Unbearable Pain: Frustrations in the Health Care System

Health care office and Heyward. Hi.
Yeah, I’d like to schedule an appointment with doctor folks, please.
Name and date of birth. Uh,
Desley Hendricks, August 6, 1989.
And what’s the reason for your visit?
Um, I keep having sort of like a, um.
Hello,
sir? Yeah, um,
I keep having sort of like a.
Like a random ringing on the right side of my head.
Okay.
Do you drink?
No. Do you smoke weed or cigarettes?
Either or, sir.
No, no,
I don’t smoke. What’s the pain you feel on a scale from 1 to 10?
Like a five.
I see.
The next available appointment I have is February 17th of.
Of next year. Yeah.
Do that work for you or.
No, no, that, uh,
that doesn’t. How the fuck.
You said the pain was a 5 out of 10.
You should at least give me a 6.
Okay, well,
the pain is like a 7. 7
as far as, uh. Seven.
Cap. Just take some heavy, bro.
I can’t, okay?
Just.
I’m. The pain is unbearable.
So then is this an emergency?
Yes, I would.
I would say it. Please hang up and call 9 1 1.
You know the drill.
No, I.
I can’t.
I could be dead by February.
Then go to Canada and figure it out.
I gotta go. No, don’t.
Don’t hang up on me. I,
I called here because I. I need to see. Or.
I need to see. Brother,
this isn’t my problem.
If you don’t like the way things are at this Obama care establishment,
then go get a better job with better Benny’s