With my feet continuing to play up (they’re much better now at least!) I thought it would be wise to visit the local doctor and get it checked out.
Before I entered the doctor’s room, I thought I’d just ask how much it would cost. I nearly had a heart attack! $44 for one consultation (some $60 Australian dollars) was the cost, just to see a GP.
It’s amazing – when you have to pay for your own healthcare like this – how many additional questions you can generate to attempt to reduce the effective cost per minute. After the 3 minute inspection and solution ("there’s no big problem. Take these painkillers") I managed to ask a myriad of questions – blood pressure, pulse, breathing, weight, every gland to which I knew the name of! (The cheap/stingy part of me was almost half hoping she would find something wrong with me to make the visit worthwhile!)
But I’m all okay. Phew!
Blessings
John
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