ok so this proberly isnt good

[breno]

Ive had a real sore throat since about Tuesday this week, its been getting worse everyday.
I just thought it was just a normal sore throat, i had a look in a mirror today at my throat, its really red with white spots on it.
Its gotten worse tonight, really painfull, my throat fills up with saliva in around 20seconds and i cant sleep.

So i jumped on here been searching symptoms to see what it is.

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I know this is the totally wrong place to be even talking about this but, they make it out to be really serious, i dont know weather it comes on quick, i started jogging again this week the first time since the start of the year.

And one more thing, im broke, i recently got sacked from my job, i have around $3 in my bank account and dont have medi-care or anything.

Do you have to pay at public hospitals?

[breno]

note - I DONT DO CRACK

[rthy]

if u are on centerlink u can go to a public hospital
best to give ur local public hospital/gp a call and they can tell u where to go from there.

[sr_rolla]

sorry dude but i find it really amusing that even tho when you searched it online and found out that it may b serious, the 1st thing you did was post it up on ae86dc

Just a tip, get yo bitch arse to the hospital man!!

[FLT LNR]

how is it possible u dont have medicare? didnt fill out the form when u turned 18?

if ur under 18 u should be listed on your parents card.

with either of the above you will not pay a cent at any public hospital..... nor at medical centres or your GP....

with the last two you will need like 20 bucks to buy the pills they prescribe i guess....

if u survive this, make sure to get ur medicare card. it equals free healthcare, minus prescription meds.

oh and it doesnt cover the bullshit which private health cover advertises like massages and accupuncture, dental and ambulance. i swear dental is the only reason youd go private... even then they only cover 50%. i say brush your teeth properly and spend in stead thousands more on your hachi. :2thumbs:

[Gilly]

emergency department of nearest public hospital

could be tonsilitis

both are lame

[MountainRunner]

lol that sucks i hate being sick thats why i down 2 panadols 2vit C and 2 zinc tablets when i fell like im gonna get a a cold it fucks it right off

[slydar]

just go, worry about paying later.

also, medicare does not = free gp visits unless you go somewhere that bulk bills. not too common and often (not always) fairly average service.

i went to a medicare centre on thursday to transfer off my parents medicare card.. (im 26.. lol) it to about 5 mins after i got served. which too quite a while.. its like a transport department in there (never been before)

[gunbz-r]

even if your over 18, an you haven't changed your medicare over from your parents card, you should still be able to use it, the only other way you couldn't have meicare is if your an illegal lol.

just be warned that this could key out to something else, like meningicocal (i dunno how to spell it) or an allergic reaction, even minigitis. In otherwords get your ass to the doc man.

[Driftspec]

Sounds similar to what I had a couple of months ago, I went down to the doc for what I thought was the flu that wouldn't go away. Turns out I had a mild infection of the chest and some sort of viral infection, related to Glandular Fever (iirc). I got on the hard antibiotics, and was gone within a week.

Don't trust what an internet search provides you, get to a doctor and they should take care of you. Whether its in a hospital or where ever, they should look after you.