Don’t use ambulance abroad

Remind me to never do something stupid again that requires an ambulance.

I seriously thought I was going to pass out today.
Two letters. Both were from Germany.

I had been waiting for the paperwork from the hospital that I need to send to my insurance company, plus some papers I have to sign to confirm that I was treated there. That’s perfectly fine. No problem.

But the second letter…
That’s the one that almost made me pass out.
It was the ambulance bill.
I honestly thought my insurance would cover the ambulance ride from the airport to the hospital.

Nope. The panic kicked in. The sweating. The tears. The anxiety attack.

All while being home alone with E.
Luckily, he didn’t get scared. I somehow managed to hide most of it from him. It’s hard to explain.

Anyway…..
The bill.
I honestly thought it would be around €300–400, which would have been perfectly fine.
Instead…

The 10-minute ambulance ride cost me €1,100.
That’s around 12,000 SEK / $1,265.

Like… WHAT?!
For a ten-minute ride?!

I even had my European Health Insurance Card with me. You know, the one that’s supposed to help cover emergency healthcare when you’re travelling within the EU.

Well…
Apparently it doesn’t cover the ambulance bill.
And neither does my travel insurance.
Nada.
So… the next couple of weeks are going to be chaotic.