Posts by Christian Sanchez44

kemik said:Look, Christian Sanchez44, I respect you, really, but you are being incredibly, deeply wrong here. What you’re describing isn't a systemic failure of the entire healthcare system—it’s just the arrogance and pure rudeness of one single nurse.
I personally know quite a few women who have had their "public" gynecologists write out prescriptions based on what they got from private doctors (after hearing about it here recently, I looked into it and realized it's actually a pretty common practice).

In my opinion, it's a massive mistake—and frankly, unfair—to generalize one person's attitude to represent the whole system.

But aren't individuals what make up the system in the first place?

This was actually my first time trying to get medication covered by Medicare because I am absolutely fed up with paying for EVERYTHING out of pocket—all while having taxes and health insurance premiums sliced straight out of my paycheck.

I had to switch doctors because I was stuck waiting for paperwork at his office for five whole MONTHS. And let me tell you, this was a STUDENT HEALTH CENTER—please, stay far away from there, between the attitude of the nurses and the questionable state of their instruments... I don't even want to go into detail.

Since I started working, I just don't have the luxury of dealing with the slow pace of public doctors, so I'm forced to see private specialists. That $50 for the dentist, $250 for the gynecologist, $30 for the eye doctor, then the stuff for the stomach, the painkillers, the antifungal creams... it adds up. I pay and I pay and I pay... until I finally snapped and decided I was going to demand what I am legally entitled to. A private gynecologist wouldn't have been my first choice if I hadn't been facing a two or three-month wait while dealing with serious uterine complications—not to mention having to argue with the nurse.
Honestly, I was doing them a favor.
They have me on their roster, they collect my premiums, and I'm not even bothering them.
And then, when I ask for an antifungal prescription for the VERY FIRST TIME... do you want to hear what happens?

Forgive me, kemik (and I do respect you too 😉), but I don't think that was okay... and that was just one nurse, and there are probably a hundred more just like her. She didn't gain anything from being difficult—it wasn't in her interest or mine. She could have easily made both our days better just by saying, "Thank you so much, here you go, have a nice day..." instead of picking a fight with me and deciding to ruin both of our evenings.

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rustymoose54 said:Those strips you’re talking about—they're called blood glucose test strips used with a meter.

A box of 50 usually runs anywhere from $300 to $133 at a standard pharmacy.

Even if you find a pharmacy that really cuts their margins to the bone, they’ll charge you $81 for those 50 strips, which is exactly what Medicare covers for that amount.

Now, just imagine living with insulin-dependent diabetes your entire life—you'd be checking your levels maybe 10 to 12 times a day just to stay relatively healthy. The bureaucrats over at Medicare only cover 4 checks a day. And even then, you have to go before a medical board every single year just to prove you haven't gone off to Lourdes or Fatima praying for some miracle from the Mother of God to magically cure you 🙄 (meaning you're stuck paying for the remaining 6 to 8 strips a day out of your own pocket).

I actually dealt with this exact nonsense at home recently. 😢
The level of stupidity in our healthcare bureaucracy is endless—honestly, I just hope I never get seriously ill in this godforsaken country. If I do, I'll be at the mercy of some politically appointed doctors who operate with the same level of competence as a clerk at the local Social Security office reading a manual.

I use a private gynecologist who isn't cheap, but I'm still registered with the public system because, well, you have to be enrolled somewhere. That same public system is supposed to provide my prescription medications... however, the way the nurse brushed me off over the phone was: "Ma'am, if you can afford private doctors, then surely you can afford to buy your own medicine."

There is just so much absurdity... I don't even know if there's any point in discussing it anymore.

Angela Chavez36 said:🤔 I'm pretty sure I saw posters mentioning the quartet...

I’d love to go, honestly, but $67...
I'm actually just sitting here getting ready to rewatch *Requiem for a Dream*—mostly because some "genius" told me yesterday that they composed the soundtrack for the movie.

The poster definitely says it, but I didn't bother typing it out—I just assumed that anyone with even a shred of a decent education who actually listens to music would recognize Yo-Yo Ma & Friends.😁

Link to the site 🙂

Anyone else here?
Are there any tickets left? $67, right?
Has this thread already been made? If so, please merge mine with it 😎

Anyway, I am honestly just thrilled that this concert is actually happening 😍

amberorca192 said:Forget those herbal teas and over-the-counter pills... there's a much more effective remedy available.🙏 🙏 🙏

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...yer-heroin.jpg

🤣

I’ve got this nagging cough that just won't quit—is that stuff actually stocked at a local CVS?😁

Anyway, I tried some Iceland moss tea and a blend of marshmallow root, black tea, and licorice (😍) and my fever finally broke—it was hovering around 99-100 degrees earlier 😁—but honestly, I still feel completely wiped out and just totally drained.😬

..so my doctor actually called me yesterday.

Is everyone else coming down with something too? It feels like there's some kind of nasty flu bug tearing through the country right now... 😕

Melissa Cruz2 said:btw, does anyone know if you can pick up a kimono 🙂 like the one in the photo at the link above? Honestly, they’re all stunning—I’m dying to get my hands on one 😍

Sure, but usually for Karate, not for Tai Chi 🙂 😬

shadowgardener12 said:wearing a kimono on the boardwalk 😉

and that 🙂>
well... yeah 😁>

shadowgardener12 said:True, but only when they're on stage.

😕 😁

Melissa Cruz2 said:Good grief, some people are just exhausting. I already mentioned that the whole vibe was off.

If you're going to be this annoying, why don't you just sign up for a weekend Tai Chi course and leave me alone? The original poster is clearly upset—don't go ruining her thread by nitpicking everything she says. 👋

Look, I haven't even figured you out yet. 😬

Tai Chi in a kimono? Please. Go join a community theater troupe instead. 🙄 😉

Back to the point: this seminar is really only useful for people who are already practicing Tai Chi—people who likely heard about it from their own instructors anyway.
And how exactly did we decide this was a weekend seminar where one could actually *learn* Tai Chi? Based entirely on your intro post, which—let's be honest—was incredibly vague. 🙂

On a side note, whether they were practicing Tai Chi in a traditional kimono at a seminar or just in swimsuits on a beach, it's hard to imagine it being a bad experience. 👍 👍 👍

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Someone said:. I was down to 110 lbs, dealing with total insomnia—couldn't sleep for anything—and just felt completely scattered...

I'm at 110 lbs too, and I've got those exact same symptoms.
Should I be looking into starting Lithium as well? 😲 😁

Look, sorry, I know this isn't exactly lighthearted reading...
But honestly, I'm convinced that most neuroses—even psychosis—can be managed through the right psychological approach (maybe some deep introspection under professional guidance?) and that jumping straight to these medications is often just taking the path of least resistance.
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What kind of Tai Chi are they actually teaching at this weekend seminar? 🙄

Jonathan Anderson10 said:Oh, really? I had no idea. Look, all I was trying to say is that they don't have many songs that are actually good—at least not in my book. But hey, I'm repeating myself—they’re solid enough, and if they keep it up, that’s fine by me.

I feel the exact same way.
That first one was definitely more catchy.
This current track feels like a total rip-off... just a bit weaker overall.
Still, it's decent enough.😬

So, who actually made it out to Turkovica? 🙂
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Is anyone planning on catching the screenings tonight at 9:00 PM?

Personally, I’m sticking to white tea for my detox routine😍

Betty Bennett10 said:When people talk about bad experiences, they’re usually just repeating things they heard from someone else—second or third-hand gossip, really. 🙄

WELL, I HAVE ACTUAL PERSONAL EXPERIENCE and let me tell you—every single one of them was a disaster. 🙄

Richard Perez3 said:Thanks for all the replies—honestly, I feel like I can breathe a little easier now.😁

The surgery date is set for the end of the month. It's for a uterine tumor.

Just thinking out loud here... if everything is already scheduled, they shouldn't be able to just cancel on you if you don't show up with extra cash, right?

Right? Am I crazy? 😬

I don't doubt for a second that they’ll come looking for some cash quite openly.
I was actually just venting to my colleagues at work yesterday about this whole myth, and I was absolutely appalled... how incredibly normal it actually is. Even if you don't think you owe them anything, the doctor will make it very clear what you need to pay.😢

Around here, we've always had to pull strings for any kind of medical nonsense, but in cases like this, the "debts" are handled much differently.

But yeah, the state of our healthcare system is criminal. It's basically: either refuse to pay and suffer, or pay up and hope for the best...

🙏
A little bit of praise for PBS here... they might be in a tight spot right now, but they actually bother to educate the public—you can't deny that 😁
The merger between PBS and commercial networks is just 🙂

Jose Miller17 said:...just imagine if an investigator actually had to track a female 'modus operandi'...😁>😁

He’d be finished. 😁

And let's be real—they’d probably just cast some stunning blonde model who spends her time rolling around in the mud for a cheap thrill, and then the whole investigation would just fall apart.

Noah Ross4 said:At the start of autumn, Washington, D.C. is getting a brand new film festival...

Ugh.
We’re practically turning into Colombia at this rate. 😬

I honestly don't know if I'll ever have the time to hit all these festivals—maybe I should just quit my job and... well, no. Then there'd be one less taxpayer around to fund these whole things, wouldn't there? Anyway...😢 I can hardly wait. 👋