Guest Blogger Kelly
The Cost of Being Ill
Had planned for something a little more interesting, but then I succumbed to illness and kept thinking I can’t afford to be sick! My original thought was I couldn’t afford the lost time of being sick, but then I started thinking about the actual cost and figured this for my run of the mill sinus infection:
Copayment at the doctor’s $15.00
Antibiotic $15.00
Mucinex – Generic form $9.99
Nasal Spray (so I can breath again!) $3.99
Vapor Rub – Generic form $3.99
Head On Headache Relief $4.99
Tissues $3.99
Premium chicken soup for a couple of days $5.00
$61.95 for a freakin’ sinus infection! And that’s with good insurance and a decent pharmacy plan! To heck with the time, I literally can’t afford to be sick! Really makes me wonder how those without insurance manage.
On an upside – USA Network has been running “Law and Order” marathons the past couple of days and I actually managed to wake up long enough to watch one I’ve never seen before!
I promise next time I guest blog (provided I’m asked) I’ll make a little more interesting and maybe include some photos. For now congestion and icky tissues are all I know.
Wishing you all a sinus-infection free summer!
Nothing like a sinus infection to remind you how vulnerable we are to teeny, tiny things we can't see...but somehow manage to take over our lives...hope you kick the virus's butt and are feeling better soon...and as for Law and Order, I think a bit of Jesse L. Martin and Chris Noth can be very good for what ails you...
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Wow, Kelly... if I went there with all that I've been through in the last 3 weeks - I'd cry. And I am on a 10 week severance package from my old job - so I didn't even have to factor in lost time there! Geez! It is crazy expensive to be sick!
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