Thrive? HA!

Let me put it out on the table, here, dear reader.. Kaiser sucks. Sucks amazingly huge.. BIG time. I HATE them, yet I must have them .. they are the only affordable health care that my company offers.. HMPH.

I had/have a sore throat and believe/believed it to be strep or some sort of infection that would need the intervention of meds. SO, I called the "advice nurse" who said it is either a cold or strep.. and I would need to come in for a strep swab. SO, I went in for my throat swab, where the nurse gasped, EW! your throat is swole.. THANKS... I was then told by a lab person (You will soon understand why I say person and don't commit to a gender...OK, the person had a mustache and was wearing a peach colored blouse.. The blouse had a flouncy neck line..dare I say POOFY ......) that my results would be available in 24 hours.. RESULTS????? I didn't exactly feel comfortable with this lab person reading my test results, as he/she was obviously confused about themselves... UGH.. AND what was I suppose to do for the next 24 hours.. every time I swallowed, it was as if I was taking in razor blades.. I couldn't imagine what I would do..

I got home and got completely liquefied on NyQuil. God Love the stuff..
The next day, I got an email.. (the bastards didn't even call) to say that my test came back negative. I was confused. OK, It isn't strep, but I am still in excruciating pain.. Um, HELLO?? So, I called the advice nurse again.. I got on the phone with the witchy witch .. I explained that my test came back negative, but something must be wrong as I was still sick.. and seemed to be getting worse.. I already paid $10 for my first visit and I just wanted meds, damn it. At first she suggested I go in for the strep test.. wait, HELLO? I explained that I ALREADY did that.. then she said I should go see a doctor at the urgent care center. (another $10) hmph. I agreed as I could not handle the agony of it all anymore. When I showed up at Urgent Care at my appointment time (Doesn't that sound ridiculous?) I was told to sit and wait. ok. They called me in once and took my vitals, but then sat me out in the waiting room again for at least 30 minutes. (why make mo fo appointments?? ) They finally called me in the exam room.. where i sat for another 45 minutes.. I was seriously going to lay on the bed and go to sleep.. I was more then pissed. as soon as the dude came in,
I explained to him that my throat culture came back negative ("Yes, I saw that on your chart..") blah blah blah blah.. I told the whole story.. As soon as I was done he peaked in my ears, my throat (the culture lady looked farther) and said he thinks it is a cold, but if it would make me feel better I could take a test for Strep.. HUH? Um, Doctor?? I told you, and you indicated that you read that I already had that test.. He laughed.. hahaha overworked.. Blah blah blah .. he gave me a prescription for Flonase.. and sent me on my way?? ALLERGY MEDS? I was so beyond pissed.. I wasted 10.00 and a bunch of my time.. and this loser didn't even give me the time of day..

HMPH.. In my haste, I found http://justendeal.com/blog/ .. a blogger dedicated to the evils of kaiser.. love justendeal hate kaiser- they are sons of bitches.