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Treatment for arthritis of the Subtalar joint in the ankle
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Nov 7, 2019 | Replies (41)Comment receiving replies
@windyt You are in a very tough position if you do not have health insurance. Your husband's did not continue after he passed away? There are often provisions for survivors.
I presume then that you want to wait, how soon will you qualify for Medicare? I would as soon as possible seek a second opinion. It does not seem right that you are living with so much pain, I can't imagine that there is nothing that can be done, although that does happen at times.
For now it sounds as if you are doing all that you can. I hope your efforts will be fruitful. Why did the physician at Mayo say future surgery? If it's on the horizon is there a reason to not do it now?
JK
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@jk Thank you for your response. I had Cobra insurance after my husband died but that has expired now and the current insurance rates are too expensive for me since I don't qualify for a subsidy. I currently belong to a health-sharing ministry that does help with medical bills, but most places, including Mayo, make me pay cash up front before they will touch me and I don't have enough for surgery. I will qualify for Medicare in about 1.5 years so it is not too long to wait. I have seen a podiatrist who is ordering further testing to see what the problem is and once I have more information hopefully I can figure out what to do. I wish I didn't have to stop PT since that was at least helping me make some progress, but the new tax reform has not been good for me and the money I had for PT I now have to pay in taxes.
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@wendyt So sorry for your problems. All I can tell you is what I have related that my Podiatrist put me in a cast first then a boat but told me to stay of it then I did P.T. Later on yrs later I had a bunionectomy and was told same thing . Walk on heel when I had to. I wish you well hope you find the right Dr.