Is There A Doctor In The House?

Subject: Re: Is There A Doctor In The House? Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:26 am

Holy crap Rainbow. Hard to know how to reply to a bill for that much. I owe on my taxes for last year, but we expect that with taxes.
Wishing you only good things Rick.
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Subject: Re: Is There A Doctor In The House? Thu Aug 07, 2008 3:40 pm

Holy crap Rainbow.

Indeed it is!

Hard to know how to reply to a bill for that much. I owe on my taxes for last year, but we expect that with taxes.

I'm not going to reply!

Wishing you only good things Rick.

Much appreciated Pam

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Subject: Re: Is There A Doctor In The House? Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:16 pm

I appreciate what a quandary it is for you. I was on that medical treadmill for a while six or seven years ago and finally decided enough was enough - no more tests that always seemed to be inconclusive. I came to the conclusion that the medics don't know as much as they would like the rest of us to believe. "I'll see you again in three months," really means I won't know a thing then that I don't know now but each visit puts me a little closer to having the money for a yacht."
It seems to me that a specialist is a doctor who has discovered where the big money is to be made. My primary care doctor at the Veterans Administration is the best of the lot and seeing her doesn't cost me a nickel.
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Subject: Re: Is There A Doctor In The House? Fri Aug 08, 2008 7:13 pm

Subject: Re: Is There A Doctor In The House? Sat Aug 09, 2008 4:51 am

How terrible for you, Rainbow. I should think that as a legal alien, you would be entitled to something. And the bit about mexican passports is hard to swallow as well.
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Subject: Re: Is There A Doctor In The House? Sat Aug 09, 2008 2:06 pm

Slept awkwardly? That's a new one. I sure hope you discover a real answer soon.
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Subject: Not a good day on sunday Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:02 pm

I'm sorry to report I had a really bad day last sunday, not only are
there more medical bills pouring in for the negative tests but, and may
I warn you, this is not pleasant to report:

On August 10, I finally arose at around 7:30 a.m. and
finally after
20 minutes of trying, managed to get myself upright from sleeping on
the couch into a sitting position. I found I needed the bathroom
urgently.

Halfway there my legs collapsed and I fell backwards and landed with my
back on the floor. I am, to say the least, not happy to report that I
excreted where I lay. In some distress I desperately tried to raise
myself to no avail.

In my struggles I was partially covered in my own faeces
on my feet, arms, legs and back. I lay there for nearly 3 hours virtually
unable
to move. Just after 12 p.m. by the grace of whatever, someone came to
check on me. Luckily they did, or I could have still been laying there.

Eventually with their help I managed to get into a chair,
having
done my best to clean myself up while laying with some luckily near by
paper towels and later with some help. They helped me down the steps of
the RV and got me to the park’s showers, where I managed, with some
assistance to get clean again.

On returning to the RV I missed
my hold on a step and even with the efforts of my Good Samaritan my
legs collapsed again and I tumbled to the ground straining my gammy
left arm, it felt like it nearly came out of the socket as he tried,
but failed to keep me from going down for the second time today!

Still waiting for an appointment with the neurologist over the border, no news on that yet. Wish I had better news to report

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Subject: Re: Is There A Doctor In The House? Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:04 pm

Subject: Re: Is There A Doctor In The House? Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:06 pm

[quote="Dick Stodghill"]Slept awkwardly? That's a new one.

Yeh I thought that was a ripe one too!!!!

I sure hope you discover a real answer soon

you and me both and thanks
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Subject: Re: Is There A Doctor In The House? Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:36 am

My comments about lack of medical assistance is not printable.

You must continue to press for medical help. I suggest you contact the Salvation Army and the Red Cross. Tell them who you are, your condition, that you have no insurance and are not a citizen. Ask them what to do.
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Subject: Re: Is There A Doctor In The House? Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:50 am

Rainbow,

What you need at the moment is a nursing facility to help you with basic needs and stabilization. I know that is probably not your first choice. You need help from the person who found you, ask him to be an advocate, find a nursing facility in your area, ask for an intake and social worker, have your friend describe how he found you, how you keep falling, how you can't get up, paint a worst case scenario.

I visited my mother in a nursing facility for five years. The people there were not all old, but young and stroke or accident victims, people like you. Perhaps some were paying their way or on disability, but I would imagine most were on medicaid. My mother was on medicaid as she had outlived her money, but she was disabled and needed the care facility.

You can't keep living alone. You are eligible for medicaid. You need to find a county worker in charge of determining someone for medicaid. I know going to a nursing facility can be frightening, but that is what you need, and it isn't forever.

Keep knocking on those doors until one opens. We don't have universal medical care, but there are options, and I believe if you find the right person you'll get the right care. But you need someone there with you, and you've got to tell what you have told us.

Carol

Subject: Re: Is There A Doctor In The House? Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:05 pm

Rainbow,

This is just horrible what's happening to you. I agree with Abe and Carol that you must keep pressing forward to find help. You shouldn't be alone right now. My thoughts and prayers are with you for that door to open.

Helen
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Subject: Re: Is There A Doctor In The House? Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:13 am

Abe, Carol and Helen thank you so much for your concern. Abe I shall
try the Salvation Army and the Red Cross, I have already emailed the
AARP for any help, or advice they could offer. Someone from a
list I send updates to suggested contacting the British Embassy as I'm
still a British Citizen as well as a Legal Alien.

I'm trying to contact the lawyer I met regarding the possibility of
medicaid, however a small light, the owners of the RV Park have made me
an appointment with their friend the neurologist in Mexico for tomorrow
Wednesday at 5 p.m. central time and are arranging to get me over
there, so hopefully, if he's the right brain, as the lawyers sister
said at the show, maybe I'll have some better news.

Unfortunately as far as not being on my own, there is nothing I can do
about it at this moment other than keep my cell phone with me at all
times.

Thank you everybody

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Subject: Re: Is There A Doctor In The House? Wed Aug 13, 2008 3:53 pm

Rainbow,

It sounds like you are on the right track. There are people out there ready to help others, and you are connecting with them, which is good.

I wish things to go well, and believe somewhere in those resources you are pursuing, there will be answers for the care you need.

Thinking and hoping for you.

Carol