My dog is fine, though, which is the most important thing to me. The raccoons scratched my arm kinda bad and my legs are covered in scratches. My doctor can’t be sure if the raccoons had saliva on their claws, and wants me to get rabies shots just in case. She sent me to an ER because she can’t get the shots in our area.

I’ve been at the hospital for 3 hours and haven’t been seen.

It’s after my bedtime and I have to wake up at 5am for work…

I’m not having a good time.

  • @lostferret
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    611 year ago

    Post exposure shots should be covered by nearly every insurance. The preexposure ones are not.

    • @Serinus
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      461 year ago

      The shots are a lot cheaper than dying of rabies, which is often done in a hospital.

      • @problematicPanther
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        561 year ago

        die in a hospital? In this economy? No thank you, I’d rather die at home.

        • @MoistMogwai
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          A coworker of mine says, “If I’m meant to be in a hospital, I’ll wake up there.”

          • @Pumpkinbot
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            11 year ago

            “Or die at home from a curable illness.”

        • Karyoplasma
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          101 year ago

          If you get rabies, you might as well elect to not be hospitalized. What’s the point of trying to stretch out your life for 2 or 3 more days of agony?

        • @extant
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          71 year ago

          Don’t be silly, you can’t afford to die there either.

        • @FReddit
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          71 year ago

          Seriously, a couple years ago I asked an ER doctor to just let me die. I have insurance but the issue was air medevacc.

          It’s bankruptcy expensive.

          • @TitanLaGrange
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            121 year ago

            a couple years ago I asked an ER doctor to just let me die

            Did they let you die?

            • Name is Optional
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              81 year ago

              He hasn’t answered yet, that’s not a good sign.