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Just got diagnosed, help
I got diagnosed over a month ago with 1 stage, doctor said I need surgery, but since I don't have insurance he didn't seem to care. He prescribe me Megestrone and told me to fine a job that has insurance so that he can perform the surgery. I don't really trust this doctor, cause timing is a very imporant. It has to be done somehow. I don't know what to do. Am bleeding for a month now, I need your help. Should I do the surgery as soon as possible. What should I know about the surgery, I don't have any idea what to expect. Please need your feed back. Tell me all u know about this surgery. How long does it take to recover. Plus ,do you know any organizations that help people without insurance. desperate for answers. thanks
Go to the emergency room. They cannot turn you away if you cannot pay. If need be have your nervous breakdown right there. Go ahead, let it out, scream and rant and rave and make them pay attention. I can't believe this flippin country just lets this **** go on!!!!!!! Don't worry about the money. Most of the time they way overbill so they can afford to haggle later. Most people don't know that and pay the entire damn bill. There is so much help for you later, but now it is time to take care of yourself and screw the rest of it. Go knock some heads together at the ER, you'll be surprised how willing they will be to help when you just let them know you are at the end of your rope and start demanding.
HI Kathy, thanks. I don't have insurance and not enough money for the surgery either. That's taking me behing. don't live in WA state.There are no Catholic hospitals, (just adventist hospital, holly cross) they don't operate without money. Don't have much choise,to make payments for ever? Am confused Kathy.
Hi, thanks for your support, I didn't have a second opinion.I just had a biopsy and lab result. They said Endometial Adenocarcinoma,( 1st stage of CC). He said it has to be removed completely. I can't believe am losing an important part of my body. single, No baby, no man and don't know if I can find husband anymore,after this thing. What can I do. Haven't done anything so far. I cry all day, everyday, been crying for over a month. I know crying is not the answer. But don't know where to go who to talk to, till I found this web (MHI)this mabe be to chat with u get some answers and makes be feel better. Otherwise I can't even tell to anybody, even to my frieds. The doctor put me down. He didn't even recommend me to other organizations for help. My problem now is that my period woudn't stop, am scared to lose all my blood. can't go around without a pad. For example today, am not feeling good, am still bleeding, thought of going to the hospital but being holiday,I thought doctors will not be available, may be they just going to keep me there till after 4th july. I know I need surgery, and timing is runnning out. Please...... what should I do.
Plus, what should I know before surgery,
Thank u all for your support. Linda, same boat, Marie, etc.....
Plus, what should I know before surgery,
Thank u all for your support. Linda, same boat, Marie, etc.....
There are always Drs at the ER, if there is a Catholic hospital in your area and you have no money they will help you!!! I had no insurance either and everything has worked out well for me. What state are you in. If you are in WA state there is so much help available that it made my head spin. Do not delay... I am worried about you!!!
kathy
kathy
You gotta love the "Hippocratic Oath" that doctors swear too but the majority do not follow....
Modern Text used in many Medical Schools
I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant:
I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in whose steps I walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow.
I will apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures which are required, avoiding those twin traps of overtreatment and therapeutic nihilism.
I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon's knife or the chemist's drug.
I will not be ashamed to say "I know not," nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed for a patient's recovery.
I will respect the privacy of my patients, for their problems are not disclosed to me that the world may know. Most especially must I tread with care in matters of life and death. If it is given me to save a life, all thanks. But it may also be within my power to take a life; this awesome responsibility must be faced with great humbleness and awareness of my own frailty. Above all, I must not play at God.
I will remember that I do not treat a fever chart, a cancerous growth, but a sick human being, whose illness may affect the person's family and economic stability. My responsibility includes these related problems, if I am to care adequately for the sick.
I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure.
I will remember that I remain a member of society, with special obligations to all my fellow human beings, those sound of mind and body as well as the infirm.
If I do not violate this oath, may I enjoy life and art, respected while I live and remembered with affection thereafter. May I always act so as to preserve the finest traditions of my calling and may I long experience the joy of healing those who seek my help.
Written in 1964 by Louis Lasagna, Academic Dean of the School of Medicine at Tufts University, and used in many medical schools today.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/doctors/oath_modern.html
Modern Text used in many Medical Schools
I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant:
I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in whose steps I walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow.
I will apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures which are required, avoiding those twin traps of overtreatment and therapeutic nihilism.
I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon's knife or the chemist's drug.
I will not be ashamed to say "I know not," nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed for a patient's recovery.
I will respect the privacy of my patients, for their problems are not disclosed to me that the world may know. Most especially must I tread with care in matters of life and death. If it is given me to save a life, all thanks. But it may also be within my power to take a life; this awesome responsibility must be faced with great humbleness and awareness of my own frailty. Above all, I must not play at God.
I will remember that I do not treat a fever chart, a cancerous growth, but a sick human being, whose illness may affect the person's family and economic stability. My responsibility includes these related problems, if I am to care adequately for the sick.
I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure.
I will remember that I remain a member of society, with special obligations to all my fellow human beings, those sound of mind and body as well as the infirm.
If I do not violate this oath, may I enjoy life and art, respected while I live and remembered with affection thereafter. May I always act so as to preserve the finest traditions of my calling and may I long experience the joy of healing those who seek my help.
Written in 1964 by Louis Lasagna, Academic Dean of the School of Medicine at Tufts University, and used in many medical schools today.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/doctors/oath_modern.html
Hi Silla,
I was diagnosed with high grade cervical dysplasia (precancerous cells) in September '05. In November I had a colposcopy & at the same time I had a biopsy.
In January of 2006 I had a LEEP procedure to remove the high grade cells. The procedure started with the colposcopy & then a local anaesthetic was injected into the cervix & the LEEP (the size of a pencil) was inserted into me & the cells were scraped off - took 5 minutes). To tell you the truth, the biopsy was more uncomfortable than the LEEP - you have nothing to worry about, I was able to drive myself home after the procedure as I was not given a general. Was able to go back to work that day, had mild cramps (like period cramps), but not nearly as bad as ovarian cyst cramps were after my TVU. I just had a check-up in May and the high grade cells are gone & have not grown back. So from the time I was diagnosed to the time the cells were removed, 4 months had gone by.
Please note that if you are going to get a 2nd opinion you should make sure that 6 weeks have passed from your last pap before having another one done. Apparently it takes that long for your cervical cells to grow back properly - I went for a 2nd opinion & had a 2nd pap within 3 weeks of having my first pap & the 2nd pap came back showing only low grade cells (I was told that this was because my cells had not grown back fully). If I had gone with the results from the 2nd opinion pap I would not have had the LEEP done & the cells could have developed into cancer as they were high grade!
Apparently a recurrence can be prevented by quitting smoking & having a well balanced diet rich in folic acid (raw green leafy veggies), vitamin A & beta carotene (orange & yellow fruits & veggies). Good luck with everything!
I was diagnosed with high grade cervical dysplasia (precancerous cells) in September '05. In November I had a colposcopy & at the same time I had a biopsy.
In January of 2006 I had a LEEP procedure to remove the high grade cells. The procedure started with the colposcopy & then a local anaesthetic was injected into the cervix & the LEEP (the size of a pencil) was inserted into me & the cells were scraped off - took 5 minutes). To tell you the truth, the biopsy was more uncomfortable than the LEEP - you have nothing to worry about, I was able to drive myself home after the procedure as I was not given a general. Was able to go back to work that day, had mild cramps (like period cramps), but not nearly as bad as ovarian cyst cramps were after my TVU. I just had a check-up in May and the high grade cells are gone & have not grown back. So from the time I was diagnosed to the time the cells were removed, 4 months had gone by.
Please note that if you are going to get a 2nd opinion you should make sure that 6 weeks have passed from your last pap before having another one done. Apparently it takes that long for your cervical cells to grow back properly - I went for a 2nd opinion & had a 2nd pap within 3 weeks of having my first pap & the 2nd pap came back showing only low grade cells (I was told that this was because my cells had not grown back fully). If I had gone with the results from the 2nd opinion pap I would not have had the LEEP done & the cells could have developed into cancer as they were high grade!
Apparently a recurrence can be prevented by quitting smoking & having a well balanced diet rich in folic acid (raw green leafy veggies), vitamin A & beta carotene (orange & yellow fruits & veggies). Good luck with everything!
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