) will charge you more if they deem the situation "not urgent."
Yea likely insurance, but it would likely still be cheaper than an ER visit