doctor problems ot

March 10, 2005

Hi Guys,

I am such a terrible point in my life. My health insurance has gone up

so much since January that I can not afford the plan I have any longer.

That is not so bad because I found a much cheaper plan with basically the

same benefits. Actually a better and cheaper plan than I had. This plan

is half the cost of what I was paying.

The problem is my doctor is not on this plan. He takes no insurance at

all. I have been paying him 45.00 an office visit. The new plan with a

new doctor is 15.00, quite a savings. I estimate I will save between

1200.00 and 1500.00 a year. Money I desperately need. The problem is I

have been going to this doctor since I was 15 years old. I have know him

over forty years. Our family when I was a kid, was one of his first

patients.

This is so hard to have and call him and tell him. He has become such a

friend over the years. He took care of all my children. They have all had

to leave him for insurance reasons. I don't know were I would have been

without him with all the stomach problems. I still don't know what I will

do without him. Hoping the new doctors knows all about whipple and all

that comes with it. I am not worried about finding a good doctor. My sons

father in law is a doctor and he will recommend a doctor he knows well.

If only my current doctor took one insurance I would get that, but he

doesn't. This is so hard and I don't know what to do. However, I just

can't afford to continue the premiums I am paying and have to do this now.

I am feeling bad and just thought I would write about it all.

Lynn (MeMom)

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