Your skepticism is correct. I have Familial Mediterranean Fever, and during some episodes, the pain is so severe that I have to go to the ER. Often I even lose consciousness in the waiting room from the pain. All the ER does is give me painkillers and monitor me for a few hours to make sure it’s not something else. The bill my parents get is usually more than $10,000 after insurance.
It’s even worse if the doctor who happens to be assigned to me decides to do some tests to make sure it isn’t anything else (the symptoms are very similar to appendicitis).
Your skepticism is correct. I have Familial Mediterranean Fever, and during some episodes, the pain is so severe that I have to go to the ER. Often I even lose consciousness in the waiting room from the pain. All the ER does is give me painkillers and monitor me for a few hours to make sure it’s not something else. The bill my parents get is usually more than $10,000 after insurance.
It’s even worse if the doctor who happens to be assigned to me decides to do some tests to make sure it isn’t anything else (the symptoms are very similar to appendicitis).