doctors don't care

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[@removedguests]

HOLY PEAK

[@Whapadoodle]

Woo!

[@theultimateamazingsleepyko6687]

No

[@noelvalenzarro]

I’m doing my part

[@tylerddh]

You need to be ignored by a professional every 6 months

[@AlexMint]

I mean mine tickles my feet for free but I thought that was normal.

[@exotic1405]

​@@AlexMint what

[@eragon78]

To be fair, if you get regular checkups, most of the problems people have really are just minor and nothing of concern. The doctors know what raises a red flag and what doesn't. its still good to tell your doctor what potential problems you have had, but most of them are probably not a big deal. Any of the problems that do sound alarming though, your doctor will take note of and pursue. I tell my doctor things like this all the time and usually he doesn't seem concerned at all. But every once in a while ill mention something and he actually does take note of it and runs some tests. It just depends on the issue. Not everything is concerning and needs additional care. They arent trying to dismiss your concerns, but their experience has just helped them differentiate between what isnt an issue, and what actually can be a problem.

[@ron4202]

​@@eragon78 No, doctors have a history of ignoring minorities. Just ask them. In my experience, doctors have ignored my family, and we're Mexican. I've been dismissed of my periods that I have said were very painful, and I hated them. My doctor said it was normal and that no girl liked them. Turns out, I am a trans guy, and also I might have pcos (my period problems never went away), so that is fucking awesome. I always felt like my doctor never cared and just wanted me out of the doctor's room. Never taking the time to even understand me or my problems. But I live in the US, so maybe youre not having the same problems in whatever country you live in. The US has shit healthcare and plenty of doctors who just dont care or dont know about the health of minorities. Some days, I wish I were white, I suffer a lot less and Id probably have a better life than the one I have.

[@jessehunter362]

@@eragon78 the doctors.... sometimes know what raises a red flag. really really depends on the doctor and how much they care.

[@tubesism]

So in my 20s, they wouldn’t check me thoroughly for stuff because “you’re young”, but in my 30s they won’t do it because “you’re just old” 😅

[@auxin903]

AND 30s aint even old? They're just callous

[@ryanfreer2683]

Legit the same problem with me. I have major health problems and have suffered for over 2 years simply because I was 19 years old and according to my blood I seemed "Healthy" even though I had a major nerve disease that eats away at me to this day

[@Gloomistic]

Lol yup ​@@auxin903

[@SuperMrSkully]

​@@ryanfreer2683I'm literally going through this at 26. What's worse is the neurologist I've been seeing takes shit notes and can't decide whether I have nerve damage or not. My tests show I'm "fine", except for the one's that don't, but we'll just ignore those because the other tests say I'm all good. Modern medicine is a joke.

[@Mowdown]

What? You tf says that you‘re too young to be having problems? There are millions of people developing cancer before 30, how is that an excuse

[@ClownsRottenMeat]

Painfully accurate. My dad’s health issues were ignored and minimized by doctors until he eventually died from a heart attack that could have been prevented if given care.

[@Devilspade]

Im so sorry

[@nihilrequiem7346]

I am also sorry to hear that.

[@YTKeepsDeletingAllMyComments]

So sorry. It took my mom 5 doctors before she found one that was willing to listen. I was even sent away from the ER by a doctor and told that I simply "coughed too hard." In reality I had pneumonia with a fever of 106 and my entire left lung was filled with fluid. To quote the surgeon "my lung looked like a dried up bag of cement." I ultimately had a month long stay at the hospital, needed surgery and a weeks stay at a nursing home. Yep, just coughed too hard (and I had seen two prior doctors before that ER visit.) I have a lot of respect for actual doctors willing to listen and help. I am so glad I got some good help in the second ER (that has a horrible rating) and I got a good doctor who just wanted me to be comfortable so he gave me more painkillers and when he ultimately couldn't fix me sent me to a surgeon who could. Always get a second or third opinion. Seems like a lot of doctors are really just quacks. It's like gambling trying to find a good one.

[@rockhoward224]

Yep, same, bless the USA

[@Ohokok_channeledition]

Poor guy. I really hope that we're near the end of this ... terrible trend of even worse healthcare.

[@DeathnoteBB]

“We have a lot of patients-“ “And I’m one of them so…“

[@EsmeraldaTGG]

YEAH NO LITERALLY Especially bad when they're like "There are other patients who might be dying in the other room" and it's like "even if that were true, you don't know I'm _not_ also one of them until you've checked, and so because you're not checking me, I doubt you'll be checking the other patients either."

[@dofer112]

so annoying this is, like if you have so many patients that might be worse than me, then maybe I need to give my money to different doctor that might just pay more attention to my health problems

[@deedeedee5866]

I mean to be fair. He did waited 8 whole years for this bonus so he's definitely making full use out of it.

[@melteddarkchocolate000]

Right he got the expense, wha da doctor talkin abou

[@em1rloneum512]

I thought your pfp was familiar and I wasn't wrong

[@sugardady1019]

?????he didn’t even pay for the checkup. Fym

[@moosecannibal8224]

​@@sugardady1019 What does paying for the checkup have to do with waiting eight years just to be able to get a checkup because his job doesn't pay him enough to be able to have regular ones? Are you okay?, can you read?

[@sugardady1019]

@ did Broski pop a rager ☠️ it ain’t that DEEP lil bro ☠️

[@siobhannoble8545]

"There are other patients waiting to pay." That pretty much sums up privatised healthcare.

[@1Reevee]

Keep in mind this is set in Australia

[@bloodyidit4506]

@@1Reevee They're not very good either

[@calebm9000]

Ah, but the wait is slightly less, so you know, win some you lose some.

[@Universal_Craftsman]

Here in Austria/Germany it's not better, the doctor gets paid per visit, and wants you out the door quickly.

[@NooneStaar]

It's worse in Canada than the USA right now.

[@maxinehowland8246]

HE'S 34?!

[@roxbox6721]

Okay, so I'm not the only one who reacted like this

[@NohMoe]

im 36 and i was like "Uhhhhhhhh, this is bad for that age" lol

[@johnsmith-ow3xs]

yeah you can tell this was written by someone in their early twenties

[@Idkwgo1]

​I feel like that's part of the joke

[@ItsRyanHello]

@@johnsmith-ow3xs You can be in your 30s and look like shit its not that rare lmao

[@smugbowkid9919]

“Is the cure for your illnesses and medical bills simply thugging that shit out?”

[@innersight6070]

Easy fix actually. The cure for most of his listed problems is be rich.

[@FailsAndLuck]

Never heard that expression before haha

[@liber5964]

Loved your pfp

[@gimubatulo]

“yeah but i dont wanna wait until my 60s for my body to fail it all!”

[@EvelynSaungikar]

Nah, it’s crystals, essential oils, magnetic bracelets and other quackery you pay for yourself.

[@dreamwalking]

This was painfully accurate. So many people I know including my poor mother have been just... Ignored by medical personnel. Not taken seriously for no good reason, until their issues were finally discovered and acknowledged far later than they should have been.

[@codguy12]

There maybe a few number of doctors of specific fields. The general ones are very common.

[@dreamwalking]

@codguy12 Are you familiar with the term "non-sequitator?"

[@nikoskonstantinidis4069]

doctor: your grandma might have dementia in a couple of years me: so you'll help her to prevent it right? doctor: ... me: your going to help my grandma before the dementia will kick in... right?

[@UnrealEggo]

"It's expensive" must've gone in one ear & out the other 😔

[@zacharynguyen7286]

Hope everyone doing good and staying safe. If you need to talk to someone or need help, there are people who care. Sending support and hearts. ❤️❤️❤️

[@UnicornHunterD]

Even with insurance I paid way too much for 5 minutes with a doctor. They spend more time getting information and scheduling for my next appointment than they did actually looking at me. The doctor prints out a bunch of general health info like vitamins and diet then I was on my way. It was a very disappointing and expensive experience.

[@coldravioli7839]

Every time I go to the doctor it's like this. Doesn't matter if I'm sick or not. The doctor talks to me for all of 30 seconds, then tells me to get lots of rest and to come back if it doesn't go away. The whole point of the VISIT IS THAT I'VE BEEN DOING THAT AND IT HASN'T GONE AWAY YOU FUCKING FRAUD.

[@LobotomyTC]

That's why I'm glad medical bills don't show up on my credit report in this state. If I can't have free shitty healthcare from a "professional", I'm fucking taking it.

[@matturner6890]

@@LobotomyTC based

[@_bluehelix_7701]

My Healthcare is freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@etheriousjackal5577]

I thought maybe since it's a cartoon, something a bit more dramatic or perhaps even wacky might happen. This was the most realistic check up I've ever seen lmao

[@mynameisreallycool1]

According half of the doctors in the world, any problem you have is "not an issue" because either, "You can't have any problems. You're too young!" or, "That's normal for people your age. (which is used for patients of any age, depending on what the problem is)"

[@sailordarty9032]

"We have other patients with REAL problems." OOOF! That is awful bedside manner right there.

[@BigbossShoshka]

You right, he should've ignored his problems more politely.

[@Hyderagean]

Gaslighting at its finest.

[@LobotomiteMing]

That's the NHS for you 😂😂

[@celas1]

rico looks a little more yellow. maybe the doctor should have checked for jaundice?

[@skinnybuggo]

He shoould've checked for imagine dragons

[@none5020]

@@skinnybuggo lol, imagine

[@faderxotic6331]

​@@none5020 dragons

[@jod125]

That would've shown in the blood results

[@snail2074]

Poor thing. I feel awful for Rico. Even though he isn't real, he works so hard only for his issues to be disregarded. So now he's got to continue working hard as those issues worsen over time. It's just not fair.

[@Dawnsomewhere]

Oh, man. I also didn't go to see a doctor for exactly ten years, and only went for the first time because I got married and my wife's insurance plan offered free annual doctor visits. Blood test came back and I had an auto-immune disease called "Hashimotos", which is when your body attacks its own thyroid, which explained why I was tired all the time. Turns out it wasn't just something that happened as a result of age. Luckily, thyroid meds are (for now) pretty affordable with or without insurance, so I could actually start taking the treatment for it and thankfully won't even be screwed if I lose coverage.

[@HyperToriel]

Glad you're doing better. Been dealing with alot of my own issues for years now as well. Hope it hasn't been too tough on ya.

[@pappydoge1841]

yo, I have Hashimoto's too, it sucks, every doctor I see tells me my symptoms are depression, but one of the biggest symptoms or Hashimoto's is depression, not to mention not being able to do anything for over a decade because of exhaustion and fatigue can put a dent in someone's psyche. I'm officially diagnosed with Hashimoto's too, and depression apparently, but that wasn't diagnosed by the psychiatrist I went to who I talked to for hours, I think I got it from a general doctor I saw for like, 5 minutes.

[@BobtheX]

This genuinely happened to me a couple months ago at my first check up in a while. Told the Doc my knee's been hurting lately and even asked him to refer me to a physical therapist, bro just told me I'd be alright.

[@gamagama69]

🙃

[@funky555]

you'd clearly be alright

[@crisptomato9495]

It’s such bs lol. When I was a kid I spent four years seeing the doctor for absolutely crippling period pain, like no joke to the point I was becoming suicidal, and he kept telling me to do yoga until one day I bled out so bad I almost needed a transfusion and they finally got me on birth control 😀. They never diagnosed me and blamed it on stress, plus they fucked up the prescription so I had to spend two hours making them fix it but god damn that stuff is a miracle drug. Just sucks it took almost killing myself and losing like a fuckin’ pint of blood out of my baby cannon to get it! 💀

[@SuperFranzs]

@@crisptomato9495 Maybe you should've won a Darwin award?

[@SuperFranzs]

@@crisptomato9495 Also. Period pain is fake. Women make it up for attention. The doctor knew this.

[@Woogoo336]

Dropping the line "there are other people waiting to pay" would make me walk out, never go back, and possibly filing a report with sombody

[@JavierEscuella1911]

I also love how minutes later his bloodwork shows he has an autoimmune disease. “Other people with real problems” my ass

[@gurvmlk]

It kind of reminds me of my first "adult" checkup. As a kid, I was so used to the doctor checking so many things of their own volition, that when I had my first adult checkup, and it was over in like two minutes because I had nothing to report, or nothing very specific I wanted them to check, I was left thinking, "We're done already?" It left me feeling like the doctor simply wasn't doing their job, because of how different it was.

[@DreamOnDamu]

sucks doesnt it, being an adult is for the birds.

[@jackthompson7125]

Most parents are more willing to pay for their children's health than their own. Problems found in a child are more potentially lucrative.

[@wesley6442]

For me health issues as we age, or just your body failing on you is like fixing a leaking pipe with multiple holes in it. Oh, you're liver is not looking good, okay so I lay off fatty foods seems better, then another leak springs up and my kidney's are messing up lol plug that hole, then another leak springs, so on and so on until total system failure

[@gurvmlk]

@@wesley6442 It's almost like we're forcing ourselves to live longer than our bodies are designed, and having to deal with the consequences along the way.

[@ytterbius2900]

Man, I feel so bad for Rico now He really should get treated for that

[@wesley6442]

My friend went in to the doctors for bad stomach pain and when he heard how much it'd be to get looked at he literally told them, "alright thanks, well wish me luck" and goes back home hoping it resolves lol! so sad the reality we live in, you cannot afford to get sick

[@PupGalaxyfullofstars-rv8tu]

Been having seizures for a decade; doctors won't even acknowledge complaints. Have constant concussions, lost 70 pounds this year, look like a ghoul. Still charged hundreds per visit. US medical is a death cult.

[@cloverfields6339]

Is there any other medical team you can go to? Im so sorry this has been your experience 😢

[@dad691]

Try cerebrolysin from cosmic nootropics and lions mane mushrooms along with fasting to help

[@jaceybella1267]

​@@dad691 Jesus fucking christ dude you're gonna kill someone if you suggest FASTING to a guy that's dropped a concerning amount of weight. Don't listen to this guy, he's full of shit

[@HELLOSAILOR-i5l]

Dear god, what? That’s insane and incredibly shitty. Hope that changes for you soon.

[@mindlessscientist3772]

​@@dad691 I mean disregarding the fact that nootropics are both not real and don't do anything for seizures, your advice to someone suffering massive unhealthy weight loss is fasting?

[@lilamontoya5609]

1:17 ringing in my ear is actually not a normal problem guys

[@tyarah9]

It's... it's not???

[@va-v]

​@@tyarah9Tinitus.

[@Kr0nicDragon]

I’ve had ringing in my ear’s all my life, I just blamed the loud music other people/places force into my earholes.

[@va-v]

@@Kr0nicDragon start wearing hearing protection, it helps with the ringing and to prevent further hearing damage.

[@christian5256]

And neither is chronic back pain or a bum knee! Go see a doctor and get some physical therapy!

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

Healthcare is often a joke. I'm the one "feeling bad" for "wasting the doctors' time" at this point. I need to pull any answers or treatment out of them with a plier. It's ridiculous.

[@Maloz-se1rf]

I love that Rico is a kind of bad guy but hes humanized by showing the world he lives in through his family and how society treats people like him. Really good stuff!

[@MrSlothJunior]

Is he a kind of bad guy? I don't think we know enough about him to say. He seems quite reasonable, until he decides to disregard the problems that can't be fixed for free. Is he too greedy to fix his problems, or is he too poor? The doctor is kind of bad guy, dismissing all Rico's problems without taking a look and in such a rude manner. If nothing else, he could have at least explained which issues were completely normal with age and just happen without it being unhealthy, instead of stating that Rico's problems aren't real and important. Rico is not a doctor. He does not have the knowledge that a medical professional has. His fears and worries matter and should be relieved, even if it turns out that he is worrying about things that turn out to be normal for people his age.

[@nothingtoseehere9648]

Is he really a bad guy though? sure, maybe stubborn and frugal but I wouldn't consider him a bad person, I am sure a lot of us can relate in some ways

[@basilwyrm]

Love that the doctor was gonna send him out with no treatment and not checking anything until he got the results saying his shit diagnosis was wrong and confidently and friendly changed his tune V accurate thank you

[@user-nl5re1th8p]

Had a doctor tell me: "What do you want me to do about it."

[@cheezysheen2984]

Rico is definitely my favorite character. Relatable boss character like benson, but he’s like somebody’s uncle lmao

[@angrybread478]

My experience with the doctors was when I had very bad stomach pains, and a cough that would keep me up at nights and they gave me no diagnosis, referred me to a doctor that doesnt work anymore, and a $2000 bill

[@thiagohenrique8913]

Im having similar problems, what helped you deal with it?

[@angrybread478]

@thiagohenrique8913 it just went away eventually. Take counter medication, tea, anything you can do yourself to ease the pain

[@Eidako]

@@thiagohenrique8913 If it's acid reflux that becomes severe when you're sleeping, I accidentally discovered drinking a small bottle of Kuii Coconut Milk once per day keeps it at a manageable level. Treats the symptom but not the problem though, and it never really goes away entirely. Find it in the international foods aisle of your grocery store.

[@LycanFerret]

My insurance has been screwing me over with that as well. I had a doctor in 2019, she stopped working in 2020 and my insurance gave me a new doctor but when I called to make an appointment they told me that doctor wasn't a doctor and was actually the owner of the hospital. So I tried getting a new doctor. This one's phone number went to a discontinued number. This happened like 3x before I just gave up. At least I already know I have autoimmune disorders(Celiac's, Sjögren's, and Lupus). So it isn't so bad. And I can almost entirely eliminate the symptoms by avoiding grains, plant oils, and syrups. Also if I eat those things I get a flare up and horrible joint and tissue pain. So extra reason to not.

[@DreamOnDamu]

same i remember i was having horrible bowel issues and could barely eat for like a week-2 weeks straight and i went to urgent care and the emergency room and pretty much got no diagnosis, told to go to a specialist, and just gave me anti-nausea medicine and around $3k bill in total. Absolutely awful experience and im just gonna resort to thugging it out every time something happens to me cuz that bill is not worth it for no actual results or diagnosis

[@adolesntmusic]

My wife is pregnant and every check up they just make her pee and a cup and ask if she feels alright, literally 10 minutes each visit and it costs $300

[@BrightElk]

When I was pregnant I lost 60lbs in the first trimester from vomiting and I complained about it and the OBGYN actually rolled her eyes at me and said vomiting is normal. When I told her I lost 60lbs she ignored me. Then it turned out the extreme vomiting was a symptom of pre-eclampsia.

[@Keepignoringmeh]

@@BrightElk Are you and the baby okay?

[@cinderwolf32]

@@BrightElk I wish more people with stories like yours had the time, money, and energy to file malpractice suits so these people can't keep on with their harmful negligence.

[@MarxistMomentum]

Moral of the story: privatized healthcare sucks

[@gregregregregregregre]

My experience with free public health care in Brazil says completely completely otherwise

[@thomaskelly393]

​@@gregregregregregregre I mean, it's Brazil

[@eragon78]

@@gregregregregregregre Honestly, I wouldnt be shocked if it was still better than the US's healthcare lol. Its pretty bad here. But other first world countries like in Europe with a public healthcare system are significantly better.

[@foodmanelman]

​@@gregregregregregregre yeah, but that's Brazil. Corruption Junction.

[@halicritters9478]

@@gregregregregregregre That's nice. Here in Canada the terrible problem of health care is just waiting a long time to see a GP or change family doctors if you move. Essential stuff is handled. I paid $20 for meds that cost me hundreds in the states, as a citizen and that was before my current job covered the cost of my medications. It can be a pain navigating the bureaucracy but growing up in the US and living through the pain of watching loved ones wither under atrocious care and wracking debt is so fucking night and day. Private healthcare sucks. It cannot be understated the degree to which it sucks. Public healthcare absolutely has problems. Those problems are not the same. Not even in the same order of magnitude.

[@ThePonderer]

This is why I hesitate to get check ups.

[@thelemon5069]

Because you could avoid preventable illnesses?

[@TheDarkPatito]

@@thelemon5069 yeah, sure, because Rico really got the help he needed

[@emeraldguy10]

Because you get shrugged off for telling the doctor about persistent symptoms unless either something weird comes up in your bloodwork, or you become Karen levels of persistent. Chronic pain and less visible health issues get pushed off and ignored all the time.

[@rollerskdude]

​@@emeraldguy10Exactly that. Like every single one of them.

[@random_dragon]

The "It's important to me" is so real

[@cruelcimmcia859]

I paid 300 dollars to be told I have no diabetes nor a chance of it, not even a little. My mom has it and didn’t let me eat candy growing up.

[@NitroNovaMusic]

On one hand, that's a lot better than how much it would cost to have diabetes. On the other hand, people *really* need $300.

[@kiwirooks7299]

I was born prediabetic but somehow managed to make myself so paranoid of it that I now basically don't like sweets and am no longer prediabetic lol. And that's WITH the fact that I tend not to count sweet cocktails. I'm just not a candy guy usually.

[@mahbuddykeith1124]

Type 1 or Insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus is not linked to genetic predisposition i.e., non-hereditary. You either develop it as a child or not at all. Type 2 or Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus is, however, something that can be acquired and is linked to genetic predisposition. The difference between Type 1 and Type 2 is that Type 1 is caused by the pancreas producing little to no insulin (as the immune system attacks insulin-producing cells), and Type 2 is colloquially known as insulin resistance where the body needs more insulin to bring glucose (blood sugar) into the cells than can be produced.

[@unclemuffles7260]

@@mahbuddykeith1124 This isn't true? My dad was diagnosed with T1 in his early thirties, with no symptoms up until two months prior, same for his dad in his fourties (a year before), and I myself in my middling teens. A quick google search will openly state by the NIH and other health studies that there are absolutely genetic links in hereditary fashion to have T1 diabetes, lol. You can also have it manifest at almost any age, this isn't disputed knowledge either, it's just more common to first show up in people under 25. Please be careful with medical misinformation.

[@jaceybella1267]

​@@kiwirooks7299 the concept of "pre-diabetic" literally only exists in the United States. In every other country in the world you're either diabetic or not. You CAN have insulin resistance without having diabetes, and it does put you more at risk because your insulin already needs management. But pre-diabetes is a bullshit "diagnosis" mostly used to fearmonger anyone that comes in overweight without the evidence needed for an actual diagnosis. Like absolutely keep managing your diet, that's always gonna be good for your health and numbers. But if you get told you're pre-diabetic again, I would disregard the terminology and focus on the numbers that need to be fixed and how to fix them

[@none5020]

Genuinely, I'm not on the doctor's side here

[@jackmist]

Yeah, after 10 years without a check up you could at least send him somewhere to get the ringing in his ears checked.

[@Echantediamond1]

@@jackmistThat’s just tinnitus and it’s completely untreatable

[@yellowEmu]

@@Echantediamond1 First of all, a ringing in your ears can also be caused by other things like high blood pressure and second, tinnitus is ABSOLUTELY TREATABLE. It won't go away completely but it can be TREATED to reduce symptoms. I rate your comment 1/10

[@Echantediamond1]

@ it’s not symptoms it’s a symptom

[@labrat_goyle]

You’re not supposed to be

[@BasiliskX]

don't forget the 5 year wait to actually see the specialist!

[@wesley6442]

Even in today's times it's still survival of the fittest, either you're strong and healthy or just fucking screwed

[@jaceybella1267]

The fun part is when you have those fabled "real serious issues" like being chronically ill, the docs are still like this and you're doing this rigamarole every time you have spare cash just to beg for help so you don't get so ill you lose your job! And then you still don't get shit beyond being told to try losing weight.

[@xerobeat9142]

Someone on the Patreon speculated that Rico probably argued with the doctor to get that lollipop at the end, which is a great observation that I wanted to carry over to this comment section. It's funny just imagining what the conversation would have been like between the two

[@dennismoose2152]

the crazy thing is the symptoms he was complaining about were THE SAME SYMPTOMS of a serious issue which the doctor refused to acknowledge to begin with! i had a doctor dismiss my foot problem and it turned out i had a fractured toe... ended up taking months longer than i wouldve needed if hed just looked at it to begin with... cost me my job damn

[@Krystalmyth]

Basically how healthcare is in the states too. Except worse because you pay for the free lollipop too.

[@Griot-Guild]

thats 600 dollar lollipop right there

[@arspsychologia4401]

Yep, down to the guy's work paying for it. Take 3rd parties out of healthcare.

[@TwoPairSA]

0:36 Is the white spot on his face his Sonic the Hedgehog mono-eye?

[@auxin903]

could actually be a pale spot of skin. Discoloration can sometimes be from autoimmune dissorders

[@snaifhassnan6348]

@@auxin903then why are his eyes one?

[@fartmaster28]

@@snaifhassnan6348stylization

[@kigut7443]

@@snaifhassnan6348 styyyyyle babey

[@articwolfclawartandanimati3662]

When struggling to get my fibromyalgia diagnosed the question of my condition being an autoimmune disorder was in the air and I ended up learning about them and what they do. The fact this guy has one is so sad and scary. Feel bad for him :(

[@wesley6442]

I have anti bodies against my own cells after a test I took at the rheumatologist, so who knows maybe it will cause problems for me when I am older.. mine are indicative of SLE/Lupus, I have no symptoms now and I have read you can have these markers and not have the disease but, it could be a dormant ticking time bomb that could get set off somehow, you never know

[@dascodraws6040]

it pains me how accurate this feels

[@matthewreynolds2384]

Here in the United States, i felt that episode very hard. Like a brick in my face. Ive heard that 'face brick' is just part of being in your thirties and im 38 so that tracks pretty well. Good on ya! PS - this show would do very well in America. Loved the bowling alley episodes!

[@FunnyValentineRE4L]

he's 34 yet he still looks handsome as ever

[@theleatherdragon]

Literally me right now at 33 trying to convince doctors that my thyroid is not "just normal, we'll watch it in the next few years" after I already have all the symptoms of hypothyroidism for over a year now, I have thyroid issue history in my family, they found a cyst on my thyroid, and my blood test results indicated that something isn't functioning. Yet, it's still ok and normal and "you don't have to come back." All while having top of the line health insurance, thanks America.

[@mida8261]

This is very similar to US healthcare. You pay $60 USD just to be "checked on" for 2 minutes if you're lucky, and then they force you out.

[@tunks9024]

I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!!!!

[@thecpmr6276]

Dad went in for surgery on Tuesday, some cancer in his cheek and in his lymph nodes in his neck? I'm not the most knowledgeable. He was in the hospital from Tuesday to around late day Friday recovering. Our nurses kept letting his IV bag thing run completely dry, and the alarm would go off (right next to his head, btw. I'm sure that didn't feel very good considering he was experiencing a lot of headaches). We'd ask them about it, and it would usually take more than 40 minutes for them to change it out. Honestly, I think 40 minutes is pretty conservative, if I'm being completely honest there was at least one time where it took well over an hour and 15 minutes. They'd come in, say they were going to change it, turn off the alarm, leave to go and get a new bag, then completely forget about it. One time my dad paged the desk because he thought his bandage was bleeding (they took like a 9x5 patch of leg skin to graft in his cheek) and the lady on the microphone said she would send the nurse in, and the nurse didn't arrive for more than I believe a half hour. Thankfully it wasn't actually bleeding. There was something up with it, but could you fucking imagine if he'd been there alone and it WAS bleeding?? Him being groggy, exhausted, and on pain medication?? He also went for more than a day without food. They put in a feeding tube, and told him not to eat before the surgery I think. So he hadn't eaten since like 6 pm on Monday. Surgery was on Tuesday, they put in a feeding tube, but they didn't put it in correctly or something, and they also didn't remove a plastic guiding peice and the tube. The medical staff kept ducking us, blowing it off, flatout forgetting and in one case just straight up refusing to fix the tube even though they doctor (who was called at home) told them to because they weren't comfortable doing it. Apparently there was nobody in that hospital, that hospital able to house well more than 1,000 people, who was able to fix that until early to midday Wednesday when the actual doctor who did the surgery came in. Honestly, there's a lot more and I could elaborate on it if you wanted, but considering how much everything cost I am disgusted by the sheer negligence. I don't care if you understaffed (which i believe, but also there were several times I saw staff, INCLUDING OUR NURSE, just stopping and chatting up each other about mundane shit) When you tell someone you're going to do something, you keep your word. Edit: I hadn't even remembered the video above, what I'm saying is I vibe with this video after being very patent and polite all fucking week and getting completely blown off the entire time.

[@LycanFerret]

I've heard about and experienced so much medical negligence and malpractice that I would never willingly get surgery again in my life. From tubes not being deflated before removal and making people mute to doctors leaving items in patients to improper sewing that causes constant pain for decades, it is just not worth it.

[@DreamOnDamu]

and I understand ur pain and frustration for u loved one. My girlfriend has been fighting for her life in recovery of her heart transplant and shes gets neglected and overworked so much every day. Its so frustrating and infuriating when shes bruises and bleeds so easily and the nurses are suppose to apply ointment or change her bandages and tell us that they will and never ever do and thats just petty stuff. Testing is a whole other issue, I understand that they are doing everything in their power to figure out whats going on at the moment to see if the meds are working and if shes recovering properly but shes gets tested from 8 in the morning all the way to 5 in the afternoon everyday ands its ridiculously tiring and straining on my girlfriend and she can barely even eat because her stomach still has fluid buildup from heart failure. I think if I wasnt there fighting for her and giving her my attention at all times then she would've been dead, even before that since she was still in the hospital for another reason before needing that emergency heart transplant surgery. Please pray for my girlfriend.

[@Minty_cats_from_frostlands]

Yea i dont trust drs at all anymore..i went once because my heart hurt a bit (my mom went with me and i never go for checkups often) they left me for hours at midnight where there was plenty of staff and barely no patients, i had to go to the restroom so bad i called the button, they picked up once and they said theyd send someone, i waited 10-20 mins, nothing. i called again, the nurse made this really weird animal noise at me then hung up again :/ im not lying either, in the end my mom helped unplug me from the machine stuff and i walked myself to the bathroom. my flatline came on the whole time i was gone and they didn't check on me once, it was also like a ghost town in the halls making it creepy. the only thing nice was the tv, i even heard another guy saying in the room next to me "i cant be here the whole night now" sounding annoyed and exhausted. to top it off, they where dressed like they where going to a slumber party or something with cartoon fuzzy socks and slippers

[@The_gay_cousin]

when you do get the bill make sure to request an itemized one and go through it, it can help cut down on the BS charges.

[@wills2894]

Rico got that coach mcguirk energy in him, loved the animation!

[@24movements]

Damn. This hurts. I'm 34. Otherwise another great animation. Keep it up sir!

[@JeiJozefu]

Same, except my younger brother is 34 @.@

[@azliaheaven]

I'm very sorry

[@wesley6442]

haha! I am 35, a year ahead of you both! I am still kicking! got some issues cropping up but let me tell you, if you are healthy ENJOY what you have now.. that could change at any moment

[@JeiJozefu]

@@wesley6442 Nah, my younger brother is 34 I.... am two years older than him (well, twenty one months)

[@felisazure1820]

Yeah, painfully accurate. The amount of times we've had to look for new doctors because the previous one just didn't want to do a proper check up for certain issues is alarming. And the amount of times we went to another doctor and found out it actually was a problem is also alarming. This actually happened to one of my toe nails, and by the time we found the issue, it was too late and had to be removed. So very good animated short.

[@nonsurviver]

this is so real and ALSO THE STYLE IS AMAZING i cannot believe this is the first ive seen from this channel??? i went in for chronic vomiting once and it turned out to be a brain tumor and now im 15k+ in debt for all the MRIs lmfao

[@TheSketchyBean]

Glad this is back. You really are so good at writing dialogue. So natural and it always hits

[@thatgalisafly2939]

"Other people waiting to pay" Thats the key line here

[@RunWithScissors-wr8vc]

"Their kind of serious to me." 😂

[@Chigger]

The doctor didn't even move an inch.

[@manofmagic1803]

My dad hasn’t seen a dentist in 10 years, he sees one on Monday. He smokes, drinks, is overweight, doesn’t floss, barely brushes for 10 seconds. He started having a “slight” pain in one tooth . Took him 4 weeks to actually want to see a dentist. He has also over used oral pain relievers and pain medication. So. We will see what he does. Im betting money he is told he has to get them all removed . 😅

[@rustyshackleford7929]

This really great animation. You should be proud of the production level.

[@synsvids]

My pediatrician was pretty bad. She was convinced all kids had eczema, allergies, or asthma, and I had none, so she diagnosed me with severe asthma. I stopped going to her after she told my mom that I didn't need therapy, she needed parenting classes (the therapy was for anxiety due to school, not because of my mama). The last few times I've been to the doctor in the past few years were for prescriptions, an MRI because I messed up my knee and subsequent physical therapy appointments. I've not been ignored by my new doctor, thankfully.

[@yeet6362]

I think I've only had one Doctor not care. I'm 21 and quite literally the Doctors keep describing my issues to an 80 year old(not in a rude way, just more in a, they can't believe it way) and they still don't know what's causing my issues, especially since, well, blood tests are all normal. Lol But on the Skin Things, it's not a Primary Doctors thing to know about skin issues, that's for Dermatologists, Doctors who are trained in more than going. "Let's do some Blood Work." or even identifying actual Skin Problems. If i went to my Primary about a weird Mole, he wouldn't be sure and all he could do is send me to a Dermatologist. That's mainly what Primaries do, they listen, sometimes check themselves(if they're actually able to), if they check, doesn't mean they know what they're looking at, they give you meds and/or send you to a Specialist. Unless it's like, super obvious, like the Blood Work Results, they can't do much about it other than send you to someone else and like this showed, many people can't afford a specialist or the meds, so they just go with the Original Guess the Doctor had before they had the Results of their tests. It is strange to me how so many people have had Doctors that don't listen, where are you living to have that? It's really strange to me.

[@jamievasilias3606]

Honestly, this is a better outcome than the average gp visit. I mean, they caught a condition and didn't tell him his "bloodtests came back and everything is normal" (even if they didn't).

[@FlanCakes]

nah bro if i hadnt had a check up in 10 YEARS i want to try and get every question ive had outta the way too

[@Jeykit0]

man this animation just appeared out nowhere in my recommendations and dude.. this guy is sooo funny

[@cheezysheen2984]

We Love your work! Keep doing great things!

[@adrestia11811]

As a healthcare worker, I feel for the doctor. We're all just trying to our best with what we're given. But, yeah, there are 20 other patients in the waiting room, some are 90+, some on hospice, driving 2 hours to get there, and they still have to wait an hour because every time slot is double booked, and everyone wants to have extra time and care. It's a terrible situation, but you can't quit, because that's just that many more people who go without help, longer wait times, shorter appointment. We need more doctors and less CEO's, but the CEO's are making it so nobody wants to be a doctor. But here's letting you know that healthcare workers do care. If they didn't, they wouldn't put up with the bullshit that is the healthcare system.

[@iamagreatape9576]

love how the second rico realizes the cost of getting treated for his unresolved medical issues he sweeps it under the rug and chalks it up to getting older.

[@lilaburning420]

I had a tear in my vocal chords a few months back, went to my ENT doctor because I was desperate for treatment- and I swear on my life- when he used a camera to check my throat, he pushed the camera into the tear and made it worse. He took a pause, as if thinking about it, aiming and then drove the camera directly into the node. It hurt, stung and burned like a bitch. Once he saw me hurting, he pulled the camera out, avoided eye contact with me, turned away from me while speaking, nervously looked at me with my file in his hand and ran out the door to finish up the appointment. I didn’t say anything the entire time but looked completely shocked by his action. While checking out, I was hazed by the doctor and two additional nurses, that didn’t have anything to do with my appointment, for not having insurance. This was at St. Joseph’s hospital.

[@Anton43218]

What happened after?

[@vxzcvz]

@@Anton43218 it got infected and they died 3 days ago. a 10k bill was passed on to their family

[@tehpanda64]

if you see me and a doctor in the same room, I better be unconscious or better yet deceased

[@mckennasweda3614]

I fucked up my back and actually went in to see a doctor. He visually looked at my spine and said "everything looks good to me." Like my shit was supposed to be exposed or L shaped

[@polocatfan]

I really hope this guy isn't trying to imply the main character is in the wrong and the doctor is in the right lmao.

[@vxzcvz]

no definitely not lol

[@noelvalenzarro]

I would do so many unspeakably supportive and helpful things to get more episodes

[@Horatiusthedwarf]

Your work continues to impress and entertain. Thanks for all the hard work.

[@mustang8206]

This isn't just an issue limited to Australia. There's a shortage of doctors in a lot of countries including America, Canada, and the UK. It forces to doctors to focus on the more serious on going issues while other patients have to wait. If you choose to between the treating the person with severe diabetes or the guy with back pain then the guy with back pain has to wait

[@BronyBlitzoproductions]

This is actually clean and funny. The animation is smooth and has a good flow to it. awesome work.

[@Elkones]

Its a damn shame networks are more interested in remaking the fucking office instead of funding creative gems like Day Job

[@Accel240]

The way he listed off his other ailments made me think this was an Oneyplays reference

[@Georghiou2D]

@@Accel240 i have anxiety i have depression i have add i have adhd i have vericose veins

[@elnaoya9274]

More Day Job content. Medicine for the soul.

[@space.404]

😂😂 I have nightmares like this. Going to an appointment and not having "big enough" problems

[@fulmine3459]

Hi Paul, i recently discovered your channel and saw all the episode of your series, i absolutely loved them! Great work!

[@IInteractWithEverything]

Seemingly an unfortunate case for many individuals. It may not be much, but I offer my condolences, and hope that you may find treatment.

[@Sollybuk]

dude I fucking love rico, thank you for this

[@EnemyToad]

Say what you will about his bedside manner, catching a specific autoimmune disorder on bloodwork ordered before even seeing the patient speaks to an extremely thorough workup.

[@Georghiou2D]

@@EnemyToad hahahahah

[@QuiteSimplyInsane]

Sometimes you're just hoping there IS something wrong with you to make paying for the appointment worth it.

[@liggerstuxin1]

This literally happened to me before. After a while, they’re just like “you’re getting older. That’s just the way it is.”.

[@BM03]

It's like I found Home Movie's son, but it's drawn and animated nicely.

[@JuhoSprite]

"sir I understand" what a piece of crap. great animation this actually pissed me off

[@kiwirooks7299]

Always heavily research before going to the doc. I had a hormone issue, and have an enlarged heart, and went in with my full blood work already done so i wouldnt have to pay him extra to order it for me. Told him what i thought it was, why, and why it wouldnt be something more common (Based on conflicting symptoms) and turns out, i was completely correct about the issue, and it sped up the process of getting treatment by 3 or 4 visits probably.

[@LycanFerret]

Glad that works for you. If I use any descriptive words or even mention a health ailment around my doctors they ignore me or immediately don't believe me. I have to be as simple as possible and act like I have 0 idea what is happening for them to do something, and then they immediately find the thing I knew it was before going in. But if I told them that they'd downplay it and send me away after only doing 1/3rd of the effort.

[@shorewall]

I've lost all respect for doctors that aren't specialists. They aren't real doctors, they are secretaries who refer you to the real doctors. You could have a nurse do what they do and cut costs by a lot.

[@Dgeaurhedaikn]

It’s not their fault. It’s useful to have doctors with a wide basic knowledge across the entire medical field as well as having doctors who specialise in one field. The real problem is making it so expensive and time consuming to see a GP only to then just be referred to a specialist. If only we spent a fraction of the war budget on making healthcare free and accessible then we’d all be better for it.

[@16m49x3]

​@@Dgeaurhedaikn Its not free. Someone has to pay for it

[@16m49x3]

​@@Dgeaurhedaikni live in a country people say have "free" health care. Seeing a gp still costs a hundred bucks

[@gogokowai]

​@@16m49x3 Ideally it would be "free" so that health isn't a luxury item, but since that's not possible the next best thing is covering it by taxes to shift the financial burden away from people in poverty. Most people get more value from their taxes than the money they put in, even after factoring in the parts that aren't used by everyone like education or welfare, because most tax dollars comes from the wealthy. Almost half of the total tax revenue comes from the top 1% of earners. If we eliminated income tax for the bottom 50% of earners, it would result in less than 3% drop in total tax revenue (why are we even taxing the poor at this point?). Insurance on the other hand charges everyone equally, which means the lower income masses end up paying most of the upper class's medical bills at great expense to their meager wallets. It's basically an anti-charity. And this is just one piece, don't even get me started on the actual prices and how much of that money goes into the pockets of middle men and their corporations, or on the price gouging of life saving medications. The general public is practically a cash farm for the healthcare industry. Even if you don't like the idea of a tax-funded healthcare system, it would be astronomically better for 95% of the population and a small inconvenience for the other 5%, and would be a good change even if used as a temporary transition to whatever system you would support.

[@michaelc1290]

The way I see it, A GP will diagnose with their broader knowledge, and then a specialist treats the diagnosis.

[@torteragrotel3897]

Illustrates the activity perfectly!

[@shinymew1213]

refering you to a specialist was def felt. WHAT ARE YOU HERE FOR IF A SPECIALIST WILL NEED TO HANDLE ANYTHING OUTSIDE THE COMMON COLD

[@dirtgrub1469]

this series is sick and i love it you are dope and please continue!

[@danniuwu8628]

This is so real omg, when i was younger it took a year for one doctor to x-ray my foot after i had been complaining about foot pain. It was broken. For a year.

[@_Jak_Hollow_]

"I have a lot of patients to help" He says to the patient he's refusing to help

[@Mecceldorf]

Ah yes, that part where the auto immune problem might also fix his skin conditions, joint failure, and sleep apne- I mean his receding hairline.

[@JakoWako]

I’m turning 31 in a couple of weeks and that 34 comment has me terrified!

[@LobotomyTC]

Oh, nobody told you. I'm so sorry. If it's any consolation, if you have no children, then there is absolutely no reason for you to have health insurance, because what's done is done, and nobody is coming to help, even if they can. Save yourself some money.

[@DraconicKobold]

Painfully accurate. Had the worst cold of my life 2 months ago, one with everything: throat pain, cought, shivers, fever, sleeplessness, short breath and 11 nose bleeds in 8 days. Ever since had chronic chest pain, esspecially bad while coughing or sneesing, about 6/10 on the pain scale. Went to the doctor 3 times, each time got a pat on the back and a different pain killer - so far non of them worked.

[@jaytherestless2117]

Kinda crazy that checking if your fit or unwell is a "bonus"

[@SchtuSchtu22]

these should replace robot chicken on AS.

[@Leechenread]

Breathtakingly accurate