I was a hemodialysis technician for 22 years. During that time,I was working while I had multiple sclerosis. I continued to work till I could no longer work. In my life I have done a 360. Growing up ,my father was a dentist. We had a nice house and all we could ask for. Then in my adult years,when due to my MS, I had to stop working and the disability co. stopped my benefits,I had to live in subsidized housing and would walk the streets looking for cans I could turn in for cash. Now I have something wrong with me,where I have lost 60 lbs and in have abdominal pain. I have gone for test after test. I have a folder full of tests,but they do no good,when the doctors cannot agree what is wrong. I have been to Michigan,Cleveland,and Cincinnati trying to get help so that I can eat again without pain and get off the narcotics I need. The traveling and hotels have taken up,what money I did have. I may need a pancreatectomy with islet auto-transplantation,which Medicare still views as experimental although hundreds have been done over 40 years with success. The operation to give me my life back costs $40,000. I am trying to raise money for that and the expenses I am incurring while trying to get help. This is the site I have set up for donations to my medical fund.
http://www.giveforward.com/ineedapancreatectomywithisletautotransplantation
Thank you,I wish I did not have to do this.
Bruce
