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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by secretlyaddictedtolinux@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

I am in the US, so financial calculations need to be factored in.

For a moment, I couldn't breathe, felt like I was going to die, then vomitted.

Now heart beating slightly off, not feeling great but not terrible, had mild chest pain earlier in evening...

Kinda feel off. Have medical insurance with large deductible.

Ignore it? Taxi to ER? Call 911? Genuinely don't know and don't like 911 since police are involved.

Also I feel hot, feel burning around my neck.

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[-] secretlyaddictedtolinux@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Are you sure? It could just be food poisoning. I ate a lot of candy earlier before sleep.

I want real world answer, not "always seek medical care answer."

I can risk a 20 percent chance of death to avoid medical bills.

[-] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 29 points 1 week ago

It sounds like heart attack symptoms. It is worth seeing atleast a clinic

I'm in the US. It's late at night.

[-] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 75 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The United States should be dismantled entirely and its leaders should be shot for making people think like you are right now

[-] leds@feddit.dk 3 points 1 week ago

Its been a day , this was their last comment...

[-] frunch@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago
[-] throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago

Or just don't pay the bills and debt is gone in 7 years 🤷‍♂️

What do you even got to lose?

[-] zakobjoa@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

I think medical debt is exempt from declaring bankruptcy, no?

[-] throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago

No, you're thinking of student loan debt; but even for student loan debt, that are some special circumstances where you can get rid of those debt.

[-] zakobjoa@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah, you're right. I probably mixed them up.

[-] tyler@programming.dev 8 points 1 week ago

A twenty percent chance of death is 1 in 5. That’s insanely high. That’s like if you chose to walk through 5 doors in your house and one of them kills you. You should always go to the emergency room if you have symptoms like this.

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