Keep coughing shit up, wondering if anyone may know what's up

[archibaldcrane]

I wonder if BG-Medical will cease to exist once the government is subsidizing health insurance for poor people?

[Talus]

Probably not. More people will have access to healthcare but there aren't enough providers to go around as it is in most places. Some people argue it isn't a shortage of physicians/nurses/PAs/techs/etc., it's just a bad distribution, which may be partially true since most people want to live on the coasts, major cities, places where the cost of living may be a bit higher than Bumfuck but there's good schools, a diverse community, blah blah blah.

[archibaldcrane]

Probably not. More people will have access to healthcare but there aren't enough providers to go around as it is in most places. Some people argue it isn't a shortage of physicians/nurses/PAs/techs/etc., it's just a bad distribution, which may be partially true since most people want to live on the coasts, major cities, places where the cost of living may be a bit higher than Bumfuck but there's good schools, a diverse community, blah blah blah.

I never see people complaining in these threads that "I'd go to the doctor but I can't get an appointment for 2 months!"

It's always "I'd go to the doctor but I don't have insurance/can't afford it". We'll see I guess.

Anyway, went to the doctor yesterday, he said I have a "bronchial infection" and gave me Clarithromycin, an antibiotic. He also said I had a ton of earwax buildup because of the infection in my right ear and cleaned it for like...30 minutes. ...and is having me come back in today for more cleaning. Ugh. He also gave me the flu vaccine because I told him I'll be traveling for the next 32 days. I expect to come down with internet autism and dub-step disease shortly.

[archibaldcrane]

Jesus christ the amount of shit the doc just cleaned out of my right ear today was both amazing and disgusting.

[kisada]

hearing is like perfect now though, right?

several years ago my cousin was getting terrible headaches and had a hard time hearing. he went to the doctor and the doc gave him an ear cleaning. the stuff that came out of his ear? all black earwax from over 20 years of daily q-tip cleaning.

btw did anyone else lose their voice at all cause of the coughing? i think i permanently damaged something after 10 days of straight coughs. i can speak normally now except for some of the higher pitched sounds. my ability to do a ric flair "woooooooooooo!" might not be coming back

[Myrrh_Quetz]

I can honestly say in all my years of coughing I have never once lost my voice.