Today I went into town to the clinic to try and get a prescription for my strep throat and possibly convince the doctor to refer me to a specialist so I could get my tonsils removed. Seeing as this is literally the sixth time i’ve had strep since August. I walked into the clinic and waited half an hour in the waiting room before they decided to tell me that I couldn’t see a doctor without a parent.

Another hour later and my mom came in with me (even though I had all the documentation I needed including my medical card) I mean really, if i want I can choose to go in alone so I really don’t see the point in needing a parent. But anyway, waited another hour in the waiting room and another in the back, got two shots in my ass and was sent on my way. 

A total of four hours I spent waiting when I can confidently say that it’ll show back up next month. There’s only one throat specialist on the island and according to the doctor she’s really picky about the patients she’ll take (as in, if I don’t have cancer or some sort of extreme emergency she probably wont take me) and after all of that there’s a pretty slim chance that she’ll even take my insurance. So most likely I’ll be sent over to Oahu for a week. I was also told that I have to stay at my own expense, they need me on island for at least a week but they wont cover a hotel room so that has to come out of pocket. 

Health care is such a bitch.