He didn't deserve it sometimes sickness last a few weeks and people don't go to the doctor because it can be treated with medication you can buy at your local pharmacy

Most of those over the counter drugs are snake oils. You need to know the exact medicine you need for treatment of you want to feel better faster. I'm not going to feel sorry for people who complain how much worse they feel because they DIDN'T see a doctor about it.

And think about it if your car wasn't working right you're not going to a part store pick something off the shelf and hope that fixes it. You're going to want a mechanic to figure out what's wrong and find out the right part that needs replacing. That's my logic because I don't want someone else's illness spreading to me or my family because they were too lazy to go to a doctor.

Yes, thank you! This is exactly what I wanted to say. Being ill is awful and I'm sorry for the OP, but he should've gone way earlier to a doctor.

You're all assuming that OP could get an earlier appointment. Some places have a limited amount of doctors who are often booked out. Especially small towns.

This happened to me & I HAD gone the Dr first thing. It kept progressing. I went back a few times to try different medications. So don't judge everyone the same. And most people don't go running to the doctor at the first sneeze. Especially if you don't have insurance & can't afford an office visit.

#26 ever heard of a walk in clinic? Sorry for not sugar coating this for you guys but you need to understand how this kind of attitude is an issue to public health. And yeah you don't have to go to the doctor for every little thing but if you're sick for days or over a week and aren't getting better or you're getting worse then GO SEE A DOCTOR. If OP did he wouldn't have his bronchitis turn into pneumonia.

never seen so much shit in someones comments before.

Some people simply cannot afford to go to the doctor until it gets this bad. it's either wait and hope it gets better or spend more money than you can spare at the moment. Though if they do have good insurance/can afford it then I agree.

This is America, where not everyone has health insurance and healthcare expenses are through the roof. It's not the fault of the people who fail to get treated for a minor cough until it turns major. Not everyone can afford the $1000+ it takes to go to a walk-in clinic, not all areas HAVE walk-in clinics (the nearest one to me is 50 miles away), and hospital ERs are incredibly expensive if you don't have insurance. Yes, they will work with you for a payment plan, but that doesn't make that several thousand dollar debt much easier to bear. That $20 a month could be your gas money to get to work for a week.

You people are so ignorant oh well haters gonna hate just don't go crying because you get sick because some Joe Shmoe at a Walmart coughed on you. And definitely don't start whining that you're feeling worse because it took you 3 weeks to go see a doctor. If you can afford it in the first place then you should have gone in the first place.

This isn't a situation where you can say "you must always do this". With people getting sick, there are to many variables; maybe they thought they were having allergy problems; maybe they thought they were having a bad cold; maybe they couldn't get to a doctor for a number of reasons; car, small town/limited docs, insurance, demanding job, you name it. Frankly, assuming they decided to ignore 'just because' is the least likely reason.

Bronchitis is rarely contagious... just FYI. It can be caused by all kinds of things. A mixture of allergies and asthma causes me to develop bronchitis twice a year. And this year, for the first time, it developed into pneumonia. And guess what? No medicine can help it! GASP. It's a rest, fluid and steroid (to help me breathe) situation. It's been five weeks and I'm just now able to take a breath without chest pain. Doctors don't carry a magical pill for everything. Sometimes you just have to bear through it.

She might, but he probably doesn't.

If you're deaf, then you can't hear a thing. If you're hearing impaired, then everything's just quieter than they would be for healthy ears.

Clearly you know nothing. I'm deaf and I call myself hearing impaired. And I can't hear a damn thing.

Not always. Some people who are hard of hearing might consider themselves hearing impaired. However, most deaf/hoh people do not like to be called hearing impaired. It implies that they are broken. It is extremely insulting to most deaf people.

Somebody sounds weirdly bitter.

Someone else sounds like they don't understand the most basic sarcasm...

Well now, I wouldn't hold God responsible for creating at of those things.