Re: Price for DOCbands added vent sorry y'all for the vent!!

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Sheri,

I too am going to pay the cash up front, I didn't want to wait to see

if insurance would pay. CT will accept Visa, so I am going to float

the down payment to $600 and hope we can get approved before the

following payment is due. If that doesn't work, I may need to suck

up my pride and ask my MIL for a loan. My biggest problem with

asking MIL for a loan is I don't think she will let us pay her back.

She paid for her other children's weddings and college but not DH's

so she has said in the past she wants to " make that up to him " . But

my DH doesn't feel she owes him anything, nor do I.

Stay strong.

BTW- My SIL, who is only 36 has High FSH & Endo. She was been told

she has less than a 5% chance of getting pg with her own eggs. I see

that pain she is in and know that IF totally sucks. God Bless you.

Heidi mom to 7, 4-1/2 (apraxia, DSI), (VUR-daily

bactrim, Tort/PLagio)

> > > The web site is a great idea but I am soooo stupid when it

comes

> to

> > > computers I know I will never be able to figure that one out.

I

> > have

> > > tried and tried to make a webpage for him just to show his pics

> and

> > I

> > > have no luck at all. Maybe I will practice over the weekend.

I

> am

> > > not going to let the price stop me but it sure is a shock that

it

> > > cost so much and I can't believe medicaid won't pay for it. Do

> > they

> > > think that Plagiocephaly is something that is not important to

> > > correct or what? What happens to children whose parents just

> can't

> > > come up with $6,000? Do they just suffer and go without

> > treatment?

> > > I don't know how in the world we will come up with $6,000 but I

> > won't

> > > stop til I do. I am just getting so upset thinking of the

whole

> > > thing. has other medical issues too and money is sooo

> hard

> > > to come by. He has been diagnosed with Bilateral Kidney Reflux

> > Grade

> > > 3. He has been in and out of hospitals since 3 weeks of age

with

> > > those problems. Medicaid does cover those problems but since

we

> > live

> > > in a tiny town we still have to travel each time he has an appt

> and

> > > it cost money for us in gas, food, and sometimes hotel stays.

I

> > just

> > > feel like crying when I think of him having a problem that

needs

> > > attention and money plays such a big part in getting him help :

(

> > > is my miracle baby after 3 miscarriages and 11 years of

> > > infertility problems and it saddens me so much that he is going

> > > through all this at such a young age. I will do anything to

make

> > him

> > > better but now it looks like it may take a little time so I can

> > find

> > > the money first. I am sorry for the vent but I feel so

helpless

> > > about everything from the pediatrician not getting us a

referral

> > from

> > > the torticollis (if she had helped us maybe he wouldn't have

the

> > > plagiocephaly now)to medicaid not helping with the price of the

> > > DOCband if needed.

> > >

> > >

> > > > ok here is one i think i can answer: The payment plan we were

> > > offered was

> > > > $600 a month for 5 months. That is still steep, they might be

> > able

> > > to works

> > > > omething a little more reasonable out with you if you ask.

> There

> > > are lots of

> > > > other ways to try to raise the funds, I made gracie a webpage

> on

> > > geocities

> > > > and people started sending me dollar bills in the mail. no

> > kidding!

> > > The idea

> > > > was, if everyone who saw my page sent a dollar, then that

would

> > go

> > > a log way

> > > > towards the cost. i offered to pay it all back but they all

> came

> > > without

> > > > return addresses. There are also churches and stuff who might

> be

> > > able to

> > > > help you out. i would say dont let $$ stop you from doing

this

> > for

> > > him if he

> > > > needs it, i know all too well thats easier said than done.

And

> if

> > > you do

> > > > make him a webpage I will donate to the cause!

> > > >

> > > > kari & gracie DOCBand escapee

> > > > north carolina