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Diabetes & Endocrine System | Last Active: Jan 10, 2020 | Replies (317)Comment receiving replies
@retiredteacher we have been very fortunate in how our insurance has covered almost everything. My transplant totaled about $500,000 but we paid a pittance. I pay more for some drug co-pays than I have for doctors and hospitals.
When I went on Medicare I also got the best supplental. My husband thought I was overdoing it but I just had a feeling that we would be glad I had, and we were. My parents both died in their 60s from heart problems so that was what I was anticipating, never cirrhosis and a liver transplant. That was a real curveball.
JK
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@contentandwell We never know what curve balls life is going to throw us. Since my husband and I are both adopted and back in the dark ages there was no information on anything, especially health records. We were both healthy all our young and middle aged lives---no problems: a cold, or a 24 hour virus, but nothing serious. Then when we hit mature age (hate to say old), the body started sputtering and having never been sick, we are always surprised. Doctors say Ron's heart problems are genetic and that my diabetes is too, although we don't know that from family history since we don't have any. We just have to take what comes and deal with it.
Happy New Year's Eve!
Carol