So I went into a hospital so I could get a shot applied to me, and out of curiosity I went to the labotory section to ask about blood analisis. When I asked how much an HIV test and a cell count would cost, I was sent to another section of the hospital to ask for packages, as I would get more worth out of my money their. So I go there, and wait, then a nurse explains to me their three packages, which were incredible. Covering every aspect of my body, full checkups. The prices however, must have lowered my heart rate cause I feelt dizzy. Starting at 900 dollars, all the way to 2400....

All I WANT is too see if I got any diseases in my blood, yet nobody in the damn hospital can give me a clear answer of what I need to do. Instead they want me to pay through the nose for a whole bunch of crap that I don't even know what some of it is.

The most interesting thing is, during the mind numbing conversation of the nurse, my mind kept thinking about posting this on massassi. The elaborate post I had planned has been forggoten, an improvised version is now posted.

In short... I find this hospital thing to be a big zoo.

lol mexico

Isn't Private Healthcare magical?

Something tells me that you somehow expected a simple blood test would be a end-all-be-all indication of whether or not you have certain diseases, got upset over terminology they used, didn't expect to be more than a simple process of collecting blood and feeding it in a computer, and now look down everyone in the hospital.

Then again, it's MEXICO.

Ok, that sucks.

Next?

Aren't STD tests like... $20 at clinics anywhere?

Oh wait.

BURRITO BOYS

SF_GoldG_01 dying of AIDS would be p much the best 2009 ever

Ask for a CBC + platelets lab. If you're interested in your kidney/liver, ask for a complete metabolic panel. For an HIV test, ask for ... an HIV test. <_<

This is what I did, and I got tossed around like a foot ball, and ended up with a folder full of crap, with a bunch of prices way out of the question...

This is how you got AIDS.

I actually disagree, I would very much miss his antics. :saddowns:

You live in a false little world, don't you.

This is why you go to the hospital when there's something wrong with you and pay for the tests and procedures you actually need.

sfgoldg01 the problem here is that you live in a third world country

hth

I don't understand why you need to worry about having HIV out of the blue. What exactly SF_Gold does that make him worrying about acquiring the virus, but then again, I don't want to know.

Also $2400 for a full panel of labs isn't TOO outrageous assuming it really is a full panel, and shouldn't you have insurance anyways?

This made me imagine someone taping syringe against your arm.

No I don't have insurance.

I find it outrageous to pay 2400 dollars just so that some one could say to me at the end of the day one out of two choices:
1) You got something which we detected in this test, and were gonna have to treat it. (unlikely)
2) You are healthy, go home. Thank you. (for your money)

It's not outrageous because it costs money to run labs and to pay the people who do them. Especially if it's a whole battery of tests.

And if you were to be treated it would cost way more money.

And they probably would expect you to have insurance if the latter. The sad truth is a lot of hospitals won't take patients without insurance unless it's life-threatening because they don't want to have to deal with people not being able to pay.


Edit: Here, I searched Google and arbitrarily picked a random hospital's publishings of how much it costs for certain procedures/scans/labs/tests/etc. Here are they for JUST labs:


You see how quickly it adds up.


Here's the source: http://www.barbertonhospital.com/docs/Price_Disclosure_list_01-01-2008.doc?sub=Patient%20Info

I agree with SF_GoldG_01: $2400 is almost 24 MMORPG engines. An early diagnosis and anti-retroviral treatments would only put, like, decades on his life at best. It's not worth it.

yeah, it's tough being a hypochondriac

You keep implying he's a hypochondriac, but my theory is that he's worried about all those hookers.

Any sort of clinic will be way cheaper than a hospital, but you'll have to wait longer for the results as the tests will be done elsewhere.

Okay, now I'm curious. Is this a joke, or did I actually miss a thread about Gold and hookers?

The guy's in Mexico. A place where you can get HIV by simply breathing the air.

Don't drink the water!

Nah, they're all uptight Christians who can't afford syringes. Mexico has roughly the same HIV prevalence as Canada and Finland.

The United States, on the other hand... uptight Christians who can afford syringes. And then you have Russia which is full of atheists who can't afford syringes - a little worse but not by much.

And then there's Africa, where people eat raw Chimpanzee, rape is a cure for all diseases and governments deny that HIV exists. I'm pretty sure this is the polar opposite.

..what? all I'm saying is I would miss the uproar he would always be causing here at massassi.:huh: