Re: ideas from ken again

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Greetings, Pam! Do NOT give up hope! Thry Hope and Prayers, miricles

happen...(hey, maybe I can learn to spell?)haha! I am praying for you,and i am

behind you all the way, as many of the people here are! If there is ANYTHING, at

all that I can do to help, even if you just need someone to talk

with................I am here!

} Been there, bought the tee shirt)

Hang in there, Pam! God WILL

help! He sure has helped me! All my love and concern to you....ken

almadelnina <pmreid@...> wrote:

Thank you all for your ideas. Ken, I thought of that this week, just

am about to look for local support groups. I am in another state

doing a 3month assignment per contract, so not familiar with things

yet. Have no vehicle here, to run around easily, and a limited cell

phone for calls. So is a slower process, but that is something to

look at. Local doctors are $100+ a visit, and are not ok with

starting something for a temp person, one whom they have no records,

etc. The local sliding scale clinic won't accept me, except full pay,

which is $108 a visit. And I need all the labs and meds on top of

those fees. This whole thing started about a week before I came out

here, so bad timing.I just didn't expect it to escalate to this. The

first time I had problems in 8/05, it only lasted a week or so and

was only a tiny bit of what I am having now. I may go to the ER and

try to get something done in an emergency sense first. Or if worst

comes to worst, may be able to have my regular MD call one of these

docs about the labs (all negative)I got and treatment with the NSaids

in August. This whole problem is just too new, no records yet. I am

making a lot of money, but remember I am also paying for 2

residences, etc, now. So I don't have much left over. And I signed a

contract, so can't just quit at this point. I looked into private

insurance, found some adequate for about $300+ a month. And have been

having trouble finding a job where I can have my worship nights off--

fri and sat.That I can't compromise, according to my belief system.

I may have to switch to clinic nursing, and just take a tremendous

cut in pay. I just am hitting brick walls, whatever direction I turn,

so frustrating. Yes, some meds can be gotten as samples, and some

companies have free or low-cost meds, will have to be aggressive in

asking for them, if possible. Thanks for the support to all of you.

It helps to be able to organize all the ideas and thoughts!

Pam