First of all, I am glad you do not have breast cancer.
In the Netherlands...Every year or two a buss comes to our village where one can get tested for breast cancer.for free.
What I'm paying to find out I don't have breast cancer. I have insurance. (Ultrasound and mammogram in the USA)
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kindenough@kbin.social 9 months ago
psycho_driver@lemmy.world 9 months ago
My wife and I have 'the best insurance in the city" we’ve been told by practitioners. Standard bloodwork costs me several hundred dollars.
Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 months ago
*Best for them :p
1984@lemmy.today 9 months ago
This is America right? I guess it goes without saying.
jmanes@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Respectfully, punching down does nothing but make people who are suffering feel worse. Posting here about how much better you have it than us isn’t helpful. We already know how messed up it is here.
1984@lemmy.today 9 months ago
Yeah I know. It’s just such a contrast between how the country markets itself VS reality. We have almost exclusively American and British TV here and it really is quite a shock when you see what the country actually is.
uis@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Land of the fee
Hhh. Nice.
just pointing out that America is bordering on not being a civilized country anymore.
Looking across Pacific Bathtub USSA seems to be shitshow in every aspect of life. Meanwhile about EU I mostly say “EU, I belive in you!”
As a bonus, we don’t have any Musks here.
We do, but we call them Rogozins.
FiskFisk33@startrek.website 9 months ago
As a bonus, we don’t have any Musks here.
Don’t we? The “IF Metall” union would probably tell you otherwise
1984@lemmy.today 9 months ago
I mean, who are we talking about? I admit I don’t follow news much but which Swedish guy is rich like Musk? I know we have wealthy bank families and so on of course, or Axfood etc.
Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 9 months ago
Ex wife was denied a mammogram due to having too many, according to her insurance company. Cancer runs in her family and doctors have discovered lumps they want to keep an eye on.
shalafi@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Mom died of breast cancer. On my bd last month.
She felt a lump, didn’t get it checked, figured it was a bit of fake titty that broke loose. Would have cost too much to get looked at.
Found she had breast cancer. Her chemo stent got infected, wanted to wait until Monday to have it seen. Would have cost too much.
Husband drove her 2-hours through 14° weather, snow and mountains and all, to the ER. Dead within 24 hours.
But hey! Another dead conservative Boomer! Win?
CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Honestly do not mean this as a troll, but each and every one of us should call our house representative and let them know that we would appreciate more assistance from them when it comes to how much we have to pay for our out of cost expenses.
www.house.gov/…/find-your-representative
Just stating our displeasure with the current costs here on Lemmy doesn’t help resolve anything.
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Congrats tho. Just lost a friend to breast cancer that was suspected years ago but not confirmed until december. Seriously, congrats.
Drusas@kbin.social 9 months ago
I've got to be honest, as a fellow American, that seems dirt cheap for a diagnosis.
hark@lemmy.world 9 months ago
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, but shit like this is what prevents people from taking preventative measures.
ComradePorkRoll@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Its purposeful. It’s done this way so that there are legal ways of justifying the death of millions per year as they are deemed unprofitable.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 9 months ago
Could be worse. You could have paid that to find out you do have breast cancer…
olutukko@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I think this is one those situations where “I did all that for nothing” is way better outcome
CraigeryTheKid@lemm.ee 9 months ago
I’m so used to it, I was expecting more. “that’s it?” - i thought to myself, in this boring dystopia.
unconsciousvoidling@lemmy.ml 9 months ago
Everything in this fucking country is a giant predatory scheme.
GiddyGap@lemm.ee 9 months ago
I thought a yearly mammogram was always covered with insurance after the ACA was passed? Or maybe that’s only after a certain age?
Carighan@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Yeah luckily that is free over here. Every few years, and always if a doc orders it.
Mereo@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
I guess it’s a good investment to have peace of mind! /s
Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Huh. My country screens like 10% of total (mostly) boob-havers per year for free. So basically everyone is invited, with mobile test units (just big containers/trucks) roaming around the country for the elderly, or a bit more remote villages, or just to spread awareness & make someone get screened out of convenience.