Re: Med frustration and PT

[Guest guest]

Hi Caitlin,

Thanks for the response. The whole issue of dealing with chronic

pain has really started to effect me these past few months. I know

that a lot of it is my fault because I do not have insurance and the

ER can only do so much.

I was actually scheduled to have my gall bladder surgery a few weeks

ago. My surgeon knew that I was uninsured, but she was willing to

work with me.

Then a week before I was to have surgery I was told

that I was to have $600.00 up front. I was speechless! I told the

woman that is the head of administration that the doc knew I was

uninsured and so on, but she just told me that I had to have this

money 2 days before the scheduled surgery.

So and I scrambled,

trying to find a way to afford it. Then she up and calls me 2 days

later and tells me that they cannot wait any longer for the money and

cancels the surgery. I was so mad. She acted like it should be no

big deal to come up with that kind of money.

So I am stuck for now. I was on pain meds from my surgeon, but now

they do not want to prescribe me anymore because and I quote, " If you

are in this much pain, you need to have the surgery. " The nurse told

me that. I know that she is just the messenger, but I still got

testy with her and she said that she was just following policy. So I

did without pain meds for a while until last night, when the pain got

too severe and I was throwing up.

I understand that it is not their

problem that I cannot afford it right now, but why do I have to

suffer in pain? I do not get it. I mean, I have been back to that

hospital a few times since then and they have no problem treating and

prescribing meds for pain, so why can't they understand it?

I know

they have to cover their own but, but darn it, they should have told

me from the get go that I needed to have $600.00. I would have had

it if they would have told me at the 1st of the month, but since they

did not, and I went ahead and paid bills and that left us

enough for the month, but not enough for that.

Our whole healthcare system angers me. I guess i wish I was in

Canada sometimes, because of the free healthcare.

Oh well. I can see why you are upset with your doctor. I do not

understand why he had an issue with that. I mean, you are quitting a

medication that he put you on and you wanted something else to help

you out through that time. Was the other medication you were on a

narcotic?

Take care,