seriously sick, needing medicine

[soul_soother]

This is my 2nd week with strep and pneumonia without any medicine.. I can't afford the doctors visit let alone a candy bar to enjoy the weekend. I'm at the stage where I can barely move right now and wondering if anyone knew of home remedy's. I have no health insurance, my parents kicked me out and dropped me off of it when I turned 18 (19 now) and the free clinics where I live are only available for Natives.... help please?

[kadvati79]

Rest. Keep warm. Let fevers run their course, don't try and medicate them. If it gets to bad (pneumonia can kill you), call an ambulance and worry about paying later.

 

Side note: For goodness sake, what is wrong with the country you are in? Here in NZ, anyone (including tourists) could go to outpatients at any hospital... and while it might take a few hours to get seen - they will help you for free. What is this world coming too!

[MD Geist]

Get help no matter what! Please don't give up.

 

I almost died from pneumonia 6 times!. I know how bad it is.

[ghost69]

if you think it's strep, go to a hospital. you will wait around as you aren't critical, but they can prescribe you penicillin which you need. strep can move into another part of your body doing some serious damage.

[Ac143]

Seriously, go to the emergency room. You cannot keep sitting around, doing nothing about it. It might get worse before it betters so please go. I knew someone that waited & waited for months and ended up in the hosiptal for a week with no insurance.

[Scorpion Fury]

You gotta get some penicillin. Strep doesn't go away on it's own. It will turn into scarlet fever and cause serious damage. By whatever means necessary, you ned to go to the doctor. It could be life threatening soon.

[Scorpion Fury]

Do you have a rash?

[Isha]

Keep drinking fluids and get someone to take you to the hospital.

[Mythical_Suicide]

If you haven't been to the doctors how do you know you have strep and pneumonia? Just wondering..

 

If you have either of them you need to see a doctor IMMEDIATELY as others have said, both can become deadly if you don't seek treatment. Go to your hospital, they HAVE to treat you regardless of if you have insurance or not. But you need something strong to kill off the infections.

[calidreamin0]

strept is very important to get treated for. it can lead to more infections and scarlet fever which can cause death.

 

i am curious how you know you have these? do you have patches in your throat? fever? there is not a free clinic anywhere near you?