Not a happy trip to the doctor.
By marguicha
@marguicha (215148)
Chile
December 7, 2021 6:33pm CST
I just knew there was something wrong in my cheek my mind started to race when she told me that what I had there was skin cancer. Not the worst of them (a basal cell carcinoma) still I have to take care of it and have it taken off.
That means also the administrative side of it all. I will have to discover where and who will take it away and how much it will cost.
This is when I wish I had a magic wand to go places easily and ask what I need. And of course, I would also make some money with the wand as all these procedures are quite expensive.
I came back late and tired. And Dixie is not in town, Tania is in the south with covid and Claudia is in bed with a cough that I told her to get a PCR to see what it was.
I´m pissed, friends. It is not easy
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@marguicha (215148)
• Chile
8 Dec 21
I am not sure. I don´t go to the national healthcare anyway because I have a health insurance that normally treats me faster and better. The pandemia has distorted everything as health care goes.
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@LadyDuck (457249)
• Switzerland
8 Dec 21
@marguicha We all have the same healthcare insurance here, there is not a public and a private, we can pay more if we want a private bedroom in case of surgery.
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@marguicha (215148)
• Chile
8 Dec 21
@RubyHawk I just talked to her. She is better today.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
8 Dec 21
@marguicha I’m so sorry. Hope she’s better today.
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@kaylachan (57340)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
8 Dec 21
I wish you luck. I understand how you feel. Life throws us curveballs. I'm sure you'll get through it.
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@kaylachan (57340)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
8 Dec 21
@marguicha I understand. At least you know she's being checked on daily.
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@FourWalls (61915)
• United States
8 Dec 21
I hope you get things taken care of quickly. Most skin cancers can be taken care of quickly if they’re discovered early enough. 
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@marguicha (215148)
• Chile
8 Dec 21
I have had 3 taken away before. But one of them needed bigger surgery.
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@marguicha (215148)
• Chile
8 Dec 21
@FourWalls That also happened with one of the cancers I had. I needed 2 surgeries.
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@FourWalls (61915)
• United States
8 Dec 21
@marguicha — my dad had something taken off his ear that was cancerous. They had to cut, then biopsy, and if cancer still showed they had to cut some more. 
My prayers that you can get this resolved very quickly.
My prayers that you can get this resolved very quickly. 1 person likes this
@marguicha (215148)
• Chile
8 Dec 21
We have different kinds of health insurance here. The national care system is free but you would have to wait a long time. I have an insurance but all hospitals now are in part with covid patients.
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@nela13 (55702)
• Portugal
8 Dec 21
@marguicha urgent situations don't have to wait here. I am sorry, hope you find a hospital to remove or as soon as possible.
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@marguicha (215148)
• Chile
8 Dec 21
@nela13 I suppose that this is not so urgent. My daughter Tania had peritonitis about a month ago and Claudia took her to the hospital. She had her surgery a couple of hours after she was there.
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@LindaOHio (155469)
• United States
8 Dec 21
I'm sorry to hear this. I hope they are able to remove it all. My husband has had several skin cancers removed.
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@marguicha (215148)
• Chile
8 Dec 21
I have had 3 already. Only one shows because it needed a bigger surgery. I don´t know about this one as it is on the cheek.
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@snowy22315 (169566)
• United States
8 Dec 21
I am so sorry! I hope it can be taken care of easily without a prolem.
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@wolfgirl569 (94717)
• Marion, Ohio
8 Dec 21
So sorry. Hopefully you can figure everything out soon.
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@marguicha (215148)
• Chile
8 Dec 21
I´ll call tomorrow to see if the doctor can treat me between patients.
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@RasmaSandra (73188)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
8 Dec 21
I am so sorry you are facing such a problem, I send you blessings and virtual hugs and will put you in my prayers,
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@marguicha (215148)
• Chile
8 Dec 21
Yes. And hospitals are still crowded with covid patients.
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@marguicha (215148)
• Chile
8 Dec 21
I have to talk to the doctor. This is not a good season as there are holidays.
@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
8 Dec 21
So sorry to be reading about this Marga.
If Inhad a magic wand and could use it once I think I would use it for you.
I would be pissed as well. And I know it can't be easy.
Hope Claudia doesn't have Covid and that Tania and famil are all better soon.
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@marguicha (215148)
• Chile
8 Dec 21
Claudia has a horrible cough. I told her to check with a PCR. But she won´t mind me.
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@marguicha (215148)
• Chile
8 Dec 21
@JimBo452020 I told her, but she is too old to mind me.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
8 Dec 21
@marguicha
It could just be a cold but you are of course correct she should go and test.
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