A Spaniard’s hardships when having to pay for medical treatment in Ireland: ‘I miss Spain’

The saying “You don’t know what you have until you lose it” also applies to Spain. We complain a lot about our own countries, but spending time abroad is enough to induce homesickness.Furthermore, in this case, the young protagonist of the story has realized public health value Paid money after having to go to doctor and pharmacy due to cold about 100 euros.

Marcos Perelli He lives in Ireland and has gone viral in recent days for complaining about his experience with Irish healthcare.The Spaniard, who lives in Dublin and has more than 11,900 followers on the social network, asked himself “when did I suddenly become sick in this country”, also admitting “I miss Spain”

. He said he had been feeling very unwell for the past two days. “Yesterday I had to go to work, but I couldn’t go to work. I had sinusitis and fever,” and his European health card was only valid for three months.

Her boss told her she had to provide proof of being unable to work, so she had to see a doctor. “When I told him what happened to me, he told me: ‘Excellent, perfect, this is your diagnosis…’ and all within 10 minutes,” Marcos continued, assuring He must pay 60 euros for medical assistance

. As an adult, the doctor prescribed amoxicillin and nasal spray, so 36 euros had to be added to the total bill: “Between the doctor and the medicine I spent about 96 euros”:

@marcosperellim I don’t want to imagine things getting serious 🫠 #irlanda #medico #fyp #parati #viral #españolesporelmundo #españolesporirlanda ♬ Soundtrack – Perelli

“I miss you so much, Spain”, the boy concluded in a video that has been viewed more than 237,000 times on TikTok. Additionally, he received many comments, some of which reminded him that healthcare in Spain is paid but subject to taxes. Most people joined him in his ode to our country: “A lot of people complain about our health care and bad things are going to happen, but I wouldn’t change anything,” “Most people criticize health care until they don’t have to.” “Doctors abroad, we don’t know what we have” or “We never realize what we have until we lose it” are some of the phrases left to him.

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