»Article posted on: September 4, 2009 by: Amy Danise
Yuck! When freaky medical conditions attack
My sons’ swimming teacher recently told me that her husband has a big hole on the top of his foot, where the skin is disappearing for no apparent reason. And there’s another skin hole starting near his ankle. He went to the emergency room and the doctors gave him an antibiotic and sent him home.
But knowing about various alarming new diseases, I suspected something more sinister than an infection. It sounded like a skin-eating parasite or maybe a skin lesion caused by a sand fly.
Doctors aren’t always familiar with “emerging” medical problems that are new to the United States. Fortunately, most health insurance plans (except those that cover only hospitalization) cover treatment for any odd thing that should happen to you, whether it’s a hole in your foot or a brain worm or a new form of TB.
The swimming teacher says the hole in his foot is on its way to healing now. That’s good. But I’m still on the lookout for other odd medical problems listed in our story.
filed under HEALTH INSURANCE | tags: emerging disease, HEALTH INSURANCE, parasite, skin lesion
Cranky Patient said:
Sep 09, 09 at 10:48 amWeird conditions that aren’t treated right come back to cost more money. But swine flu is going to cost us all A LOT of money this year. If I were a health insurance company I’d be worried about all the doctor visits for flu that they’re going to have to pay for — even when there’s no treatment for flu!!
Jessie said:
Sep 04, 09 at 1:05 pmAfter reading this, I’m wondering if Insure.com is trying to make me paranoid?
I really want to know what was wrong with the swim teachers foot?????????
Jackie K. said:
Sep 04, 09 at 11:57 amEmergency room doctors just want to get you out. They’ll diagnose whatever is easiest, write a prescription and send you on your way. God forbid you have something “unusual.”
Sarah said:
Sep 04, 09 at 10:27 amThere’s a lot of freaky stuff out there. But prevention is the key. He who cures a disease may be the skilfullest, but he that prevents it is the safest physician.