Moving towards a Hip Replacement after no insurance for over 10 years
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Well many of you out here were very helpful as a few weeks ago I was awaiting to have medical insurance.
Well I am happy to say as of Nov. 1st got Medical Insurance and things are moving forward.
November 1st bloodwoork was done and all came out good.
November 3rd had a doctor appointment and he sent me in for 19 x-rays for both hips, pelvis and back.
November 11th I got my results showing I need a THR on my right leg. No suprise considering the amount of pain I am in and lack of mobility. Left hip showed moderate wear and back had degenerative arthritis and syiatica and etc.
November 18th consultaion visit with oral surgeon to remove a broken tooth before surgery.
Today November 19th I had a MRI on both hips. The pain was really hard for me being in the MRI machine for 1 hour. My leg was in so much pain not moving I just kept praying and moaning. I had taken a pain pill before but did not touch it. I was at a level 9 in pain.
Now Friday Novemember 21st I go in for another MRI on my back. This time my time in the machine will be 30 minutes. More pain.
Monday November 18th I have a appointment with the Orthopetic Surgeon for a counstation. He will look at my xrays and MRI's.
Tuesday Novemeber 19th I return to my MD doctor for MRI results.
December 2nd Tooth Extraction
Wow for not having insurance for so many years i am grateful to moving forward to this.
My hip replacement may be in December or January. Maybe around Christmas.
Well just wanted to put everyone up to date since i was out there earlier and so many took intrest to share with me. Thank you all for listening.
Evelyn USA
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carole07703 evelyn92771
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evelyn92771 carole07703
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Hi Carole, I am not familure with the National Health System. I live in the USA.
DawnDedee evelyn92771
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DawnDedee evelyn92771
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I sure wish you the best as you move forward and keep us informed.
Dawn
evelyn92771 DawnDedee
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Thank you for writing. No Obama Care was not what helped me. I got medicare and got a supplemental to go with it. I am getting good help with no waiting. Pretty awesome.
DawnDedee evelyn92771
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Keep us informed after your surgery. There are a lot of good people on here for support!
My best,
Dawn
kathee58019 DawnDedee
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DawnDedee kathee58019
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Sorry for my sarcasm in my reply to Evelyn. I do know a great deal about it because I live in the US and voted for Obama. Fortunately I do not need to use the new system, as I have Medicare and a supplement, AARP Medicare Complete United Health Care.
Yes ! I am glad it was so good for you, however I know too many people whose experiences were not positive and in fact caused them to have to spend more $$ than before and we're forced to buy categories of insurance they did not need.
So this is where my sarcasm originated. Please forgive my offense and now I politely bow out.
Dawn
kathee58019 DawnDedee
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Unfortunately people don't educate theirselfs. When you sign up for the ACA, you have a choice of plans/deductible/premiums/coverages etc. People need to choose what's best for them. When I signed up in NC we only had BCBS to choose from and luckly it was a wonderful plan and all my doctors that I use signed up to accept the ACA insurance. I'm sorry your friends have had so many problems. It's open enrollment now so maybe they can search for a new plan. I accept your apology, I guess I'm just getting a little sensitive to the negativity in the US.
Take care,
Kathee
DawnDedee kathee58019
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I understand about the condition our country is in and the sensitivity, so my sarcasm was unwarranted. All the people I know had their previous insurance cancel and charged them two and 3 times higher premiums after they were promised they could keep their existing policys.
Have you studied about the death panels in the new system? It all just scares me.
I am truly glad to hear of a first hand positive story.
Dawn
joy47826 kathee58019
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I'm happy with my Medicare and don't abuse it as I do so much of my healing....but abuse is rampant in the medical insurance world....it's the FIRST any kind of medical care since LBJ and medicare....bless him.
There are enough issues I don't like about the US but too much I love....Joy
Hope I didn't get too off on my soapbox.....We all have our opinions and I'm happy to hear them....and we don't need to get upset, if I got upset with comments I've made, I'd have crawled in a hole a long time ago. Peace out and keep healing as best we have the means to. Joy
joy47826 kathee58019
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There are wealthy people who have these replacements and get the BEST known surgeons and pay out of pocket as some surgeons accept no insurance.....
A friend is going to have Botox injections for overactive bladder stuff, and the cost is $1000 for this injection and Medicare pays 80% and my friend's son will help her with the 20% as she is really low income now at 87..... The cost of living and caring for our health gets more and more costly. There are millions of stories out there..... Joy
kathee58019 joy47826
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joy47826 kathee58019
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Your surgery sounds almost extra ordinary, a short time in hospital, short time for surgery etc.....was it Anterior or Super Path as I think Dawn asked.... I'm not sure what minimally invasive really means, Anterior is supposed to be less invasive....just wondering... Joy
eileen64__UK evelyn92771
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You are certainly making up for lost time now that you have your insulrance
Like you not knowing about the NHS I know very litle about the US medical system.
During our working years we pay National Insurance {comes out of wages}
If we are married that helps because our husbands insurance helps us.
We pay for nothing.
Except something private.....Usually Alternative or Complimentary medicine eg
Homeopath, Osteopath, some acupuncture, some we can get on the NHS
Anything like that but your ordinary medicine eg GP's, Operations, some medicines....Once you are pension age all prescriptions are free and before that some meds are free which means anything else on the prescription is free
Someone else will come along maybe and explain it better than me
Anyway I'm so pleased you are at last getting somewhere
Love
Eileen UK