HS: limits

[asterroc]

I've been pondering, what does it take for Joe Schmo to decide he's going to the Emergency Room? The cyst I have right now, if it popped up entirely unanounced on someone who's never had them, it would probably make them break down and go to the hospital, or at a minimum get a doctor's appt ASAP. Me, I had a routine derm appointment Thursday, and I didn't see much reason to try and get one sooner, despite it being not for two weeks after this cyst got this bad. I mean, I think my derm's out of town this past week anyway, and what's the real difference between Tuesday and Thursday? And my general practitioner might not know what's the right way to deal with it, even if I could've gotten in to see her sooner. And at a hospital, I'd just have to wait for hours as people with actual emergencies go in sooner. It'd also be a little wierd if I ended up seeing that resident who bubbled over me last time. :-P