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[health/finances] I have a conundrum.
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If I work fewer hours because I'm sick, I have less money to get medical care.
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if i work more hours to get more money, I feel like death, but might eventually get to go to the doctor.
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This is such a frustrating thing.
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My manager scheduled me lots of hours, but I'm not well enough to work them.
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A coworker asked for one of my shifts, and if I give it to him, I can rest more!
unoiled snake
... D| that. is the worst.
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but I'm further away from having enough money for anything
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it suuuuucks
unoiled snake
and I suppose going to the doctor to get sick leave approved... would also cost money... 
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the manager tacked on an extra two hours to my shift today too, but I'm... not gonna do it
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because I'm too tired
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unoiled snake
: I don't get sick leave
unoiled snake
ugh 
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I mean, i could call in, but then I wouldn't be able to pay rent or anything, and they can fire me no matter WHY I miss
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it's just so frustrating not to have insurance, because like... I can't get any care at all without paying upfront OR going to the ER, which costs thousands... and I already owe $4000 from the last ER trip I can't pay
unoiled snake
fucking hell.
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I'd have to work an extra 15 hours or so to cover a standard walk-in visit
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but instead of working more, being sick is making me not able to work as much
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unoiled snake
: the US sucks
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unoiled snake
it really fucking does
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The cheapest insurance I could get would still be expensive enough that I wouldn't be able to pay my rent
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so if I were willing to be homeless, I could have insurance
unoiled snake
that is so incredibly fucked up
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yeah. it's frustrating.
unoiled snake
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I'm trying to be less depressed and upset about being poor.
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And I'm trying to be less upset and depressed about having health problems.
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but this loop - I'm too poor to get medical care but not getting care is making me too sick to work - is just frustrating
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and the list of stuff I need treatment for is really long
unoiled snake
those things are depressing, though
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so even going to a walk-in for an immediate infection is just putting a bandaid on a bullet wound, really
unoiled snake
/nodnod
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but $120 to go the clinic would at least make me able to work more again for a bit?
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maybe? idek anymore
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I think I'm gonna nap for 20 minutes and then go into work at my original scheduled time
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instead of trying to go early
unoiled snake
hugs
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a nap sounds good
Bastian
this is the problem with health care here I called in sick today myself so I understand
shinotenshi22
-_-....I know this SOOOOOOOOOOO much
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This is just... -_-
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Health care in this country is a JOKE and this is why
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fkadsl;kfjas rages
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-_-.... I'm sorry, I have nothing productive here except love to give you Leca. And rage. Because this is such a hot button for me.
shinotenshi22
and I've been where you are roughly
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So I went to look at the health care marketplace just out of curiosity, even though I was pretty sure I couldn't afford it
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Cheapest plan: premium of over 1/3 my income, with a deductible that is higher than my yearly income
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That's... not going to happen, obviously.
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O.o
nɑnɑmin
did your state not get medicaid expansion to include people below certain income brackets?
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NOPE
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TN sucks
nɑnɑmin
ugh. I'm so sorry your state sucks so much. D: I wish I could help.
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thanks
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