Help! I have no money, no insurance, and a $900 medical bill hanging over my head from the FIRST abscess! (They won't pay for it either.) $900 for the doctor to take one look at me and tell me that it's in early stages and not serious. Is that a good deal? Idunno. Loans scare me, I'm a young adult with no credit. That was my first abscess and it's gone now!
About my parents: My dad told me it was better to pay $300 for a bandage and a medical expert's opinion. He told me I could loose a leg and that it's best if I go to the ER. I went behind my mother's back. My mother WAS a medical professional, but lost her medical license. She STILL thinks she is a doctor who can heal anyone. She TRIED to give me painful treatment, which involves popping the abscess when she forces it to a head and drain the pus. NEITHER of my parents will pay
The FIRST abscess healed. It was on my inner right thigh, down in my groin. It wasn't serious at all, but very painful place. It popped on it's own and I squeezed all the pus out in a hot bath. (and now THIS abscess is here and I did research. Apparently the internet knows a lot more than a washed up doctor)
But now THIS Abscess is here and it's big, in a bad place, and all I can do is wait for it to pop (while doing everything I'm supposed to) Let me describe it. Instead of being on a flat plane of pure leg muscle NEAR my groin... It started out ON my groin, NEXT to my testicles. The swollen/affected area's are the right side of my right testicle, the entire right side of my crundle, (the space between the testicles and the anus) and the entirety of my groin (which is the center) right next to my testicles. ALL I feel is pressure, and pain. Just like the LAST abscess, so I don't think it's affecting my testicles. Do abscesses bloat the surrounding areas WITHOUT pus? Or does the pus spread out under your skin?
I just want antibiotics for the infection! I just want it to pop and drain! I just want to NOT have to go to a clinic I just want to NOT have surgery! I just wanna pay off my first medical bill in full. and I just want insurance that is affordable.
I hate the pain but I'm willing to go THROUGH the pain if it can just pop and drain on it's own. However it DOES look like it's in a dangerous critical spot. Also, if there are OTHER risks to not getting medical attention. Sure. I'll go pick up another $1200 bill I'm estimating. I don't wanna lose my balls <;c Can't I just stab it with a knife?
About my parents: My dad told me it was better to pay $300 for a bandage and a medical expert's opinion. He told me I could loose a leg and that it's best if I go to the ER. I went behind my mother's back. My mother WAS a medical professional, but lost her medical license. She STILL thinks she is a doctor who can heal anyone. She TRIED to give me painful treatment, which involves popping the abscess when she forces it to a head and drain the pus. NEITHER of my parents will pay
The FIRST abscess healed. It was on my inner right thigh, down in my groin. It wasn't serious at all, but very painful place. It popped on it's own and I squeezed all the pus out in a hot bath. (and now THIS abscess is here and I did research. Apparently the internet knows a lot more than a washed up doctor)
But now THIS Abscess is here and it's big, in a bad place, and all I can do is wait for it to pop (while doing everything I'm supposed to) Let me describe it. Instead of being on a flat plane of pure leg muscle NEAR my groin... It started out ON my groin, NEXT to my testicles. The swollen/affected area's are the right side of my right testicle, the entire right side of my crundle, (the space between the testicles and the anus) and the entirety of my groin (which is the center) right next to my testicles. ALL I feel is pressure, and pain. Just like the LAST abscess, so I don't think it's affecting my testicles. Do abscesses bloat the surrounding areas WITHOUT pus? Or does the pus spread out under your skin?
I just want antibiotics for the infection! I just want it to pop and drain! I just want to NOT have to go to a clinic I just want to NOT have surgery! I just wanna pay off my first medical bill in full. and I just want insurance that is affordable.
I hate the pain but I'm willing to go THROUGH the pain if it can just pop and drain on it's own. However it DOES look like it's in a dangerous critical spot. Also, if there are OTHER risks to not getting medical attention. Sure. I'll go pick up another $1200 bill I'm estimating. I don't wanna lose my balls <;c Can't I just stab it with a knife?
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