Image description: A bottle of Ibuprofen containing 1000 tablets.


(Originally published earlier today on mastodon.social)

  • Fester
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    8 months ago

    My wife just paid $150 to go to a walk-in to check what is clearly a swollen blocked gland or something under her ear. It’s killing her. She was there for an hour. The doctor was in and out in under 2 minutes. He told her to take Tylenol and come back when it gets worse.

    So yeah, it’s cheaper and you waste less time buying OTC pain killers in bulk I guess.

    • maynarkh@feddit.nl
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      8 months ago

      This sounds insane.

      I’ve heard ear infections can develop into stuff that can only be treated with IV antibiotics taken for months, otherwise they’re deadly. Stay safe.

    • owen@lemmy.ca
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      8 months ago

      LOL.

      “Come back later when it’s time to remove the entire ear.”