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College Student Uses Home Remedies to Treat Pain

By Mela M., Alachua County

I am a student at Santa Fe College in Gainesville, FL and work part time in a pharmacy. I do not currently have health insurance. It has been two years since I have had stable health insurance, and I have been uninsured for about a year. For those reasons, I have not seen a primary care doctor in about two years. I have a history of getting strep throat, and I used to seek treatment for it after seeing a doctor when I had Medicaid as a child. Now, I typically end up staying home from work when I get strep throat and just let it run its course.


I believe it’s important to see a doctor once in a while, so I visited the Equal Access Clinic for the first time. I think seeing a doctor should be something people should do regularly, like seeing a dentist, and not doing so makes me feel like I am not taking care of myself. In the future, I hope to have insurance coverage either through my employer or through the Marketplace. I think it’s important to have health insurance in order to maintain one’s health on a long-term basis, rather than sporadically. I would like to have a physician who I could regularly visit and not have to pay too much out of pocket in order to maintain my health.


Mela - Story Narrative (Spanish)


Soy estudiante de Santa Fe College en Gainesville, FL y trabajo medio tiempo en una farmacia. Actualmente no tengo seguro de salud. Han sido dos años que no tengo cobertura constante de seguro de salud, y he estado sin seguro alrededor de un año. Por lo tanto, no he visto a un médico primario alrededor de dos años. Tengo historial de faringitis estreptocócica, y solía tratarlo a través de un médico cuando era más joven y tenía Medicaid. Hoy en día, cuando me enfermo de faringitis estreptocócica, termino quedándome en casa ausentándome de mi trabajo mientras me mejoro.


Creo que es importante visitar a un médico de vez en cuando, entonces vine al Equal Access Clinic por primera vez. Pienso que visitar a un médico es algo que las personas deberían hacer frecuentemente, igual que visitar a un dentista. El no hacerlo me hace sentir que no me estoy cuidando. En el futuro, anhelo tener seguro de salud a través de mi trabajo o del Marketplace. Creo que es importante tener seguro de salud para poder mantener buena salud y no solo esporádicamente. Deseo tener un médico a quien pueda visitar con frecuencia sin tener que sacar tanto dinero de mi bolsillo para poder mantenerme saludable.

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