An explanation of my behaviour recently

Onlypastrana199 · April 29, 2008, 05:12:17 PM

Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on April 28, 2008, 09:15:05 PM
meh i got ym first of 3 bills today. $65 for xrays. i wonder if i can go see them again. if ican, ( will call tomorrow) ill try to get in around 3 weeks/month from today. not much else i can do

Dear god Yama....if they're only gonna charge you $65 for the X-rays...go tomorrow I'll paypal you the $65...I know what its like to have no insurance, I know what its like to need help and not be able to get it. I got lucky and the system worked for me..Medicaid paid most of my bills... stop putting it off, don't make excuses, and GO. I pay more to fill my damn gas tank right now...you're life is worth way more than a tank of gas...

Revere2 · April 29, 2008, 06:00:58 PM

Email me your address and I'll send you some cheese. Email only.

yamahonkawazuki · April 29, 2008, 07:22:48 PM

ive gotta call them, and see if teh same rate applies to "outpatient" services. for some reason i dont think it does, but ill find out prolly tomorrow

frankieG · April 29, 2008, 08:13:07 PM

i know with all the stress that goes along with having cancer tends to make one self medicate with alcohol BUT it does more harm than good.....take it from someone who has gone through...still going through... the same thing you have

yamahonkawazuki · April 29, 2008, 08:25:06 PM

heh ive no idea as to what it is yet, ill find out when i can get teh xrays done. i might be a bit macabre and make one of em my avatar

Toogoofy317 · April 30, 2008, 07:18:11 PM

You can talk to the hospital and if you are paying cash many times they will reduce the rate. they also will do payment plans as low as five bucks a month. Also, try local churchs I remember when I didn't have insurance a church (now my church) saved my life. They helped run a ministry health center one of the doctors that attended the church volunteered there he helped me get my heart meds for free for three months and now he is my primary doc and my friend. It can't hurt to ask.

As far as the medicaid goes I know how it is. In Florida it is run by the department of children and family. The lady told me that if I got pregnant I could get food stamps, medicaid, and a monthly stipened. Ok I can't take care of myself so let's bring a child into the world so the government can take care of it! She said well we really don't help single people if you read the sign it says department of "children and Families". I was so disgusted I started getting chest pain and ended up back in the hospital!

Also, keep talking once you start holding it in or using self-medication it is not a good road trust me. Now my x-rays would be real interesting you can see my defibrillator (can read the serial number creepy), the wires that go to my heart, my filter that would keep another blood clot from going to my lung. Pretty cool huh!

Take care and if I can help shoot me an e-mail or pm!

Mary S.

yamahonkawazuki · April 30, 2008, 07:50:28 PM

meh, my left arm is both numb ( diabetic issues) and on fire im assuming not from that, joints are hurting, and chest is too. ( on right side)within the next hour or so, if it dont get much better, im going to have to head that way again

Jughead · April 30, 2008, 08:54:46 PM

And Yama.Please remember if you need some Help I'm Sure we would all be Glad to Help out.Your a UFOB and Us UFOB's take Care of Each other.

frankieG · April 30, 2008, 09:24:55 PM

i can attest to the love, compassion and caring of the members of this board. i loved them all and just don't know what i would do with out them

yamahonkawazuki · April 30, 2008, 09:34:23 PM

ehhh im gonna hold off. arms subsided a bit. i wanna go for a ride tomrorow, lol, so ill prolly see what tomorrow brings. for some reason, ive not been in much of a riding mood lately

Toogoofy317 · May 01, 2008, 06:23:15 PM

Is your diabetes in check? If not the nerve issues can cause all you were talking about. Also, can affect the kidneys cardiovascular system. As an EMT you need to go back to the hospital. Please! If you don't do it now when you finally do it will be worse and more expensive!

Stop being a man and just go. It's not like they can send you to debtors prison anymore.

Mary S

yamahonkawazuki · May 01, 2008, 08:18:03 PM

well, TBH ive not been doing too good of a job keeping it in line. better recently but on a grade level, a d+maybe a c
kinda hard to do when i have to self finance my supplies/insulin

and test strips were last on the list. again, due to cost. insulin of ocurse being first. no way around that. and my pump supplies are donations. ive got almost a years worth.

jserio · May 01, 2008, 11:11:23 PM

most of my debt asside from my car and house is medical. when i didn't have insurance, i didn't care how much it cost to get me better, i'd go. of course, i'd usually wait until i was dog sick as in can't hardly move or anything sick. then i'd go to the ER. the ER is not allowed to turn you away no matter if you can pay or not, insurance or not. they are legally obligated to treat you. now granted, their job is to merely make sure you aren't gonna die immediately so many places that's all they'll do. but any medical care is better than none. keep us posted.

yamahonkawazuki · May 02, 2008, 12:11:25 AM

imwaiting until ihaveto go or my shaZam! shuts down again. ( it almsot did the other night, ) but thank god it didnt. but soon ive got to get the followup xray. just gotta find aplace which will do it. gotta call around. and sell something to pay the bill. lol, anyhoo, no worries

yamahonkawazuki · May 02, 2008, 03:03:04 AM

oh i went to st marys north ( in knoxville tn) they treated me with dignity. and what i considered comforting was having a clergyman at any time i wanted on. which i didnt use. me and god had our own talking time, plus prayers were sent over teh pa. which i loved, and no one objected to either. i guess, no matter how it turns out. if it turns out to be cancer. god firbid, i doubt i will fight it, ive been far to hard on myself. if its my diabetes shutting shaZam! down, again i doubt ill fight it. im not going to deprive someone of a second chance, if theyve not hastened their problem. i mean all of this is subject to change, but whatever it is is still going on, ive just gotta have it checked. which i will. , looking into options tho. still gotta call teh radiology folks to check into prices, and also walk in clinics etc

Toogoofy317 · May 02, 2008, 11:09:10 AM

Now I know there are churchs in Tennessee get your tail to one and ask for help! They will do it! Also, go to the hospital and talk to one of their financial officers. I talked to one at Florida hospital and they just cleared out whatever I owed. Said they had a charity fund for those who are sick and truly need it. Go talk to one you never know what happens! It takes some work but will be worth it. Trust me I've told friends many times begging for help was more work was harder than working a 9-5! So, it is rough but you gotta do it if you wanna live half way healthy.

Mary S.

ajaxgs · May 02, 2008, 03:41:18 PM

Quote from: Jughead on April 30, 2008, 08:54:46 PM
And Yama.Please remember if you need some Help I'm Sure we would all be Glad to Help out.Your a UFOB and Us UFOB's take Care of Each other.

+!

Revere2 · May 02, 2008, 08:45:26 PM

E M A I L me your "snail mail" address and I can send you some "jack" to help you out. No p.m.'s please, and for God's sake if not for mine.............DO SOMETHING about this. You are starting to "freak me out". I don't freak easily but you've succeeded. If it's a medical problem, you need to see the filthy stinking doctor. If it's anything else, you need to fuckin' STOP whatever you're doing to exacerbate the prob.. You CAN'T "play around" and "fiddle fart" as your system goes into shutdown!! At least email me and let me know "what is going on" in the process. TooGoofy has given you some sound advice. Please follow it. And.........email me.......

pantablo · May 02, 2008, 09:07:24 PM

yama, I feel for ya, but you have to start taking care of yourself. serously. that means your meds, all the things you need to take care of yourself become a priority. there are programs to get some of it free. My mom has been disbetic for 30+ years and about 5 yrs ago lost use of her kidneys. she's not in good shape these days. she didnt take her condition seriously enough.
take care of yourself. You mean a lot to many people. okay, not here but somewhere, lol...

yamahonkawazuki · May 02, 2008, 09:18:32 PM

Quote from: Toogoofy317 on May 02, 2008, 11:09:10 AM
Now I know there are churchs in Tennessee get your tail to one and ask for help! They will do it! Also, go to the hospital and talk to one of their financial officers. I talked to one at Florida hospital and they just cleared out whatever I owed. Said they had a charity fund for those who are sick and truly need it. Go talk to one you never know what happens! It takes some work but will be worth it. Trust me I've told friends many times begging for help was more work was harder than working a 9-5! So, it is rough but you gotta do it if you wanna live half way healthy.

Mary S.

st marys north sent me a letter today, i dont owe them a cent on teh 5 days of icu. only thing thus far, err the only thing now, is teh $1k doctor bill nd the $65 xray bill. so things are looking up

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