Re: Car accidents and Progression

[Guest guest]

I had a car accident three years ago. I spent nearly a year in and out of

traction for my neck and back. My last x-rays (August of this year) showed

degenerative bone spurs on my spine. I didn't have them at the time of my car

accident. As many MRI's and x-ray's that I had the Dr. surely would have found

them.

" Stress " doesn't give justice to what is going on right now. If

my disability doesn't come through soon I will lose my house. My prescription

co-pays will go from $45 each to $80 each in January. My parents have been

helping me with medication lately. I hate being 39 and depending on my parents

to buy my medication.

My husband's income is less than our outgoing expenses. I worked for over twenty

years and can't get any help now. I've checked on prescription assistance and

was denied due to having prescription coverage on our health insurance. Keep me

in everyone's good thoughts. I think I'm officially on the bottom right now.

[Guest guest]

,

I can't believe how much you sound like me, but with alot of these posts

sometimes I wonder if it is me?

I just got done asking Jeff exactly when it was when I found out I had CMT. I

had so much pain in my feet and kept on changing doctors until I literally

lucked out, and my primary doctor " dismissed " me. I never knew a doctor could

" fire " the patient, but it worked out in my favor. That's when I found my

neurologist.

She just looked at my feet and legs and listened to what I had to say and knew I

had CMT (she thought I had CMT). I couldn't afford the test she wanted to give

me, so I left the office crying. Two weeks later I got a phone call from her

and told me I needed to get the EMG test done and would cut me a breke on the

fee. Boy, did she., I didn't know nice doctors still existed.

Point being, I also had MRI's done and CT's also. I found out not only about

the CMT, but also scoliosis, degenerative disk disease, and last year the

herniated disk.

Why is it that so many of us also have the other problems? It seems we get a

combo package?

Jeff and I were split up when I found all this out, and he was nice enough to

take me back to help me out and to renew our love, I'm sorry I know that sounds

corny. (It was my fault we split up, our daughter went to college and I wanted

to " Be on my own! " big mistake.)

Anyway, my point with that is alot of the drug companies will pay your

costs UNLESS you are married or like you said, your income is too much according

to them.. I never seemed to have the right answers to their questions. My

scripts were over $500.00 a month and when I was making $200.00 a night in tips,

it didn't seem too bad. I never knew how to save money, big mistake!! Lilly

and Perdue are good companies when it comes to helping out with medication.

At first it was completely free, now they only charge $25.00 per script per

month. Depending on what you take, give it a shot. They will ask your doctor

if you can afford the cost, and if you have a good reputation with the Dr. you

shouldn't have a problem.

Hate to say it, but sometimes you're better off getting an official divorce.

When Jeff and I lived on our own, we still were good friends and kept our joint

account together because we trusted each other. But I was told we had to get my

name off the account. So we did. (I'm not lying or trying to make believe I was

trying to get over on anyone, we didn't live together...but were still best

friends).

Give the companies another shot. I reapply once a year and we go through the

same questions and I must admit, the people are extremely nice and helpful....

I'm down and out myself right now, but keep your head up, It will get better.

Every time things are at their worst for me, something happens. I don't know

why, but it does. I have to go to the dentist really bad before I lose a tooth

and did get an appt today for next month, on January 30th......the weird thing

is, is that's my father's birthday, who died 30 years ago..(I was only 16)...so

maybe that's a sign!!??

Keep the Faith,

Love,