Medical care on the road? Do you have a plan for emergencies?

Man, that stinks. Glad your getting fixed up.

 

OP
Think preventive maintenance, keep up with your dentists cleanings and x-rays

 

But isn't that exactly what you did this time?
At home or at a truck stop, you can still call around to find the help you need.

 

I had what seemed to be an impacted bowel, suffered through it a few hours, was at a truck stop, found a cab company to give me a ride to the hospital. 5 hours of being treated like a drug seeker later, er gets to me and runs a scan or mri, the second a doc looked at it, they came in and apologised and tried to put me in an operating room... gall stones, huge ones.

Cleared painkillers from system, drove 5 hrs up to our yard, wife drove down 6 hrs, picked me up went home, removed gall bladder later that week.

Hell of an ordeal, but better to recuperate at home than 700 miles away.

Before trucking, 2 days before my wedding, was 1200 miles from home (for wedding) tooth was abcessing(i had them before, knew the symptoms) , called my dentist, told them, i asked for antibiotics rx, they gave me that and one for codeine. Removed tooth a week and a bit later, i joke that only way i got married was cause i was high.

 

I had my emergency surgery in Wisconsin. My company is in NC. The social worker at the hospital took my dog to the shelter.There is always a way to figure it out on the road

 

If it’s dental then ya find a local dentist wherever you are and wherever you can find truck parking and a dentist that can see you. You can Uber / Lyft also that is super convenient. If it’s a doctor try using PlushCare , you can “see” a doctor over a video chat call. I use it all the time for my prescriptions about every 90 days. They can send in your prescriptions anywhere in America and I only pay $59.00 per doctor visit works fantastic for me.

 

I try my best to “live in the truck” and yes where there is people there will be some people that are doctors , dentists , nurses and pharmacists so just living in a truck doesn’t suspend you from seeing medical professionals.