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Emily Porter, M.D.
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Had a CT showing renal & liver masses w/ kidney suspicious for cancer. Radiologist recommended MRI for further characterization. Now my insurance company is refusing to pay for the MRI
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There was a nursing shortage before COVID, made worse by corporate medical groups replacing physicians w/ nurse practitioners which incentivized RNs to rush thru NP school, often online and w/
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“Well, we thought that since my son tested negative before we all traveled for the holiday it was safe. Then he got a call while were together that he’d been
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It’s 2 AM. My husband is still awake and hacking. 7 d after fever started and 6 d after being diagnosed with COVID. And he’s telling me no one has
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Damn. We almost had a royal flush. This doesn’t include my husband’s positive & I suspect 1 false negative. We didn’t gather/dine in/travel. Skipped church/Xmas. Masked. Distanced. 2/6 of us
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Updates from the last 48 hours: (Thread)12/25: My ER attending physician husband got his first fever of 2020. On Christmas. After avoiding COVID since March. 9 days after his COVID
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Someone asked me, “If I get both doses of the COVID vaccine, am I safe to go to the Indy 500?” The science says that the vaccine will prevent you
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Thread: A friend had a kidney stone in April. Total ER bill was $17K. $1183 for “Hospital Misc,” $1675 for labs, $2606 for ER doc/facility, $11,534 for CT scan. 90
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A physician colleague's insurance will not cover her anti-nausea medicine (Zofran/ondansetron) for her CHEMO. It is $280.40 cash for 30 pills at Walgreen's. I logged into a physician/hospital medical supply
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Went to pick up 2 prescriptions today. I am doubly insured, both through my job (BCBS PPO) and my husband’s job (HMO). Total for a 1-month supply was $1812.75. Neither
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