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Just to make this clear, because it seems some people think Amber went to the doctor again/has been seeing a doctor. (Not calling you out in particular)

Amber went to the doctor in March. The reasons, according to Amber, was that Eric said she was jaundiced and because she "kept on getting sick". Amber was physically present before the doctor ONCE.
I suspect Amber told the doctor that she was getting sick a lot and also that she was depressed.
We know she fed the doctor the "I'm depressed" shtick because she showed the form on camera. The doctor did recommend therapy.

Now, the reason I've been "defending" the doctor ever since is that Amber very likely went into the office with a very specific complaint - keep on getting sick. Many of the procedures a doctor would be able to perform in the office don't apply to Amber (things like checking lymph nodes, for example), so the doctor collected a simple blood sample to get a white blood cell count.
Amber's video saying her blood test came back normal only means her white blood cell count was normal. I.e. no bacterial or viral infection.

Later this year Amber made a video to justify not having gone to a therapist yet. She said that the doctor (GP, whom she only saw once) hadn't contacted her yet to tell Amber when the appointment with the therapist would take place.

It does sound like she didn't get a full blood work done. If the doctor wants to do more blood work and test lipids... I would think that would be one of the very first things the doctor would of tested along with her thyroid and for diabetes. Her cholesterol has gotta be through the roof. Maybe they tested for diabetes because when she had the video calling the doctor she said she wanted to get checked for diabetes.
 
She also needs a sleep apnea test.
 
I would think that would be one of the very first things the doctor would of tested along with her thyroid and for diabetes.

Had Amber walked into the doctor's office and said something vague like I'm not feeling well, or I came for a check up, then yes, the doctor would ask for those tests first.
The thing is, Amber was probably very specific and said she was getting sick too often.

For the doctor, this is a person who walked in with no health insurance and visibly ill. Problem is, the doctor probably assumed that Amber had little means of paying for all the tests necessary in one go (wouldn't you, if you saw her with holey pants and a shirt 10 sizes too small?).
The doctor needed to address that very clear complaint, or risk losing the patient (maybe even be sued for malpractice? Because she didn't address the one thing that lead Amber there).

We saw Amber talking to the phone on camera saying she wanted to be tested for diabetes, but do we know if there was anyone on the other side?
I very much doubt she was talking to someone. Amber doesn't want to know if she's diabetic. In her magical thinking, as long as she doesn't know she can keep on eating the things that she'd be forced to give up when she gets the diagnosis.
 
At first I thought Amber didn't want to film the fireworks because they had purchased them illegally by going to a different state--that's pretty common for rednecks to do. But it turns out most fireworks are legal in Kentucky so it must just be she's too lazy to adjust audio and video settings.

She doesn't like fire because she's an ogre.
Well she called herself a troll in the video she posted recently and trolls are terrified of and susceptible to fire. Makes sense when you think about it.
 
She also needs a sleep apnea test.

These cost LOTS of money...I'm not sure what you could negotiate without insurance. It would be several thousand dollars. I've seen the insurance billing for one...$10,000 and then the insurance on the claim I saw said that isn't usual and customary and we will only pay $XX (I can't remember how much). AL certainly needs this test. No doubt her fatigue and always being tired and sleeping so late is a direct result of sleep apnea...but she won't get it cause she won't want to pay.
 
These cost LOTS of money...I'm not sure what you could negotiate without insurance. It would be several thousand dollars. I've seen the insurance billing for one...$10,000 and then the insurance on the claim I saw said that isn't usual and customary and we will only pay $XX (I can't remember how much). AL certainly needs this test. No doubt her fatigue and always being tired and sleeping so late is a direct result of sleep apnea...but she won't get it cause she won't want to pay.
They have portable machines you can sleep with and return back to the doctor the next day and they will replay the info the machine recorded and give you the results, she doesnt need to be in the actual center anymore. Still costly but not as much.
 
They have portable machines you can sleep with and return back to the doctor the next day and they will replay the info the machine recorded and give you the results, she doesnt need to be in the actual center anymore. Still costly but not as much.

She would have to sleep on her back and not tamper with anything. Nobody should trust her enough with her own health for that
 
She would have to sleep on her back and not tamper with anything. Nobody should trust her enough with her own health for that
Oh of course not, she's a waste of effort of course. Even IF the singing "doctor" told her she had obstructive sleep apnea and needed a CPAP she wouldnt use it.
 
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