Woman Shoots Herself To Get Health Care!

[Joanne98]

Run time: 05:31 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdTzVW9fggY   Posted on YouTube: June 16, 2010 By YouTube Member: TheYoungTurks Views on YouTube: 302   Posted on DU: June 16, 2010 By DU Member: Joanne98 Views on DU: 588

 

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1. we're America!

Next Insurance cos will be hiring mercs.

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2. This womans story really hits home for me...

3 years ago I injured my shoulder while working as a day care teacher . I did not report it in time to get workmans comp (thought it would go away). As the shoulder got worse, I had to quit my job. I found a clinic, they told me I had arthritis and gave me naproxin (even though I told them I had tried that already).Finally, a few months ago (and after being denied disability, another long story) I cashed in a life insurance policy I have had since I was 22 (I am now 45) and have been undergoing intensive therapy with a chiropractor. I have gained some of the motion in my arm, but not all. The pain has lessened somewhat, but i really can't use it the way I used to.

I do not own a gun and maybe that is good. There have been times when I felt like chewing my arm off to get rid of the pain. There have been times when I was driving when I wished someone would run into me and smash that arm and shoulder so it wouldn't hurt anymore. Pain does make the mind do weird things.

Since my husbands income is floating the whole boat here, we cannot afford the insurance through his work . It might not help anyway. The deductable is like $4000 for a family policy.

I can relate to this woman. I hope she finds some relief. I have a family member in jail for murder and sometimes it seems very wrong that he has access to better healthcare than I do.

Now that the earth has had a major injury, I am just hoping we all make it through this without things getting any worse.

[Tutankhamun]

3. It sounds like she has a torn or partially torn rotator cuff.

I had what I think was a partially torn rotator cuff from bench pressing about ten years ago. The Dr. told me an MRI would be $1,000, surgery would be thousands more, if necessary, and I had no insurance. I toughed it out for six months and my shoulder gradually got mostly better. I still couldn't throw or lift weights, swing a bat or a raquet. Even trying to bodysurf was too painful. I thought I would need surgery to ever do anything athletic again, and weightlifting and fun, active stuff is a huge part of my life. One problem is that rotator cuff surgery is often unsuccessful and even if it succeeds it leaves the rotator cuff even more prone to injury than before. A friend finally convinced me to try taking glucosamine sulfate and chondroitin sulfate. I had been skeptical because back then the research was mixed (today, Glucosamine/chondroitin studies have shown definite benefit). At first I didn't take the advice, but the next time we talked, he yelled at me to "Get with the program!" I bought a bottle and on my friend's advice I took a few grams, three times a day. Two days later my shoulder was healed completely. Today, I swear by glucosamine/chondroitin sulfate.