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Lost: Being sick and not knowing why wears on you

Just Want to Talk | Last Active: Mar 31, 2021 | Replies (16)

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@toomanyoars

Hi. The closest decent medical center to me is a couple hours away. Insurance now a nightmare for me. I used to teach. Good insurance, loved my job more than anything but physically but was getting more difficult with the fatigue and pain primarily. Eventually I had to quit working. We live in a state where the medicaid/Obamacare has massive loopholes. We don't qualify for medicaid yet don't make enough for the marketplace so for me to have any kind of insurance I have to purchase 6 month policies, usually aweful insurance that covers very little and pray they will let me renew after the first 6 months. Last year they didn't. One of those use it and loose it situations. I honestly hoped that I could take a year off, get healthier and go back. That was three years ago.
As far as the tumor my physician is basing it as of right now until more blood work comes in on symptoms. Random BP spikes, flushing, sweating, headaches, abdominal pain and others.

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@toomanyoars I’m sorry to hear that being able to get better medical care does not seem possible. I sincerely hope that the care you are able to get will diagnose your problem.

I’ve heard that sometimes the big medical centers/teaching hospitals will take patients with no charge. Despite the distance have you tried speaking to them?
JK

@toomanyoars I have a similar story. 10 years of mystery. Diagnosed tith Sjogrens. MS..a plethora of automimmune diseases.

Straight to the point. Although I do have some autoimmune diseases, the real culprits were/are my medications! 10 years of this nightmare. I finally figured it put once I had my psychiatrist qean my of the xanax.

Benzodiazepines can mimic chronic illness.