It’s probably nothing. That’s what I said to myself not long ago when I started feeling lousy. I should know, since I’m a physician. But I learned the hard way that those “nothings” can get serious fast – and without health insurance, the bill can be astronomical. Just after Thanksgiving last year, it occurred to me that I was more tired than usual. I chalked it up to working a long string of shifts in the emergency department at the hospital. “I never get sick!” I told myself, and upped my caffeine intake. About a week later, I started spiking fevers, and my appetite dwindled. Something was wrong but I couldn’t put my finger on it.

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