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Originally Posted by 33girl
I'm glad no one else has had to deal with a patriarchal jackass of a doctor who refused to put them on a different bc even when I told him what he did wasn't working, and when I asked about something that had worked for me in the past, refused to give me that drug by brand name and only offered the Ortho version. Sounds like bullshit to me.
Don't even with me today on doctors and meds and insurance and men in general, because today sure as flying monkeys is not the day.
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This is going to be a little scattered but your post gave me a lot of feelings and I want to get 'em out there.
As a broke undergrad, it was determined that I needed to be put on BC for medical reasons. I found BC that worked for me after some trial and error, but didn't have insurance so it cost me a little over $80 a month. Every time I went to pick it up, the pharmacy tech would raise one of his/her eyebrows at me and say, "This is expensive. You don't have any prescription insurance? No? ...are you sure?" Yes, I'm sure, give me my damn medicine and let me go back home to my water and ramen noodle diet.
After I married my (now ex-) husband, all of my medical decisions went through a jackass doctor at the AFB who would not take anything I said seriously. I had to beg him for referrals and his dismissive attitude was maddening. (Without fail, I'd go to a specialist that Dr. Jackass insisted would have me laughed out of the building for my non-issues, only for the specialist to ask me why didn't I come in to get this serious issue taken care of years ago?! I hate you, Dr. Jackass.) He didn't like the expensive BC I was on and insisted I go on this generic cheapo version of a completely different brand that Tricare liked much better. It was free, but it also meant I got to have my period for an entire month at a time. Just what everyone wants to deal with, right? He didn't care. Not only did I get "patriarchal bullshit" from him, but I was also looked down on for being young and civilian. He honestly seemed to think that I was stupid and hysterical.
After the divorce and the passage of the ACA, I was finally able to get insurance and find a doctor who would take me and my concerns seriously. Hello, anti-anxiety meds. Hello, sleep aids. Hello, BC that works and costs me $0. Goodbye, having to go to the ER for medical care. Hello, immeasurably improved quality of life.
Since Hobby Lobby offers insurance to its employees that meets minimum standards, if a woman opts to go for a marketplace plan in order to have coverage for her IUD (which is not affordable under HL's pay and not covered under HL's insurance), she will not be eligible for discount programs that she would otherwise be eligible for due to her income. I have almost $200/month taken off of my insurance cost. It would not be affordable otherwise.
I feel for these people, I really do. Where I'm from, the unemployment rate is right around 25%, and HL is one of the employers. When I lived there, I was underqualified to work at WalMart because EVERY job is competitive. Quitting is not an option. What are they supposed to do?