Re: Getting Diagnossed - with no health insurance
From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 16 Oct 2001 17:55:38 -0500 (CDT)
Jodi -
Just me chiming in, as always! We HAVE insurance, it's actually pretty
good insurance as far as what it covers and everything (which is why we
picked it) and I still pay approximately $100/month in just copays and
prescriptions. The labwork is horrendous, just this week we received
two bills for $150 and $75, and that's what the insurance DOESN'T pay.
It's totally worth it though!! I would rather live on ramen noodles (or
okay, the low carb version of cheap food) for weeks than go without
medical care, it's so crucial at this stage of my disease.
Hope you're well! (Just wanted to share!)
At Tue, 16 Oct 2001, jodi wrote:
>
>Yes, try Planned Parenthood. Likely all they can do for you is
>prescribe BCPs, but some women find BCPs and low carbing to work
>wonders... both of which can be obtained without health insurance. BCPs
>are by no means the best treatment for PCOS, but the right pill can keep
>you from getting worse until you can get better treatment. Read up on
>this so you know which pills to ask for or refuse at PP.
>
>It is all well and good to say hang the expense and seek the care you
>need, but this is not really practical advice for most of us. Even if
>you paid for the doctor visit and the medications out of pocket...
>expensive, but probably workable ... there are astronomical lab fees to
>deal with. You can't get meds without blood work, and I don't even want
>to think about what blood work costs out of pocket. (I once had
>insurance deny a urine screen for a UTI because I went to student health
>rather than my primary care doc... and they wanted $140.00 for that. If
>it costs $140.00 to examine a few drops of pee under a microscope, I
>can't imagine what it would cost to do a hormone analysis!!! I think lab
>procedure prices are set with the notion that people have insurance...
>in an ideal world medical care would be priced with the assumption that
>real people might have to actually pay for the procedure!!!)
>
>good luck!
>
>- jodi
>
>At Tue, 16 Oct 2001, Renee wrote:
>>
>>Try a planned parenthood clinic. They provide sliding scale women's health
>>services. Another option are county-run (or city) free clinics. The care
>>would be limited, but at least it would be a start.
>>
>>Renee
>>
>>jody wrote:
>>>
>>> I think health is more important than health insurance. If you do not
>>> have health insurance, you must pay from your pocket for the treatment
>>> or whatever, if you are having any health problem. You just cant keep
>>> quiet and do nothing just because u do not have insurance. Health is
>>> Wealth.
>>>
>>> At Mon, 15 Oct 2001, Bailey wrote:
>>> >
>>> >Oops, Sorry! Washington State. Actually those are just *some* of the
>>> >symptoms I display.
>>> >
>>> >At Mon, 15 Oct 2001, Belle wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>Sounds like PCOS to me as well.
>>> >>
>>> >>I wish I could tell you more but I cannot.
>>> >>
>>> >>Maybe someone could help if you could tell us what state or even country
>>> >>you are living in. We have people here from the States, England,
>>> >>Australia and Spain. Probably others I am leaving out.
>>> >>
>>> >>At Mon, 15 Oct 2001, Bailey wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>>I have been displaying a number of the PCOS symptoms since 10, when I
>>> >>>started my period, Does anyone have any advice on how to get diagnosed
>>> >>>and treated sans health insurance?
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Thanks!
>>> >>> - Bailey
>>> >>
>>> >>--
>>> >>Hope this helps,
>>> >>
>>> >>Belle
>>> >>
>>>
>>--
>>Renee Cordrey, MSPT, MPH, CWS
>>
>>---
>>
>>Don't follow in the footsteps of the masters. Seek what they sought.
>> --Zen saying
>>
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