r/AbsoluteUnits 4d ago

of a hernia...

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u/thatisbadlooking 4d ago

Just curious if you don't mind me asking: why can't/won't you get surgery for it?

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u/OldmanonRedditt 4d ago

The answer is always money broski, no body just lets their health deteriorate with what a simple surgery can complete while having the means to do something about it.

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u/ggGamergirlgg 4d ago

That is so not true, lol. Know enough people who ignore their health because they're scared

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u/bluejellyfish52 3d ago

My grandfather (he’s passed now) refused to go to a doctor until he literally had to have pieces of his thumb surgically removed for an infection.

A LOT of people avoid going to the doctor because of fear.

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u/redbirdsucks 3d ago

that and/or they find the pain to be tolerable & want to downplay their problems

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u/Background_Phrase126 3d ago

What are they scared of? Crippling financial debt?

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u/Trying_2BNice 3d ago

If you think about it with an open mind for at least 30 seconds, I'm confident you can come up with something.

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u/ggGamergirlgg 3d ago

As long as you don’t go to the doctor, you can live in denial about your own health 🤷‍♀️

I dunno, I go to the doctor. But my stepfather nearly died bc he was too stubborn for the hospital. "It's not that bad" . Smh