Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 It does sound that youre not getting your thyroid meds, I assume that you are really hypothyroid. If you think its okay, I will send you the meds..I guess that is how I can help. Dr Sharat Misra MD,DM,FACG Tatezi's Day After my 2 hour sleep (wonder what the effects of sleep deprivation are?) and when the clock rolled around to 9am, I called my liver guy to see if he had any samples of synthroid he could give me. Went through everything that I've been experiencing and he had his nurse check their sample cabinet. No synthroid but he had some Zanax samples that I could have which might help me get some sleep.so I went by his office to pick them up on the way to the first of the clinics. Headed over to the two free clinics the liver guy knew of in the area. Neither one could help me. They are primarily set up for injuries, infections (and supply antibiotics) and " common " illnesses. They siad they have neither the funding for the type of blood work I needed (liver guy had given me an order for the tests that needed to be run) nor the facilities. Both told me that I would have to go to the county hospital on the opposite side of chicago in a not so good neighborhod from where I live and see if I qualified for the tests. Did not know if they would supply me with synthroid (if that was what I truly needed because of course I couldn't possibly know that was what I needed...I hate doctors that think all patients are ignorant.) I told them all my symptoms and that these were the symptoms I had when tx blew my thyroid and at that time my TSH was up to 110 and that the symptoms I was now experiencing were 100 times worse. Showed them my biopsy report and all my labs from the time of diagnosis until I was laid off. They seemed uninterested in my labs and told me they couldn't help me....go to the country hospital. Explained what was going on with the dry eyes and they told me to pick up eye drops at the drugstore at the corner. I tried to explain that if I could afford eyedrops, I could afford my synthroid and wouldn't be there at a free clinic asking for help. Didn't make any impression on them....I gues when you are dealing with homeless people all the time, my problems aren't so bad....I do still have a roof over my head and my cats are still eating. After leaving the second clinic I popped a couple zanax in the hopes by the time I got home I could go to sleep. Nope, still wide awake. Cleaned up the area from rebuilding my computer, organized all the cables and tied them up with cable ties so it wasn't a mess back there and cleaned the bathroom. Took a hot bath to relax but still wide awake. Worked my way through some of my mail, chatted with a real life friend on AIM for a while, went through new mail again, did my 5 littler boxes, washed and filled the two water bowls and filled the dry food bowls so my evening chores were done. Still wide awake. Took a couple more zanax just now so hopefully this last dose will maike me tired. Tomorrow I plan to call my neighborhood pharmacist and see if he can get me some synthroid samples from his sales rep and get the name of the manufacturer of synthroid. Maybe they would help me through this period. After that I'll call county hospital and see if I am eligible for the tests I need done and the meds. Don't want to just go there since it's will take me hours on public transporation and is in such an iffy neighborhood...or it used to be . With all the gentrification (they call it progress) going on in chicago, it might not be a bad area at all anymore. Well that's my report....didn't make much progress, but did eliminate two possibilities. Might even call my alderman tomorrow and see if he knows of any clinics on this side of town that might be able to help me. Need to scan my biopsy reports and fax them off to University of Michigan. Applied for a study on long term interferon in non responders and they want to see my biopsy reports to see if I'm eligible. Don't have access to a fax machine so will scan them and email them. Blessings Tatezi -- " It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. " ~Irish proverb~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 It does sound that youre not getting your thyroid meds, I assume that you are really hypothyroid. If you think its okay, I will send you the meds..I guess that is how I can help. Dr Sharat Misra MD,DM,FACG Tatezi's Day After my 2 hour sleep (wonder what the effects of sleep deprivation are?) and when the clock rolled around to 9am, I called my liver guy to see if he had any samples of synthroid he could give me. Went through everything that I've been experiencing and he had his nurse check their sample cabinet. No synthroid but he had some Zanax samples that I could have which might help me get some sleep.so I went by his office to pick them up on the way to the first of the clinics. Headed over to the two free clinics the liver guy knew of in the area. Neither one could help me. They are primarily set up for injuries, infections (and supply antibiotics) and " common " illnesses. They siad they have neither the funding for the type of blood work I needed (liver guy had given me an order for the tests that needed to be run) nor the facilities. Both told me that I would have to go to the county hospital on the opposite side of chicago in a not so good neighborhod from where I live and see if I qualified for the tests. Did not know if they would supply me with synthroid (if that was what I truly needed because of course I couldn't possibly know that was what I needed...I hate doctors that think all patients are ignorant.) I told them all my symptoms and that these were the symptoms I had when tx blew my thyroid and at that time my TSH was up to 110 and that the symptoms I was now experiencing were 100 times worse. Showed them my biopsy report and all my labs from the time of diagnosis until I was laid off. They seemed uninterested in my labs and told me they couldn't help me....go to the country hospital. Explained what was going on with the dry eyes and they told me to pick up eye drops at the drugstore at the corner. I tried to explain that if I could afford eyedrops, I could afford my synthroid and wouldn't be there at a free clinic asking for help. Didn't make any impression on them....I gues when you are dealing with homeless people all the time, my problems aren't so bad....I do still have a roof over my head and my cats are still eating. After leaving the second clinic I popped a couple zanax in the hopes by the time I got home I could go to sleep. Nope, still wide awake. Cleaned up the area from rebuilding my computer, organized all the cables and tied them up with cable ties so it wasn't a mess back there and cleaned the bathroom. Took a hot bath to relax but still wide awake. Worked my way through some of my mail, chatted with a real life friend on AIM for a while, went through new mail again, did my 5 littler boxes, washed and filled the two water bowls and filled the dry food bowls so my evening chores were done. Still wide awake. Took a couple more zanax just now so hopefully this last dose will maike me tired. Tomorrow I plan to call my neighborhood pharmacist and see if he can get me some synthroid samples from his sales rep and get the name of the manufacturer of synthroid. Maybe they would help me through this period. After that I'll call county hospital and see if I am eligible for the tests I need done and the meds. Don't want to just go there since it's will take me hours on public transporation and is in such an iffy neighborhood...or it used to be . With all the gentrification (they call it progress) going on in chicago, it might not be a bad area at all anymore. Well that's my report....didn't make much progress, but did eliminate two possibilities. Might even call my alderman tomorrow and see if he knows of any clinics on this side of town that might be able to help me. Need to scan my biopsy reports and fax them off to University of Michigan. Applied for a study on long term interferon in non responders and they want to see my biopsy reports to see if I'm eligible. Don't have access to a fax machine so will scan them and email them. Blessings Tatezi -- " It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. " ~Irish proverb~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 It does sound that youre not getting your thyroid meds, I assume that you are really hypothyroid. If you think its okay, I will send you the meds..I guess that is how I can help. Dr Sharat Misra MD,DM,FACG Tatezi's Day After my 2 hour sleep (wonder what the effects of sleep deprivation are?) and when the clock rolled around to 9am, I called my liver guy to see if he had any samples of synthroid he could give me. Went through everything that I've been experiencing and he had his nurse check their sample cabinet. No synthroid but he had some Zanax samples that I could have which might help me get some sleep.so I went by his office to pick them up on the way to the first of the clinics. Headed over to the two free clinics the liver guy knew of in the area. Neither one could help me. They are primarily set up for injuries, infections (and supply antibiotics) and " common " illnesses. They siad they have neither the funding for the type of blood work I needed (liver guy had given me an order for the tests that needed to be run) nor the facilities. Both told me that I would have to go to the county hospital on the opposite side of chicago in a not so good neighborhod from where I live and see if I qualified for the tests. Did not know if they would supply me with synthroid (if that was what I truly needed because of course I couldn't possibly know that was what I needed...I hate doctors that think all patients are ignorant.) I told them all my symptoms and that these were the symptoms I had when tx blew my thyroid and at that time my TSH was up to 110 and that the symptoms I was now experiencing were 100 times worse. Showed them my biopsy report and all my labs from the time of diagnosis until I was laid off. They seemed uninterested in my labs and told me they couldn't help me....go to the country hospital. Explained what was going on with the dry eyes and they told me to pick up eye drops at the drugstore at the corner. I tried to explain that if I could afford eyedrops, I could afford my synthroid and wouldn't be there at a free clinic asking for help. Didn't make any impression on them....I gues when you are dealing with homeless people all the time, my problems aren't so bad....I do still have a roof over my head and my cats are still eating. After leaving the second clinic I popped a couple zanax in the hopes by the time I got home I could go to sleep. Nope, still wide awake. Cleaned up the area from rebuilding my computer, organized all the cables and tied them up with cable ties so it wasn't a mess back there and cleaned the bathroom. Took a hot bath to relax but still wide awake. Worked my way through some of my mail, chatted with a real life friend on AIM for a while, went through new mail again, did my 5 littler boxes, washed and filled the two water bowls and filled the dry food bowls so my evening chores were done. Still wide awake. Took a couple more zanax just now so hopefully this last dose will maike me tired. Tomorrow I plan to call my neighborhood pharmacist and see if he can get me some synthroid samples from his sales rep and get the name of the manufacturer of synthroid. Maybe they would help me through this period. After that I'll call county hospital and see if I am eligible for the tests I need done and the meds. Don't want to just go there since it's will take me hours on public transporation and is in such an iffy neighborhood...or it used to be . With all the gentrification (they call it progress) going on in chicago, it might not be a bad area at all anymore. Well that's my report....didn't make much progress, but did eliminate two possibilities. Might even call my alderman tomorrow and see if he knows of any clinics on this side of town that might be able to help me. Need to scan my biopsy reports and fax them off to University of Michigan. Applied for a study on long term interferon in non responders and they want to see my biopsy reports to see if I'm eligible. Don't have access to a fax machine so will scan them and email them. Blessings Tatezi -- " It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. " ~Irish proverb~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 It does sound that youre not getting your thyroid meds, I assume that you are really hypothyroid. If you think its okay, I will send you the meds..I guess that is how I can help. Dr Sharat Misra MD,DM,FACG Tatezi's Day After my 2 hour sleep (wonder what the effects of sleep deprivation are?) and when the clock rolled around to 9am, I called my liver guy to see if he had any samples of synthroid he could give me. Went through everything that I've been experiencing and he had his nurse check their sample cabinet. No synthroid but he had some Zanax samples that I could have which might help me get some sleep.so I went by his office to pick them up on the way to the first of the clinics. Headed over to the two free clinics the liver guy knew of in the area. Neither one could help me. They are primarily set up for injuries, infections (and supply antibiotics) and " common " illnesses. They siad they have neither the funding for the type of blood work I needed (liver guy had given me an order for the tests that needed to be run) nor the facilities. Both told me that I would have to go to the county hospital on the opposite side of chicago in a not so good neighborhod from where I live and see if I qualified for the tests. Did not know if they would supply me with synthroid (if that was what I truly needed because of course I couldn't possibly know that was what I needed...I hate doctors that think all patients are ignorant.) I told them all my symptoms and that these were the symptoms I had when tx blew my thyroid and at that time my TSH was up to 110 and that the symptoms I was now experiencing were 100 times worse. Showed them my biopsy report and all my labs from the time of diagnosis until I was laid off. They seemed uninterested in my labs and told me they couldn't help me....go to the country hospital. Explained what was going on with the dry eyes and they told me to pick up eye drops at the drugstore at the corner. I tried to explain that if I could afford eyedrops, I could afford my synthroid and wouldn't be there at a free clinic asking for help. Didn't make any impression on them....I gues when you are dealing with homeless people all the time, my problems aren't so bad....I do still have a roof over my head and my cats are still eating. After leaving the second clinic I popped a couple zanax in the hopes by the time I got home I could go to sleep. Nope, still wide awake. Cleaned up the area from rebuilding my computer, organized all the cables and tied them up with cable ties so it wasn't a mess back there and cleaned the bathroom. Took a hot bath to relax but still wide awake. Worked my way through some of my mail, chatted with a real life friend on AIM for a while, went through new mail again, did my 5 littler boxes, washed and filled the two water bowls and filled the dry food bowls so my evening chores were done. Still wide awake. Took a couple more zanax just now so hopefully this last dose will maike me tired. Tomorrow I plan to call my neighborhood pharmacist and see if he can get me some synthroid samples from his sales rep and get the name of the manufacturer of synthroid. Maybe they would help me through this period. After that I'll call county hospital and see if I am eligible for the tests I need done and the meds. Don't want to just go there since it's will take me hours on public transporation and is in such an iffy neighborhood...or it used to be . With all the gentrification (they call it progress) going on in chicago, it might not be a bad area at all anymore. Well that's my report....didn't make much progress, but did eliminate two possibilities. Might even call my alderman tomorrow and see if he knows of any clinics on this side of town that might be able to help me. Need to scan my biopsy reports and fax them off to University of Michigan. Applied for a study on long term interferon in non responders and they want to see my biopsy reports to see if I'm eligible. Don't have access to a fax machine so will scan them and email them. Blessings Tatezi -- " It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. " ~Irish proverb~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 HI.You live in the richest country on earth.How in heavensname is it possible that if you dont hve money,you dont get treatment.This is not a political but a social issue.. Tatezi's Day After my 2 hour sleep (wonder what the effects of sleep deprivation are?) and when the clock rolled around to 9am, I called my liver guy to see if he had any samples of synthroid he could give me. Went through everything that I've been experiencing and he had his nurse check their sample cabinet. No synthroid but he had some Zanax samples that I could have which might help me get some sleep.so I went by his office to pick them up on the way to the first of the clinics. Headed over to the two free clinics the liver guy knew of in the area. Neither one could help me. They are primarily set up for injuries, infections (and supply antibiotics) and " common " illnesses. They siad they have neither the funding for the type of blood work I needed (liver guy had given me an order for the tests that needed to be run) nor the facilities. Both told me that I would have to go to the county hospital on the opposite side of chicago in a not so good neighborhod from where I live and see if I qualified for the tests. Did not know if they would supply me with synthroid (if that was what I truly needed because of course I couldn't possibly know that was what I needed...I hate doctors that think all patients are ignorant.) I told them all my symptoms and that these were the symptoms I had when tx blew my thyroid and at that time my TSH was up to 110 and that the symptoms I was now experiencing were 100 times worse. Showed them my biopsy report and all my labs from the time of diagnosis until I was laid off. They seemed uninterested in my labs and told me they couldn't help me....go to the country hospital. Explained what was going on with the dry eyes and they told me to pick up eye drops at the drugstore at the corner. I tried to explain that if I could afford eyedrops, I could afford my synthroid and wouldn't be there at a free clinic asking for help. Didn't make any impression on them....I gues when you are dealing with homeless people all the time, my problems aren't so bad....I do still have a roof over my head and my cats are still eating. After leaving the second clinic I popped a couple zanax in the hopes by the time I got home I could go to sleep. Nope, still wide awake. Cleaned up the area from rebuilding my computer, organized all the cables and tied them up with cable ties so it wasn't a mess back there and cleaned the bathroom. Took a hot bath to relax but still wide awake. Worked my way through some of my mail, chatted with a real life friend on AIM for a while, went through new mail again, did my 5 littler boxes, washed and filled the two water bowls and filled the dry food bowls so my evening chores were done. Still wide awake. Took a couple more zanax just now so hopefully this last dose will maike me tired. Tomorrow I plan to call my neighborhood pharmacist and see if he can get me some synthroid samples from his sales rep and get the name of the manufacturer of synthroid. Maybe they would help me through this period. After that I'll call county hospital and see if I am eligible for the tests I need done and the meds. Don't want to just go there since it's will take me hours on public transporation and is in such an iffy neighborhood...or it used to be . With all the gentrification (they call it progress) going on in chicago, it might not be a bad area at all anymore. Well that's my report....didn't make much progress, but did eliminate two possibilities. Might even call my alderman tomorrow and see if he knows of any clinics on this side of town that might be able to help me. Need to scan my biopsy reports and fax them off to University of Michigan. Applied for a study on long term interferon in non responders and they want to see my biopsy reports to see if I'm eligible. Don't have access to a fax machine so will scan them and email them. Blessings Tatezi -- " It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. " ~Irish proverb~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 HI.You live in the richest country on earth.How in heavensname is it possible that if you dont hve money,you dont get treatment.This is not a political but a social issue.. Tatezi's Day After my 2 hour sleep (wonder what the effects of sleep deprivation are?) and when the clock rolled around to 9am, I called my liver guy to see if he had any samples of synthroid he could give me. Went through everything that I've been experiencing and he had his nurse check their sample cabinet. No synthroid but he had some Zanax samples that I could have which might help me get some sleep.so I went by his office to pick them up on the way to the first of the clinics. Headed over to the two free clinics the liver guy knew of in the area. Neither one could help me. They are primarily set up for injuries, infections (and supply antibiotics) and " common " illnesses. They siad they have neither the funding for the type of blood work I needed (liver guy had given me an order for the tests that needed to be run) nor the facilities. Both told me that I would have to go to the county hospital on the opposite side of chicago in a not so good neighborhod from where I live and see if I qualified for the tests. Did not know if they would supply me with synthroid (if that was what I truly needed because of course I couldn't possibly know that was what I needed...I hate doctors that think all patients are ignorant.) I told them all my symptoms and that these were the symptoms I had when tx blew my thyroid and at that time my TSH was up to 110 and that the symptoms I was now experiencing were 100 times worse. Showed them my biopsy report and all my labs from the time of diagnosis until I was laid off. They seemed uninterested in my labs and told me they couldn't help me....go to the country hospital. Explained what was going on with the dry eyes and they told me to pick up eye drops at the drugstore at the corner. I tried to explain that if I could afford eyedrops, I could afford my synthroid and wouldn't be there at a free clinic asking for help. Didn't make any impression on them....I gues when you are dealing with homeless people all the time, my problems aren't so bad....I do still have a roof over my head and my cats are still eating. After leaving the second clinic I popped a couple zanax in the hopes by the time I got home I could go to sleep. Nope, still wide awake. Cleaned up the area from rebuilding my computer, organized all the cables and tied them up with cable ties so it wasn't a mess back there and cleaned the bathroom. Took a hot bath to relax but still wide awake. Worked my way through some of my mail, chatted with a real life friend on AIM for a while, went through new mail again, did my 5 littler boxes, washed and filled the two water bowls and filled the dry food bowls so my evening chores were done. Still wide awake. Took a couple more zanax just now so hopefully this last dose will maike me tired. Tomorrow I plan to call my neighborhood pharmacist and see if he can get me some synthroid samples from his sales rep and get the name of the manufacturer of synthroid. Maybe they would help me through this period. After that I'll call county hospital and see if I am eligible for the tests I need done and the meds. Don't want to just go there since it's will take me hours on public transporation and is in such an iffy neighborhood...or it used to be . With all the gentrification (they call it progress) going on in chicago, it might not be a bad area at all anymore. Well that's my report....didn't make much progress, but did eliminate two possibilities. Might even call my alderman tomorrow and see if he knows of any clinics on this side of town that might be able to help me. Need to scan my biopsy reports and fax them off to University of Michigan. Applied for a study on long term interferon in non responders and they want to see my biopsy reports to see if I'm eligible. Don't have access to a fax machine so will scan them and email them. Blessings Tatezi -- " It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. " ~Irish proverb~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 HI.You live in the richest country on earth.How in heavensname is it possible that if you dont hve money,you dont get treatment.This is not a political but a social issue.. Tatezi's Day After my 2 hour sleep (wonder what the effects of sleep deprivation are?) and when the clock rolled around to 9am, I called my liver guy to see if he had any samples of synthroid he could give me. Went through everything that I've been experiencing and he had his nurse check their sample cabinet. No synthroid but he had some Zanax samples that I could have which might help me get some sleep.so I went by his office to pick them up on the way to the first of the clinics. Headed over to the two free clinics the liver guy knew of in the area. Neither one could help me. They are primarily set up for injuries, infections (and supply antibiotics) and " common " illnesses. They siad they have neither the funding for the type of blood work I needed (liver guy had given me an order for the tests that needed to be run) nor the facilities. Both told me that I would have to go to the county hospital on the opposite side of chicago in a not so good neighborhod from where I live and see if I qualified for the tests. Did not know if they would supply me with synthroid (if that was what I truly needed because of course I couldn't possibly know that was what I needed...I hate doctors that think all patients are ignorant.) I told them all my symptoms and that these were the symptoms I had when tx blew my thyroid and at that time my TSH was up to 110 and that the symptoms I was now experiencing were 100 times worse. Showed them my biopsy report and all my labs from the time of diagnosis until I was laid off. They seemed uninterested in my labs and told me they couldn't help me....go to the country hospital. Explained what was going on with the dry eyes and they told me to pick up eye drops at the drugstore at the corner. I tried to explain that if I could afford eyedrops, I could afford my synthroid and wouldn't be there at a free clinic asking for help. Didn't make any impression on them....I gues when you are dealing with homeless people all the time, my problems aren't so bad....I do still have a roof over my head and my cats are still eating. After leaving the second clinic I popped a couple zanax in the hopes by the time I got home I could go to sleep. Nope, still wide awake. Cleaned up the area from rebuilding my computer, organized all the cables and tied them up with cable ties so it wasn't a mess back there and cleaned the bathroom. Took a hot bath to relax but still wide awake. Worked my way through some of my mail, chatted with a real life friend on AIM for a while, went through new mail again, did my 5 littler boxes, washed and filled the two water bowls and filled the dry food bowls so my evening chores were done. Still wide awake. Took a couple more zanax just now so hopefully this last dose will maike me tired. Tomorrow I plan to call my neighborhood pharmacist and see if he can get me some synthroid samples from his sales rep and get the name of the manufacturer of synthroid. Maybe they would help me through this period. After that I'll call county hospital and see if I am eligible for the tests I need done and the meds. Don't want to just go there since it's will take me hours on public transporation and is in such an iffy neighborhood...or it used to be . With all the gentrification (they call it progress) going on in chicago, it might not be a bad area at all anymore. Well that's my report....didn't make much progress, but did eliminate two possibilities. Might even call my alderman tomorrow and see if he knows of any clinics on this side of town that might be able to help me. Need to scan my biopsy reports and fax them off to University of Michigan. Applied for a study on long term interferon in non responders and they want to see my biopsy reports to see if I'm eligible. Don't have access to a fax machine so will scan them and email them. Blessings Tatezi -- " It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. " ~Irish proverb~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 HI.You live in the richest country on earth.How in heavensname is it possible that if you dont hve money,you dont get treatment.This is not a political but a social issue.. Tatezi's Day After my 2 hour sleep (wonder what the effects of sleep deprivation are?) and when the clock rolled around to 9am, I called my liver guy to see if he had any samples of synthroid he could give me. Went through everything that I've been experiencing and he had his nurse check their sample cabinet. No synthroid but he had some Zanax samples that I could have which might help me get some sleep.so I went by his office to pick them up on the way to the first of the clinics. Headed over to the two free clinics the liver guy knew of in the area. Neither one could help me. They are primarily set up for injuries, infections (and supply antibiotics) and " common " illnesses. They siad they have neither the funding for the type of blood work I needed (liver guy had given me an order for the tests that needed to be run) nor the facilities. Both told me that I would have to go to the county hospital on the opposite side of chicago in a not so good neighborhod from where I live and see if I qualified for the tests. Did not know if they would supply me with synthroid (if that was what I truly needed because of course I couldn't possibly know that was what I needed...I hate doctors that think all patients are ignorant.) I told them all my symptoms and that these were the symptoms I had when tx blew my thyroid and at that time my TSH was up to 110 and that the symptoms I was now experiencing were 100 times worse. Showed them my biopsy report and all my labs from the time of diagnosis until I was laid off. They seemed uninterested in my labs and told me they couldn't help me....go to the country hospital. Explained what was going on with the dry eyes and they told me to pick up eye drops at the drugstore at the corner. I tried to explain that if I could afford eyedrops, I could afford my synthroid and wouldn't be there at a free clinic asking for help. Didn't make any impression on them....I gues when you are dealing with homeless people all the time, my problems aren't so bad....I do still have a roof over my head and my cats are still eating. After leaving the second clinic I popped a couple zanax in the hopes by the time I got home I could go to sleep. Nope, still wide awake. Cleaned up the area from rebuilding my computer, organized all the cables and tied them up with cable ties so it wasn't a mess back there and cleaned the bathroom. Took a hot bath to relax but still wide awake. Worked my way through some of my mail, chatted with a real life friend on AIM for a while, went through new mail again, did my 5 littler boxes, washed and filled the two water bowls and filled the dry food bowls so my evening chores were done. Still wide awake. Took a couple more zanax just now so hopefully this last dose will maike me tired. Tomorrow I plan to call my neighborhood pharmacist and see if he can get me some synthroid samples from his sales rep and get the name of the manufacturer of synthroid. Maybe they would help me through this period. After that I'll call county hospital and see if I am eligible for the tests I need done and the meds. Don't want to just go there since it's will take me hours on public transporation and is in such an iffy neighborhood...or it used to be . With all the gentrification (they call it progress) going on in chicago, it might not be a bad area at all anymore. Well that's my report....didn't make much progress, but did eliminate two possibilities. Might even call my alderman tomorrow and see if he knows of any clinics on this side of town that might be able to help me. Need to scan my biopsy reports and fax them off to University of Michigan. Applied for a study on long term interferon in non responders and they want to see my biopsy reports to see if I'm eligible. Don't have access to a fax machine so will scan them and email them. Blessings Tatezi -- " It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. " ~Irish proverb~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 , true, but then we aren't turned down for specialists and if we ask for treatment we get it, etc (if we have insurance that is). If I lived in Canada, my normal liver enzymes wouldn't have even warranted a biopsy or genotype, maybe not even a viral load, much less treatment. From what I hear, a lot of Canadian doctors give no options for treatment, because the gov controls the restrictions. And the last thing I want in my life is the gov controlling what meds I can or can't have. That'd be worse than HMO. I don't mean to pick on Canada. It's just the people I know are from there. alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 , true, but then we aren't turned down for specialists and if we ask for treatment we get it, etc (if we have insurance that is). If I lived in Canada, my normal liver enzymes wouldn't have even warranted a biopsy or genotype, maybe not even a viral load, much less treatment. From what I hear, a lot of Canadian doctors give no options for treatment, because the gov controls the restrictions. And the last thing I want in my life is the gov controlling what meds I can or can't have. That'd be worse than HMO. I don't mean to pick on Canada. It's just the people I know are from there. alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 , true, but then we aren't turned down for specialists and if we ask for treatment we get it, etc (if we have insurance that is). If I lived in Canada, my normal liver enzymes wouldn't have even warranted a biopsy or genotype, maybe not even a viral load, much less treatment. From what I hear, a lot of Canadian doctors give no options for treatment, because the gov controls the restrictions. And the last thing I want in my life is the gov controlling what meds I can or can't have. That'd be worse than HMO. I don't mean to pick on Canada. It's just the people I know are from there. alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 , true, but then we aren't turned down for specialists and if we ask for treatment we get it, etc (if we have insurance that is). If I lived in Canada, my normal liver enzymes wouldn't have even warranted a biopsy or genotype, maybe not even a viral load, much less treatment. From what I hear, a lot of Canadian doctors give no options for treatment, because the gov controls the restrictions. And the last thing I want in my life is the gov controlling what meds I can or can't have. That'd be worse than HMO. I don't mean to pick on Canada. It's just the people I know are from there. alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 I got a month's worth of samples today and learned that the Board of Health has clinics that use a sliding scale or are free for doctors, labs and meds. Haven't reached them yet...it's been busy for hours, but .... If you have samples and wouldn't mind sending me some, I'd sure appreciate it. At least it would buy me some more time to either get going with the Board of Health or the county hospital (which I really am trying to avoid because of the inconvenienc of the location and the bad reputation because it is incredibly understaffed although it does have the best burn unit in the city. However, I'm not dealing with burns. It should not be this hard to get some medical attention and meds. This is a huge city with three university teaching hospitals and none of them offer any low cost or free clinics and of the three low cost or free clinics I've been to so far, they can't help with meds and two don't even do blood work. And this is supposed to be a civilized country. But I have a month's worth of synthroid and my liver guy and the thyroid doctor at the hospital working on getting more samples for me. That's a start....now if I can just reach the board of health.... Thanks doc..... Namaste Tatezi Doc wrote: > It does sound that youre not getting your thyroid meds, I assume that > you are really hypothyroid. > If you think its okay, I will send you the meds..I guess that is how I > can help. > > Dr Sharat Misra MD,DM,FACG > Tatezi's Day > > > After my 2 hour sleep (wonder what the effects of sleep deprivation > are?) and when the clock rolled around to 9am, I called my liver guy > to > see if he had any samples of synthroid he could give me. Went > through > everything that I've been experiencing and he had his nurse check > their > sample cabinet. No synthroid but he had some Zanax samples that I > could > have which might help me get some sleep.so I went by his office to > pick > them up on the way to the first of the clinics. > > Headed over to the two free clinics the liver guy knew of in the > area. > Neither one could help me. They are primarily set up for injuries, > infections (and supply antibiotics) and " common " illnesses. They > siad > they have neither the funding for the type of blood work I needed > (liver > guy had given me an order for the tests that needed to be run) nor > the > facilities. Both told me that I would have to go to the county > hospital > on the opposite side of chicago in a not so good neighborhod from > where > I live and see if I qualified for the tests. Did not know if they > would > supply me with synthroid (if that was what I truly needed because of > > course I couldn't possibly know that was what I needed...I hate > doctors > that think all patients are ignorant.) > > I told them all my symptoms and that these were the symptoms I had > when > tx blew my thyroid and at that time my TSH was up to 110 and that > the > symptoms I was now experiencing were 100 times worse. Showed them my > > biopsy report and all my labs from the time of diagnosis until I was > > laid off. They seemed uninterested in my labs and told me they > couldn't > help me....go to the country hospital. > > Explained what was going on with the dry eyes and they told me to > pick > up eye drops at the drugstore at the corner. I tried to explain that > if > I could afford eyedrops, I could afford my synthroid and wouldn't be > > there at a free clinic asking for help. Didn't make any impression > on > them....I gues when you are dealing with homeless people all the > time, > my problems aren't so bad....I do still have a roof over my head and > my > cats are still eating. > > After leaving the second clinic I popped a couple zanax in the hopes > by > the time I got home I could go to sleep. Nope, still wide awake. > Cleaned > up the area from rebuilding my computer, organized all the cables > and > tied them up with cable ties so it wasn't a mess back there and > cleaned > the bathroom. Took a hot bath to relax but still wide awake. Worked > my > way through some of my mail, chatted with a real life friend on AIM > for > a while, went through new mail again, did my 5 littler boxes, washed > and > filled the two water bowls and filled the dry food bowls so my > evening > chores were done. Still wide awake. Took a couple more zanax just > now so > hopefully this last dose will maike me tired. > > Tomorrow I plan to call my neighborhood pharmacist and see if he can > get > me some synthroid samples from his sales rep and get the name of the > > manufacturer of synthroid. Maybe they would help me through this > period. > After that I'll call county hospital and see if I am eligible for > the > tests I need done and the meds. Don't want to just go there since > it's > will take me hours on public transporation and is in such an iffy > neighborhood...or it used to be . With all the gentrification (they > call > it progress) going on in chicago, it might not be a bad area at all > > anymore. > > Well that's my report....didn't make much progress, but did > eliminate > two possibilities. Might even call my alderman tomorrow and see if > he > knows of any clinics on this side of town that might be able to help > me. > > Need to scan my biopsy reports and fax them off to University of > Michigan. Applied for a study on long term interferon in non > responders > and they want to see my biopsy reports to see if I'm eligible. Don't > > have access to a fax machine so will scan them and email them. > > Blessings > Tatezi > > -- > " It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. " ~Irish > proverb~ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 I got a month's worth of samples today and learned that the Board of Health has clinics that use a sliding scale or are free for doctors, labs and meds. Haven't reached them yet...it's been busy for hours, but .... If you have samples and wouldn't mind sending me some, I'd sure appreciate it. At least it would buy me some more time to either get going with the Board of Health or the county hospital (which I really am trying to avoid because of the inconvenienc of the location and the bad reputation because it is incredibly understaffed although it does have the best burn unit in the city. However, I'm not dealing with burns. It should not be this hard to get some medical attention and meds. This is a huge city with three university teaching hospitals and none of them offer any low cost or free clinics and of the three low cost or free clinics I've been to so far, they can't help with meds and two don't even do blood work. And this is supposed to be a civilized country. But I have a month's worth of synthroid and my liver guy and the thyroid doctor at the hospital working on getting more samples for me. That's a start....now if I can just reach the board of health.... Thanks doc..... Namaste Tatezi Doc wrote: > It does sound that youre not getting your thyroid meds, I assume that > you are really hypothyroid. > If you think its okay, I will send you the meds..I guess that is how I > can help. > > Dr Sharat Misra MD,DM,FACG > Tatezi's Day > > > After my 2 hour sleep (wonder what the effects of sleep deprivation > are?) and when the clock rolled around to 9am, I called my liver guy > to > see if he had any samples of synthroid he could give me. Went > through > everything that I've been experiencing and he had his nurse check > their > sample cabinet. No synthroid but he had some Zanax samples that I > could > have which might help me get some sleep.so I went by his office to > pick > them up on the way to the first of the clinics. > > Headed over to the two free clinics the liver guy knew of in the > area. > Neither one could help me. They are primarily set up for injuries, > infections (and supply antibiotics) and " common " illnesses. They > siad > they have neither the funding for the type of blood work I needed > (liver > guy had given me an order for the tests that needed to be run) nor > the > facilities. Both told me that I would have to go to the county > hospital > on the opposite side of chicago in a not so good neighborhod from > where > I live and see if I qualified for the tests. Did not know if they > would > supply me with synthroid (if that was what I truly needed because of > > course I couldn't possibly know that was what I needed...I hate > doctors > that think all patients are ignorant.) > > I told them all my symptoms and that these were the symptoms I had > when > tx blew my thyroid and at that time my TSH was up to 110 and that > the > symptoms I was now experiencing were 100 times worse. Showed them my > > biopsy report and all my labs from the time of diagnosis until I was > > laid off. They seemed uninterested in my labs and told me they > couldn't > help me....go to the country hospital. > > Explained what was going on with the dry eyes and they told me to > pick > up eye drops at the drugstore at the corner. I tried to explain that > if > I could afford eyedrops, I could afford my synthroid and wouldn't be > > there at a free clinic asking for help. Didn't make any impression > on > them....I gues when you are dealing with homeless people all the > time, > my problems aren't so bad....I do still have a roof over my head and > my > cats are still eating. > > After leaving the second clinic I popped a couple zanax in the hopes > by > the time I got home I could go to sleep. Nope, still wide awake. > Cleaned > up the area from rebuilding my computer, organized all the cables > and > tied them up with cable ties so it wasn't a mess back there and > cleaned > the bathroom. Took a hot bath to relax but still wide awake. Worked > my > way through some of my mail, chatted with a real life friend on AIM > for > a while, went through new mail again, did my 5 littler boxes, washed > and > filled the two water bowls and filled the dry food bowls so my > evening > chores were done. Still wide awake. Took a couple more zanax just > now so > hopefully this last dose will maike me tired. > > Tomorrow I plan to call my neighborhood pharmacist and see if he can > get > me some synthroid samples from his sales rep and get the name of the > > manufacturer of synthroid. Maybe they would help me through this > period. > After that I'll call county hospital and see if I am eligible for > the > tests I need done and the meds. Don't want to just go there since > it's > will take me hours on public transporation and is in such an iffy > neighborhood...or it used to be . With all the gentrification (they > call > it progress) going on in chicago, it might not be a bad area at all > > anymore. > > Well that's my report....didn't make much progress, but did > eliminate > two possibilities. Might even call my alderman tomorrow and see if > he > knows of any clinics on this side of town that might be able to help > me. > > Need to scan my biopsy reports and fax them off to University of > Michigan. Applied for a study on long term interferon in non > responders > and they want to see my biopsy reports to see if I'm eligible. Don't > > have access to a fax machine so will scan them and email them. > > Blessings > Tatezi > > -- > " It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. " ~Irish > proverb~ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 I got a month's worth of samples today and learned that the Board of Health has clinics that use a sliding scale or are free for doctors, labs and meds. Haven't reached them yet...it's been busy for hours, but .... If you have samples and wouldn't mind sending me some, I'd sure appreciate it. At least it would buy me some more time to either get going with the Board of Health or the county hospital (which I really am trying to avoid because of the inconvenienc of the location and the bad reputation because it is incredibly understaffed although it does have the best burn unit in the city. However, I'm not dealing with burns. It should not be this hard to get some medical attention and meds. This is a huge city with three university teaching hospitals and none of them offer any low cost or free clinics and of the three low cost or free clinics I've been to so far, they can't help with meds and two don't even do blood work. And this is supposed to be a civilized country. But I have a month's worth of synthroid and my liver guy and the thyroid doctor at the hospital working on getting more samples for me. That's a start....now if I can just reach the board of health.... Thanks doc..... Namaste Tatezi Doc wrote: > It does sound that youre not getting your thyroid meds, I assume that > you are really hypothyroid. > If you think its okay, I will send you the meds..I guess that is how I > can help. > > Dr Sharat Misra MD,DM,FACG > Tatezi's Day > > > After my 2 hour sleep (wonder what the effects of sleep deprivation > are?) and when the clock rolled around to 9am, I called my liver guy > to > see if he had any samples of synthroid he could give me. Went > through > everything that I've been experiencing and he had his nurse check > their > sample cabinet. No synthroid but he had some Zanax samples that I > could > have which might help me get some sleep.so I went by his office to > pick > them up on the way to the first of the clinics. > > Headed over to the two free clinics the liver guy knew of in the > area. > Neither one could help me. They are primarily set up for injuries, > infections (and supply antibiotics) and " common " illnesses. They > siad > they have neither the funding for the type of blood work I needed > (liver > guy had given me an order for the tests that needed to be run) nor > the > facilities. Both told me that I would have to go to the county > hospital > on the opposite side of chicago in a not so good neighborhod from > where > I live and see if I qualified for the tests. Did not know if they > would > supply me with synthroid (if that was what I truly needed because of > > course I couldn't possibly know that was what I needed...I hate > doctors > that think all patients are ignorant.) > > I told them all my symptoms and that these were the symptoms I had > when > tx blew my thyroid and at that time my TSH was up to 110 and that > the > symptoms I was now experiencing were 100 times worse. Showed them my > > biopsy report and all my labs from the time of diagnosis until I was > > laid off. They seemed uninterested in my labs and told me they > couldn't > help me....go to the country hospital. > > Explained what was going on with the dry eyes and they told me to > pick > up eye drops at the drugstore at the corner. I tried to explain that > if > I could afford eyedrops, I could afford my synthroid and wouldn't be > > there at a free clinic asking for help. Didn't make any impression > on > them....I gues when you are dealing with homeless people all the > time, > my problems aren't so bad....I do still have a roof over my head and > my > cats are still eating. > > After leaving the second clinic I popped a couple zanax in the hopes > by > the time I got home I could go to sleep. Nope, still wide awake. > Cleaned > up the area from rebuilding my computer, organized all the cables > and > tied them up with cable ties so it wasn't a mess back there and > cleaned > the bathroom. Took a hot bath to relax but still wide awake. Worked > my > way through some of my mail, chatted with a real life friend on AIM > for > a while, went through new mail again, did my 5 littler boxes, washed > and > filled the two water bowls and filled the dry food bowls so my > evening > chores were done. Still wide awake. Took a couple more zanax just > now so > hopefully this last dose will maike me tired. > > Tomorrow I plan to call my neighborhood pharmacist and see if he can > get > me some synthroid samples from his sales rep and get the name of the > > manufacturer of synthroid. Maybe they would help me through this > period. > After that I'll call county hospital and see if I am eligible for > the > tests I need done and the meds. Don't want to just go there since > it's > will take me hours on public transporation and is in such an iffy > neighborhood...or it used to be . With all the gentrification (they > call > it progress) going on in chicago, it might not be a bad area at all > > anymore. > > Well that's my report....didn't make much progress, but did > eliminate > two possibilities. Might even call my alderman tomorrow and see if > he > knows of any clinics on this side of town that might be able to help > me. > > Need to scan my biopsy reports and fax them off to University of > Michigan. Applied for a study on long term interferon in non > responders > and they want to see my biopsy reports to see if I'm eligible. Don't > > have access to a fax machine so will scan them and email them. > > Blessings > Tatezi > > -- > " It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. " ~Irish > proverb~ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 I got a month's worth of samples today and learned that the Board of Health has clinics that use a sliding scale or are free for doctors, labs and meds. Haven't reached them yet...it's been busy for hours, but .... If you have samples and wouldn't mind sending me some, I'd sure appreciate it. At least it would buy me some more time to either get going with the Board of Health or the county hospital (which I really am trying to avoid because of the inconvenienc of the location and the bad reputation because it is incredibly understaffed although it does have the best burn unit in the city. However, I'm not dealing with burns. It should not be this hard to get some medical attention and meds. This is a huge city with three university teaching hospitals and none of them offer any low cost or free clinics and of the three low cost or free clinics I've been to so far, they can't help with meds and two don't even do blood work. And this is supposed to be a civilized country. But I have a month's worth of synthroid and my liver guy and the thyroid doctor at the hospital working on getting more samples for me. That's a start....now if I can just reach the board of health.... Thanks doc..... Namaste Tatezi Doc wrote: > It does sound that youre not getting your thyroid meds, I assume that > you are really hypothyroid. > If you think its okay, I will send you the meds..I guess that is how I > can help. > > Dr Sharat Misra MD,DM,FACG > Tatezi's Day > > > After my 2 hour sleep (wonder what the effects of sleep deprivation > are?) and when the clock rolled around to 9am, I called my liver guy > to > see if he had any samples of synthroid he could give me. Went > through > everything that I've been experiencing and he had his nurse check > their > sample cabinet. No synthroid but he had some Zanax samples that I > could > have which might help me get some sleep.so I went by his office to > pick > them up on the way to the first of the clinics. > > Headed over to the two free clinics the liver guy knew of in the > area. > Neither one could help me. They are primarily set up for injuries, > infections (and supply antibiotics) and " common " illnesses. They > siad > they have neither the funding for the type of blood work I needed > (liver > guy had given me an order for the tests that needed to be run) nor > the > facilities. Both told me that I would have to go to the county > hospital > on the opposite side of chicago in a not so good neighborhod from > where > I live and see if I qualified for the tests. Did not know if they > would > supply me with synthroid (if that was what I truly needed because of > > course I couldn't possibly know that was what I needed...I hate > doctors > that think all patients are ignorant.) > > I told them all my symptoms and that these were the symptoms I had > when > tx blew my thyroid and at that time my TSH was up to 110 and that > the > symptoms I was now experiencing were 100 times worse. Showed them my > > biopsy report and all my labs from the time of diagnosis until I was > > laid off. They seemed uninterested in my labs and told me they > couldn't > help me....go to the country hospital. > > Explained what was going on with the dry eyes and they told me to > pick > up eye drops at the drugstore at the corner. I tried to explain that > if > I could afford eyedrops, I could afford my synthroid and wouldn't be > > there at a free clinic asking for help. Didn't make any impression > on > them....I gues when you are dealing with homeless people all the > time, > my problems aren't so bad....I do still have a roof over my head and > my > cats are still eating. > > After leaving the second clinic I popped a couple zanax in the hopes > by > the time I got home I could go to sleep. Nope, still wide awake. > Cleaned > up the area from rebuilding my computer, organized all the cables > and > tied them up with cable ties so it wasn't a mess back there and > cleaned > the bathroom. Took a hot bath to relax but still wide awake. Worked > my > way through some of my mail, chatted with a real life friend on AIM > for > a while, went through new mail again, did my 5 littler boxes, washed > and > filled the two water bowls and filled the dry food bowls so my > evening > chores were done. Still wide awake. Took a couple more zanax just > now so > hopefully this last dose will maike me tired. > > Tomorrow I plan to call my neighborhood pharmacist and see if he can > get > me some synthroid samples from his sales rep and get the name of the > > manufacturer of synthroid. Maybe they would help me through this > period. > After that I'll call county hospital and see if I am eligible for > the > tests I need done and the meds. Don't want to just go there since > it's > will take me hours on public transporation and is in such an iffy > neighborhood...or it used to be . With all the gentrification (they > call > it progress) going on in chicago, it might not be a bad area at all > > anymore. > > Well that's my report....didn't make much progress, but did > eliminate > two possibilities. Might even call my alderman tomorrow and see if > he > knows of any clinics on this side of town that might be able to help > me. > > Need to scan my biopsy reports and fax them off to University of > Michigan. Applied for a study on long term interferon in non > responders > and they want to see my biopsy reports to see if I'm eligible. Don't > > have access to a fax machine so will scan them and email them. > > Blessings > Tatezi > > -- > " It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. " ~Irish > proverb~ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 Here's a contact they may be helpful. www.needymeds.com http://www.patientadvocate.org/ -- Bruce Cook bdcbbq1@... > I got a month's worth of samples today and learned that the Board of > Health has clinics that use a sliding scale or are free for doctors, > labs and meds. Haven't reached them yet...it's been busy for hours, but > ... > > If you have samples and wouldn't mind sending me some, I'd sure > appreciate it. At least it would buy me some more time to either get > going with the Board of Health or the county hospital (which I really am > trying to avoid because of the inconvenienc of the location and the bad > reputation because it is incredibly understaffed although it does have > the best burn unit in the city. However, I'm not dealing with burns. > > It should not be this hard to get some medical attention and meds. This > is a huge city with three university teaching hospitals and none of them > offer any low cost or free clinics and of the three low cost or free > clinics I've been to so far, they can't help with meds and two don't > even do blood work. And this is supposed to be a civilized country. > > But I have a month's worth of synthroid and my liver guy and the thyroid > doctor at the hospital working on getting more samples for me. That's a > start....now if I can just reach the board of health.... > > Thanks doc..... > Namaste > Tatezi > > > > Doc wrote: > > > It does sound that youre not getting your thyroid meds, I assume that > > you are really hypothyroid. > > If you think its okay, I will send you the meds..I guess that is how I > > can help. > > > > Dr Sharat Misra MD,DM,FACG > > Tatezi's Day > > > > > > After my 2 hour sleep (wonder what the effects of sleep deprivation > > are?) and when the clock rolled around to 9am, I called my liver guy > > to > > see if he had any samples of synthroid he could give me. Went > > through > > everything that I've been experiencing and he had his nurse check > > their > > sample cabinet. No synthroid but he had some Zanax samples that I > > could > > have which might help me get some sleep.so I went by his office to > > pick > > them up on the way to the first of the clinics. > > > > Headed over to the two free clinics the liver guy knew of in the > > area. > > Neither one could help me. They are primarily set up for injuries, > > infections (and supply antibiotics) and " common " illnesses. They > > siad > > they have neither the funding for the type of blood work I needed > > (liver > > guy had given me an order for the tests that needed to be run) nor > > the > > facilities. Both told me that I would have to go to the county > > hospital > > on the opposite side of chicago in a not so good neighborhod from > > where > > I live and see if I qualified for the tests. Did not know if they > > would > > supply me with synthroid (if that was what I truly needed because of > > > > course I couldn't possibly know that was what I needed...I hate > > doctors > > that think all patients are ignorant.) > > > > I told them all my symptoms and that these were the symptoms I had > > when > > tx blew my thyroid and at that time my TSH was up to 110 and that > > the > > symptoms I was now experiencing were 100 times worse. Showed them my > > > > biopsy report and all my labs from the time of diagnosis until I was > > > > laid off. They seemed uninterested in my labs and told me they > > couldn't > > help me....go to the country hospital. > > > > Explained what was going on with the dry eyes and they told me to > > pick > > up eye drops at the drugstore at the corner. I tried to explain that > > if > > I could afford eyedrops, I could afford my synthroid and wouldn't be > > > > there at a free clinic asking for help. Didn't make any impression > > on > > them....I gues when you are dealing with homeless people all the > > time, > > my problems aren't so bad....I do still have a roof over my head and > > my > > cats are still eating. > > > > After leaving the second clinic I popped a couple zanax in the hopes > > by > > the time I got home I could go to sleep. Nope, still wide awake. > > Cleaned > > up the area from rebuilding my computer, organized all the cables > > and > > tied them up with cable ties so it wasn't a mess back there and > > cleaned > > the bathroom. Took a hot bath to relax but still wide awake. Worked > > my > > way through some of my mail, chatted with a real life friend on AIM > > for > > a while, went through new mail again, did my 5 littler boxes, washed > > and > > filled the two water bowls and filled the dry food bowls so my > > evening > > chores were done. Still wide awake. Took a couple more zanax just > > now so > > hopefully this last dose will maike me tired. > > > > Tomorrow I plan to call my neighborhood pharmacist and see if he can > > get > > me some synthroid samples from his sales rep and get the name of the > > > > manufacturer of synthroid. Maybe they would help me through this > > period. > > After that I'll call county hospital and see if I am eligible for > > the > > tests I need done and the meds. Don't want to just go there since > > it's > > will take me hours on public transporation and is in such an iffy > > neighborhood...or it used to be . With all the gentrification (they > > call > > it progress) going on in chicago, it might not be a bad area at all > > > > anymore. > > > > Well that's my report....didn't make much progress, but did > > eliminate > > two possibilities. Might even call my alderman tomorrow and see if > > he > > knows of any clinics on this side of town that might be able to help > > me. > > > > Need to scan my biopsy reports and fax them off to University of > > Michigan. Applied for a study on long term interferon in non > > responders > > and they want to see my biopsy reports to see if I'm eligible. Don't > > > > have access to a fax machine so will scan them and email them. > > > > Blessings > > Tatezi > > > > -- > > " It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. " ~Irish > > proverb~ > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 Here's a contact they may be helpful. www.needymeds.com http://www.patientadvocate.org/ -- Bruce Cook bdcbbq1@... > I got a month's worth of samples today and learned that the Board of > Health has clinics that use a sliding scale or are free for doctors, > labs and meds. Haven't reached them yet...it's been busy for hours, but > ... > > If you have samples and wouldn't mind sending me some, I'd sure > appreciate it. At least it would buy me some more time to either get > going with the Board of Health or the county hospital (which I really am > trying to avoid because of the inconvenienc of the location and the bad > reputation because it is incredibly understaffed although it does have > the best burn unit in the city. However, I'm not dealing with burns. > > It should not be this hard to get some medical attention and meds. This > is a huge city with three university teaching hospitals and none of them > offer any low cost or free clinics and of the three low cost or free > clinics I've been to so far, they can't help with meds and two don't > even do blood work. And this is supposed to be a civilized country. > > But I have a month's worth of synthroid and my liver guy and the thyroid > doctor at the hospital working on getting more samples for me. That's a > start....now if I can just reach the board of health.... > > Thanks doc..... > Namaste > Tatezi > > > > Doc wrote: > > > It does sound that youre not getting your thyroid meds, I assume that > > you are really hypothyroid. > > If you think its okay, I will send you the meds..I guess that is how I > > can help. > > > > Dr Sharat Misra MD,DM,FACG > > Tatezi's Day > > > > > > After my 2 hour sleep (wonder what the effects of sleep deprivation > > are?) and when the clock rolled around to 9am, I called my liver guy > > to > > see if he had any samples of synthroid he could give me. Went > > through > > everything that I've been experiencing and he had his nurse check > > their > > sample cabinet. No synthroid but he had some Zanax samples that I > > could > > have which might help me get some sleep.so I went by his office to > > pick > > them up on the way to the first of the clinics. > > > > Headed over to the two free clinics the liver guy knew of in the > > area. > > Neither one could help me. They are primarily set up for injuries, > > infections (and supply antibiotics) and " common " illnesses. They > > siad > > they have neither the funding for the type of blood work I needed > > (liver > > guy had given me an order for the tests that needed to be run) nor > > the > > facilities. Both told me that I would have to go to the county > > hospital > > on the opposite side of chicago in a not so good neighborhod from > > where > > I live and see if I qualified for the tests. Did not know if they > > would > > supply me with synthroid (if that was what I truly needed because of > > > > course I couldn't possibly know that was what I needed...I hate > > doctors > > that think all patients are ignorant.) > > > > I told them all my symptoms and that these were the symptoms I had > > when > > tx blew my thyroid and at that time my TSH was up to 110 and that > > the > > symptoms I was now experiencing were 100 times worse. Showed them my > > > > biopsy report and all my labs from the time of diagnosis until I was > > > > laid off. They seemed uninterested in my labs and told me they > > couldn't > > help me....go to the country hospital. > > > > Explained what was going on with the dry eyes and they told me to > > pick > > up eye drops at the drugstore at the corner. I tried to explain that > > if > > I could afford eyedrops, I could afford my synthroid and wouldn't be > > > > there at a free clinic asking for help. Didn't make any impression > > on > > them....I gues when you are dealing with homeless people all the > > time, > > my problems aren't so bad....I do still have a roof over my head and > > my > > cats are still eating. > > > > After leaving the second clinic I popped a couple zanax in the hopes > > by > > the time I got home I could go to sleep. Nope, still wide awake. > > Cleaned > > up the area from rebuilding my computer, organized all the cables > > and > > tied them up with cable ties so it wasn't a mess back there and > > cleaned > > the bathroom. Took a hot bath to relax but still wide awake. Worked > > my > > way through some of my mail, chatted with a real life friend on AIM > > for > > a while, went through new mail again, did my 5 littler boxes, washed > > and > > filled the two water bowls and filled the dry food bowls so my > > evening > > chores were done. Still wide awake. Took a couple more zanax just > > now so > > hopefully this last dose will maike me tired. > > > > Tomorrow I plan to call my neighborhood pharmacist and see if he can > > get > > me some synthroid samples from his sales rep and get the name of the > > > > manufacturer of synthroid. Maybe they would help me through this > > period. > > After that I'll call county hospital and see if I am eligible for > > the > > tests I need done and the meds. Don't want to just go there since > > it's > > will take me hours on public transporation and is in such an iffy > > neighborhood...or it used to be . With all the gentrification (they > > call > > it progress) going on in chicago, it might not be a bad area at all > > > > anymore. > > > > Well that's my report....didn't make much progress, but did > > eliminate > > two possibilities. Might even call my alderman tomorrow and see if > > he > > knows of any clinics on this side of town that might be able to help > > me. > > > > Need to scan my biopsy reports and fax them off to University of > > Michigan. Applied for a study on long term interferon in non > > responders > > and they want to see my biopsy reports to see if I'm eligible. Don't > > > > have access to a fax machine so will scan them and email them. > > > > Blessings > > Tatezi > > > > -- > > " It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. " ~Irish > > proverb~ > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 Good question, Willem, and one I've asked for years as I've championed some form of socialized medicine for the needy. Medical care should be a right and not a privilege. So it may be a rich country, but I don't consider it a very civilized country. I don't know about the country being rich...but I do consider america to be backwards in many things...and healthcare is one of those things. It seems to me that it's all about big business and oil....and the winnowing of the middle class. I know it's a social issue, but it is also a political issue so I won't say more. People tend to get angry with me when I state my political opinions. Blessings Tatezi willem landstra wrote: > HI.You live in the richest country on earth.How in heavensname is it > possible that if you dont hve money,you dont get treatment.This is not > a political but a social issue.. > ----- Original -- " It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. " ~Irish proverb~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 Good question, Willem, and one I've asked for years as I've championed some form of socialized medicine for the needy. Medical care should be a right and not a privilege. So it may be a rich country, but I don't consider it a very civilized country. I don't know about the country being rich...but I do consider america to be backwards in many things...and healthcare is one of those things. It seems to me that it's all about big business and oil....and the winnowing of the middle class. I know it's a social issue, but it is also a political issue so I won't say more. People tend to get angry with me when I state my political opinions. Blessings Tatezi willem landstra wrote: > HI.You live in the richest country on earth.How in heavensname is it > possible that if you dont hve money,you dont get treatment.This is not > a political but a social issue.. > ----- Original -- " It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. " ~Irish proverb~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 Good question, Willem, and one I've asked for years as I've championed some form of socialized medicine for the needy. Medical care should be a right and not a privilege. So it may be a rich country, but I don't consider it a very civilized country. I don't know about the country being rich...but I do consider america to be backwards in many things...and healthcare is one of those things. It seems to me that it's all about big business and oil....and the winnowing of the middle class. I know it's a social issue, but it is also a political issue so I won't say more. People tend to get angry with me when I state my political opinions. Blessings Tatezi willem landstra wrote: > HI.You live in the richest country on earth.How in heavensname is it > possible that if you dont hve money,you dont get treatment.This is not > a political but a social issue.. > ----- Original -- " It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. " ~Irish proverb~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 Good question, Willem, and one I've asked for years as I've championed some form of socialized medicine for the needy. Medical care should be a right and not a privilege. So it may be a rich country, but I don't consider it a very civilized country. I don't know about the country being rich...but I do consider america to be backwards in many things...and healthcare is one of those things. It seems to me that it's all about big business and oil....and the winnowing of the middle class. I know it's a social issue, but it is also a political issue so I won't say more. People tend to get angry with me when I state my political opinions. Blessings Tatezi willem landstra wrote: > HI.You live in the richest country on earth.How in heavensname is it > possible that if you dont hve money,you dont get treatment.This is not > a political but a social issue.. > ----- Original -- " It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. " ~Irish proverb~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 One of the problems with socialized medicine is the increase in taxes to cover it. I think tho that America will eventually go that route, or some sort of makeshift blend of socialized medicine and the current one. I don't think the docs want to give up their big incomes. sucks I know alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 One of the problems with socialized medicine is the increase in taxes to cover it. I think tho that America will eventually go that route, or some sort of makeshift blend of socialized medicine and the current one. I don't think the docs want to give up their big incomes. sucks I know alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 One of the problems with socialized medicine is the increase in taxes to cover it. I think tho that America will eventually go that route, or some sort of makeshift blend of socialized medicine and the current one. I don't think the docs want to give up their big incomes. sucks I know alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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