I work full time for my company, but part-time in one postition and part-time in another still makes me a part-time employee and ineligible for benefits. I make a little too much for medicaid, but not enough to buy a plan that covers me. I lost my last health insurance 2 years ago when I lost my old job while I was having surgeries on my hand to fix a bone defect. My problem is now that I’m having a lot of problems with my hand and will need another surgery to fix the problem. I can’t afford to pay 30k for it and no doctor will do it because it’s “not an emergency” eventhough I’m in pain. I know that I’ll have to be insured for a year before it will cover a pre exhisting. The hospital turned me down for any type assistance, and even if it did I the doctors are all seperate so I’m still in a lot of debt plus physical therapy is expensive.
What can I do?
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I have chronic Achilles Tendinitis, and shin splints. They’ve plagued me for a year and a half now (I first got injured during my second week of Cross Country my freshman year, and they haven’t left yet). I have specialty orthopedics, I’ve seen several orthopedic surgeons, I’ went to Physical Therapy for 2 and a half months, I ice massage strengthen and stretch my shins and calves often but not as often as I should. I’ve also been to a masseuse, I’ve looked into acupuncture a little bit, but never tried it.
This fall I started to make a comeback, the PT and massages really started to help. I was able to steadily increases mileage with only a few bouts of pain, until recently, I increased the length of my long run form 5 to 6 miles and neglected to increase the amount of injury prevention that I do.
I’ve heard of most strategies including using deep heat, which I have not tried yet. If you have any unusual or miracle cures I would love to hear it, I’m at the end of my rope, and I work my *** of out on the roads, and at home with every type of cross training I can. I really feel like I could compete with the best if I ever got to compete for more that a few weeks at a time. Thank you very much. Sorry for any misspellings, this prgram is messing every thing up
Medical Help? Advice?
Jul 13
on april 23rd me and my friend got rear ended and i went to the hospital and they said i just had whip lash, well on may 13th me and my mom were in another accident that was pretty serious. I again went to the dr and i have a sprained wrist and i have to go to 2 weeks of physical therapy. I got a cat scan but nothing showed up. Well it is now the 19th and my head still hurts to lay it down and to make quick movements. I am a little more sensative to light(it makes my head hurt) and really any movement makes it hurt. This pain is not in my neck, it is mainly on the left side of my head. Any advice? should i see the dr again or call them?
I have had tendonitis in my wrist for near two years and it gets so frustrating to have it still be painful. It all started when i was obsessively drawing with a pen till my wrist was in so much pain i had to stop. i thought i was building muscle bc it was sore but wow i was really wrong………… i have done physical therapy, and most of the typical stuff and now i want some more ideas???? i do some of the wrist stretches as well and mostly try to stay off of it. i don’t draw anymore and dabble with the guitar which can make my wrist quite angry? i just need some ideas on how to really get this healed. please………
My daughter is double jointed. She is 15 months and not walking independently. Her ped said if she doesn’t walk by 17 months she will have to go to physical thearpy. Does this happen often? Will it affect her, her whole life? She was born premature weighing 4 pounds. Physically she’s been late with everything, mentally she is sharp, a mind of a 2 or 3 year old. I don’t know what to do, any advice?
I have had pain in my left heel for quite a few months now. I don’t believe that it’s plantar fasciitis. Maybe it’s heel spurs or a stress fracture. I’m having a hard time walking. Has anyone ever been treated for something like this? Should I ice it? Is there a good way to wrap it?
Now the obvious answer is going to be “go to the doctor.” However, I’m kind of stuck in the “invisible class,” that is, I am a temp, have no health insurance plan, barely make enough to make ends meet, but don’t qualify for any kind of public help. I make “too much money” for low-income and sliding fee scale clinics. I also somehow owe the IRS a large amount of money in taxes, so paying out of pocket, full-price, for a doctor visit (much less meds, physical therapy, or procedural treatment) is just not in the realm of possibility for me. I need some home remedies until I can land a permanent job (which will hopefully happen sometime this month). Sorry to whine, but I need HELP!
Thanks a lot
I was injured in a car accident and went to a chiropractor for help (for my neck). He manipulated my back at least 17 times 3X a week. My back was not injured in the car accident. Now I am in constant pain in my back and pelvis and on Vicodin. I’m not overweight and take good care of myself. I cry when I wake up in the morning. What did he do to me? I’ve never heard of chiropractor putting someone in so much pain. He used a drop table and I feel he was rough for someone my size. I’ve missed graduations, communions. This is upsetting my whole family,and I’m not old. I feel like I could end up in a wheelchair if this keeps up. I found he has already been disciplined so I know he has hurt other people. Anyone have any ideas? I will be trying physical therapy to repair the damage.
a couple months ago I went to physical therapy for my knees, because they hurt. They hurt in two places, ausgoood slaughter, and the side of my knee. The ausgoood slaughter is fine, but the side of my knee hurts alot whenever i begin to run, whether Im running for exercise, or for a sport, and I dont want to run through pain. The therapist told me to exercise my side hip muscles and stretch the muscle opposite the quad (below the quad). I am also doing ball squats for about 2-3 minutes, and after I finnish that its fairly hard to walk, idk if its because my quads hurt, or the exercise hurt my knee. I REALLY NEED HELP, im going to a sleep away soccer camp in about a month and a half, and I dont want my knees aching the whole time? Please… what should I do???
I am so miserable. I hurt my back three weeks ago coming back from a trip and carrying heavy luggage around the airport. I finally went to the doctor and he said it was a muscle spasm but he wanted me to have x-rays incase it was a herniated disc. The x-rays didn’t show anything but I suspect that x-rays would only show a break. I’m in so much pain. As soon as my back feels a little better I overdo it and then it hurts again. Right now I’m on muscle relaxers and anti-inflammatories. My doctor said that the next step would be physical therapy but I can’t afford it and I don’t know what to do. I’m really suffering. It’s hard for me having small children. I live in a big house with two stories and it’s hard to get around. I’m especially miserable because right now I have bronchitis. I am just getting so frustrated because I am falling behind around the house. My husband owns his own business so he isn’t home a lot to help me and he isn’t a very compassionate person. He tells me to stop complaining. I’m in so much pain. He’s being really unfair.
Herniated Disk Pain Help?
Feb 27
My boyfriend of 6 years started getting crippling back pain. He dosen’t have any insurance. I know some really great people and Spectrum Diagnostics gave us 2 CT Scans for free (so nice). He found out that he has 4 herniated disks in his lumbar region. Present day- he has been on Vicodin for almost a year and now his doctor is cutting him off cold turkey. We can’t afford physical therapy w/o insurace and we try to do yoga together (dr’s orders) but he can’t move the next day- i actaully saw him cry (in 6 years, this was only the 2nd time i seen him cry) Does anyone know anything that might help him? I am at the end of my rope?!?