I wish I had a way to fix it for you. (Reply #38)

In the discussion thread: Congestive heart failure. Insurance got me over the hump and now lets me die slowly. [View all]

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Mon Jan 2, 2012, 11:13 PM

BlancheSplanchnik (20,218 posts)

38. I wish I had a way to fix it for you.

some people here did offer substantive suggestions.....

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57 replies	Author	Time	Post
Congestive heart failure. Insurance got me over the hump and now lets me die slowly. [View all]	Burgman	Jan 2012	OP
I am so sorry. It's like this for so many people! hugs	GreenPartyVoter	Jan 2012	#1
i am sorry. we are in the same boat, with insurance. but	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#2
I am so sorry. It's unconscionable. We need to change this system, and fast. Too many people	Sarah Ibarruri	Jan 2012	#3
Oh no!!!	Odin2005	Jan 2012	#4
Are there any public (federal, state, local) health care programs you can access?	pinto	Jan 2012	#5
Hang on!	tblue	Jan 2012	#6
You mean congestive, right?	DevonRex	Jan 2012	#7
If the poster is still fairly young and reasonably healthy, it's probably congenital.	haele	Jan 2012	#13
I feel so much better now.	Burgman	Jan 2012	#45
Sorry. I hope the hospital and the drug companies will work with you.	haele	Jan 2012	#56
My little problems pale compared to yours, but our healthcare system really sucks.	dawg	Jan 2012	#8
mine is 15k. it is hmo. i have an account to draw out of.	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#10
if you can wait 6 months you can get coverage through the hcr for preexisting	still_one	Jan 2012	#9
I am sorry Burgman	Irishonly	Jan 2012	#11
Get your fucking meds. they can be had for 10 bucks per three month supply. go to sliding scale doc.	WingDinger	Jan 2012	#12
If it's a choice between meds and food...	Burgman	Jan 2012	#14
Then stop paying ins. Use that to get your meds. Get on CMS. Whatever it takes. When you are dead, f	WingDinger	Jan 2012	#19
What is CMS?	Burgman	Jan 2012	#21
County Medical Services. For the indigent. You need to start planning your indigence.	WingDinger	Jan 2012	#23
My CHF meds cost $20 for a 3 month supply	tishaLA	Jan 2012	#47
Lasix (furosemide), the most common Rx for CHF, is dirt cheap	REP	Jan 2012	#46
I wish I could,	Burgman	Jan 2012	#18
Then get state dis. Then CMS.	WingDinger	Jan 2012	#22
if your low income you should qualify for Medicaid	sasha031	Jan 2012	#15
some states require more than just a low income	eShirl	Jan 2012	#20
Don't give up.	Cleita	Jan 2012	#16
I sympathize completely. Wish I could help somehow, but I'm in a similar bind myself.	Mac1949	Jan 2012	#17
That's pretty much where I'm at today.	Burgman	Jan 2012	#32
Yeah, it does. But hang in there, brother.	Mac1949	Jan 2012	#42
What meds are you on that you can't afford?	FarPoint	Jan 2012	#24
It isn't so much the cost of the drugs, although when you have a raft of prescriptions as I do	Mac1949	Jan 2012	#41
GO TO: HRSA.gov. Then click on Find a Health Center.	DevonRex	Jan 2012	#25
^^^^^^Go there^^^^^^	DevonRex	Jan 2012	#27
Damn, too bad that Obamacare is more of an insurance giveaway than a healthcare solution.	Lionessa	Jan 2012	#26
Universal Heath Care doesnt stand a chance while the republicans control	cstanleytech	Jan 2012	#30
Republicans Kill.	BlancheSplanchnik	Jan 2012	#37
I'm sure it will be in some form	cstanleytech	Jan 2012	#40
It didn't stand a chane when the "DEMOCRATS" controlled the House & Senate.	bvar22	Jan 2012	#48
Go to your local legal services or community action office. Someone there will be well-versed	Karmadillo	Jan 2012	#28
there are no words. i am so sorry.	roguevalley	Jan 2012	#29
what meds are you on?	riverwalker	Jan 2012	#31
In most cases it is true that it is never cured, BUT I was cured	Liquorice	Jan 2012	#57
omigawd i'm so sorry.	barbtries	Jan 2012	#33
What state are you in?	Yo_Mama	Jan 2012	#34
pravastatin, lisonopril, carvedilol, lanoxin and a generic aldactone.	Burgman	Jan 2012	#35
Thank you for answering	Yo_Mama	Jan 2012	#39
Lanoxin, .25mg, Pravastayin, 20mg, Lisoinopril 5mg, Carvedlol 3.125 mg Spironololactone 25mg	Burgman	Jan 2012	#43
Sorry to hear that, I'm right there with you	workinclasszero	Jan 2012	#36
I wish I had a way to fix it for you.	BlancheSplanchnik	Jan 2012	#38
Over half of the USA personal bankruptcies involved medical costs and folks WITH HEALTH INSURANCE	Bozita	Jan 2012	#44
And THAT hasn't changed.	bvar22	Jan 2012	#50
I never heard the term until I talked to Americans	Prophet 451	Jan 2012	#52
Have you changed your diet?	thecrow	Jan 2012	#49
Yes. No to little salt, low fat.	Burgman	Jan 2012	#53
I'm so sorry, dude	Prophet 451	Jan 2012	#51
I'm so sorry	a2liberal	Jan 2012	#54
Hold on ...	GeorgeGist	Jan 2012	#55

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