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I have bladder cancer, I have no health insurance, I am being denied the care and treatment that is needed to fight my cancer because of self pay status.

I have been trying everything . Everyone keeps saying I am wrong.

Backround =I went to the ER Feb 12th, I spent the next 5 days admitted . I had several CT scans as well as a cath, They performed a TURBT surgery . I was diagnosed with having a large tumor in my bladder as well as a tumor blocking my left Ureter . The doctor said I must have a stint put in but could not do it due to the tumor in my ureter. They where to do a percutaneous nephrostomy tube. The next few days I was visited by a couple doctors 1 an oncologist who would be treating my cancer. He said point blank I would have to have surgery to remove my entire bladder to have the best chance of fighting my cancer. This was without question. I was released from the hospital on Feb 17th without the percutaneous nephrostomy tube being done at all. I was scheduled for a follow up on March 2 where I met Dr. Terry my urologist , he was very surprised that I was released without the procedure being done. He said his office would get it scheduled right away since nothing else could move forward without it being done first. His office had to fight with the hospital to get me back in to get it done this took a week after it was done He said I would have to go to Birmingham to do the bladder removal as soon as possible. I went to an appointment with Dr. Reed my oncologist he said he changed his mind on my course of treatment , I was to start with chemo not the surgery. I asked questions just to be ignored. I left his office and still even though I asked several times was told nothing about my cancer except it is very bad but no staging or any useful information.

Ok so now on to today I had yet another appointment with Dr. Terry he sat and talked a bit and my wife and I sat and listened mostly. He to would not say anything about my cancer until I said " I feel as if I have been put on the back burners because I have no insurance" He replied " the fact is you are right, the bladder surgery should have come first but because I am self pay it will have to wait he disagreed with the course of action for treatment but said he could not do anything. He continued to tell us I have a very bad agressive cancer that even under the best care would be hard to fight and should have been reffered to a cancer treatment center that was better equiped to help me. but with no insurance the fact is I will not get that kind of help." basically my wife and I had to listen to a death sentence for me , not because of the cancer per say but because I could not afford the treatment it would take. . I am not willing to die because of self pay tag they have put on me. sorry about some of the spelling . I am upset to say the least. I need help to get the treatment I need or they will sit by give me free chemo and let me die slowly. I'm as serious as I can be I need legal help please. Don't let these doctors decide if I live or die based upon money.

Update:

B. all I can say is you are about a retarded sucker. I worked fro the past 28 years paying for insurance just to get laid off and left with nothing. I didn't choose not to buy anything that choice was made for me by some one who things just like you.

I HOPE YOU END UP IN MY SHOES YOU SELF CENTERED , NONE FEELING LESS THAN HUMANE PIECE OF CRAP

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  • B.
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
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    I am sorry for your condition, but, they are right. They are not required to give you the health care that you think they should because you can not pay for it. It was your choice to not purchase health insurance. By your theory, no one should have to pay for any of their medical care or health insurance. It should just be handed to them because you think it should. Maybe if you were an illegal immigrant, you might get some free health care through some program. Sorry if this sounds harsh, but sometimes reality sucks.

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    I worked for my company for 31 years until my job was sent to India. I had the unemployment for the 99 weeks and that has been gone for over a year now. How DARE you call me names. Yes, I do have health insurance because it is my choice to purchase it. You are getting exactly what you deserve.

    These Doctors spent years and years in school and when most finally graduate and start their own practices, they are usually more than $100k in debt with just their student loans. Why do you feel that they should give the benefit of their expertise to complete strangers for free? Do they not deserve to earn a living and pay their bills? If not for free, then who do you think should be responsible to pay your bills for you?

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    5 years ago

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