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Chest Pains without enzymes showing a heart attack
I have been experiencing severe chest pains much like that when I had my prior heart attacks. I went to the ER over a week ago and after a stress test, it was determined that it was angina. But now, not only do I have the chest pains, I am having skipped beats that takes my breath away. It is so hard to catch my breath at times. I also have a feeling of faintness from time to time. I am without insurance, so I can't follow up with a cardologist, but I know there is something wrong. I can't convince the residents at the county hospital of this. I am wondering if a heart cath would prove this. It sucks today without insurance. I always had it until I lost my job. I went to the ER with chest pains and shortness of breath shortly after I lost this job and before I could put a policy in place. They found the right coronary artery was blocked 90%. That was it. I had been diagnosed with CAD and now no insurance will accept me unless I have around $800 a month for a policy that won't cover the CAD for 12 months anyway................Please help!!
IMO, a 50 something person with a history of heart disease who opts to drop her health insurance should not whine "unfair" when it hits the fan. There are many companies that offer health insurance, and with a college degree and 33 years experience, I don't think it would be too hard to find one. Or a second job at McDonalds, or whatever it takes. We reap what we sow.
I have heard of patients transferring all assests, even getting divorced, and then going on medicaid. I had a young man with ALS who did that. Bitter as hell too.
I have heard of patients transferring all assests, even getting divorced, and then going on medicaid. I had a young man with ALS who did that. Bitter as hell too.
They would have to fight the IRS for any thing they could liquidate now, Jim
Hi neighbor. I'm not sure that plan would work very well if you have any assets. Of course, you'd be alive, but probably wind up having nothing. That's why our medical care system works so well for illegals--they have nothing. I'm at a loss............What part of Texas?
Jack, you sly devil! Covered on your wife's policy? A month or so ago, you had no wife and no family at all, remember? Musta been a whirlwind romance, I suppose.............Oh what a tangled web we weave etc. etc.
Jack, you sly devil! Covered on your wife's policy? A month or so ago, you had no wife and no family at all, remember? Musta been a whirlwind romance, I suppose.............Oh what a tangled web we weave etc. etc.
Whether or not you have insurance, you can get help. We the taxpayers pay for illegal aliens and prisoners to have heart transplants. So that being said, let us look at your situation.
Your life is priceless. You can go to the ER of a public or not for profit hospital that receives funds from the federal government. Once there, they cannot legally make you leave until you have received treatment. In your case, your symptoms suggest you need either a nuclear imaged stress test of a cardiac catheterization.
If you had insurance, and considering your previous cath that did show CAD, they would probably skip the stress test and perform a cath. Then they could insert stents to clear your blockages. This could/would prevent you from having a massive fatal heart attack and relieve your chest pain. Of course you must make sure that your lifestyle is heart healthy after being "fixed".
If the doctor chooses a stress test, and if the results show a lack of blood flow to the muscles of your heart (ischemia), a cardiac catheterization is required. This is the natural course of treatment that you SHOULD receive without having to raise heck!
You will be billed for the associated cost, depending on the hospital you choose. Pay a small amount each month on these bills. Do not let them bother you. Remember the illegal aliens and murderers who receive heart transplants and bypass surgery.
Some hospitals, such as the Cleveland Clinic, do not turn anyone away due to finances/medical insurance. They are a not for profit organization. They have at least 2 locations. One in Cleveland Ohio and one in Miami Florida.
If you are not close to anyone of these locations, try to find another hospital that will not turn you down. I flew to Cleveland from Alabama and took a taxi to the Cleveland Clinic ER. They performed a cath the next day and inserted the 4th stent into my LAD. I have another stent in my obtuse marginal or left circumflex. I am blessed to have medical insurance though. My coverage is from my wife's policy. She works and I am retired. I try to keep house :)
Hugs and best wishes for your future health care,
Jack
Your life is priceless. You can go to the ER of a public or not for profit hospital that receives funds from the federal government. Once there, they cannot legally make you leave until you have received treatment. In your case, your symptoms suggest you need either a nuclear imaged stress test of a cardiac catheterization.
If you had insurance, and considering your previous cath that did show CAD, they would probably skip the stress test and perform a cath. Then they could insert stents to clear your blockages. This could/would prevent you from having a massive fatal heart attack and relieve your chest pain. Of course you must make sure that your lifestyle is heart healthy after being "fixed".
If the doctor chooses a stress test, and if the results show a lack of blood flow to the muscles of your heart (ischemia), a cardiac catheterization is required. This is the natural course of treatment that you SHOULD receive without having to raise heck!
You will be billed for the associated cost, depending on the hospital you choose. Pay a small amount each month on these bills. Do not let them bother you. Remember the illegal aliens and murderers who receive heart transplants and bypass surgery.
Some hospitals, such as the Cleveland Clinic, do not turn anyone away due to finances/medical insurance. They are a not for profit organization. They have at least 2 locations. One in Cleveland Ohio and one in Miami Florida.
If you are not close to anyone of these locations, try to find another hospital that will not turn you down. I flew to Cleveland from Alabama and took a taxi to the Cleveland Clinic ER. They performed a cath the next day and inserted the 4th stent into my LAD. I have another stent in my obtuse marginal or left circumflex. I am blessed to have medical insurance though. My coverage is from my wife's policy. She works and I am retired. I try to keep house :)
Hugs and best wishes for your future health care,
Jack
I meant to tell you to call and try to get all of your cardiac medical records. Make yourself copies and have these records available for the ER doctor. They will inevitably lose these records, lol.
btw........howdy neighbor. I'm in Texas too
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