• Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Americans just tell you it’s a slight headache. In reality their back is so screwed up it’s going to require surgery but they can’t afford that and complaining about actual pain is strictly forbidden in American men.

    So we take 200 400 800 1600 Motrin, with some bourbon, and ignore it as best as we can.

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      6 months ago

      This is my mother for the last year or so because of rotoscoliosis, a bulging disc, and arthritis in her shoulders.

      She can’t really get any form of treatment because the only insurance she can afford is a high-deductable plan, which means she would have to pretty much pay for the entire treatment out of pocket.

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      But they’ll only recommend the surgery after trying muscle relaxers ten times over the course of a year.