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Quest for Brain Tumor Removal

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My name is Shannon-Marie, and I decided to start this campaign as a last ditch effort to get some help. Three years ago I had a serious accident. My neck was crushed, the back of my skull fractured, I blacked out, and it easily could have killed me. For the next three months, I began to rapidly gain weight, with no explanation. I tried dieting, even more than my fairly refined diet, exercising, and every other thing you can think of. Unfortunately nothing worked. Since then I have had health problem, after problem. I have been in constant 24/7 excruciating pain for the past three years. For the first year, I couldn't get a doctor to care. X-rays, and scans, but nothing that actually helped fix me. I lost my job, I've been unable to hold a steady job in the areas that I really want to because they all involve physical labor. Some of those seeing this know that one day, I want to have my own restauraunt. That goal seems like a pipe dream now. Fast forwarding to this year, I switched doctors for about the 7th time, and finally landed myself in pain management. The doctor actually cared, and decided to dig deeper, and find out why my pain, and other symptoms were worsening. I had two MRI's, and while waiting for the test results from that, blood work, and other tests came back giving me a bad result. I was diagnosed with Empty Sella Syndrome. They believe that the intense head trauma caused my pituitary gland to explode. My pituitary gland almost immediately stopped functioning properly. After getting that news, I was told that they found a tumor in my brain about the size of my eyeball on my pituitary gland.  These two things are the reason for my weight gain, and the inability to loose it. The weight, and these other issues also caused issues with my heart, highblood pressure, and other things. Now I am at the stage where there are tons of more tests, to monitor my hormone levels, and attempt to regulate them in hopes that it will help jumpstart my pituitary gland. The tumor in my brain will need surgery, but until I get more tests done, I cannot have the surgery yet. Being unable to work steadily has put me in an extremely difficult financial position. And all of this has caused SEVERE strain on myself, and my relationships with friends and family. Emotionally. Mentally. Physically. As of two weeks ago, doctors found another tumor in my stomach, and I need to have a Laparoscopic surgery to find out more about what is going on with that.  As you all can imagine, bills are piling up through the roof, I've got over 100k in hospital, and doctor bills. I am struggling to even scrape together gas money to get back and fourth to the appointments that I have. I go to a minimum of 1 appointment a week, but on average its about 2-3. I have monthly prescriptions that are NOT COVERED by insurance. And it's out of pocket over 200 hundred dollars a month. These are not supplements. They are life medications, due to all of my health issues. I am currently paying roughly 500$ a month just to manage my health, and transportation to doctors appointments. Borrowing money, recycling things to make money, and selling things I own are just a few of the ways I have been attempting to scrape money together to pay for this. I need all of the help I can get. It would mean the world to me if anyone was able to help. I know most of us are hurting in one way or another. Unfortunately I am in a really, very difficult situation.. In order to be alive, and maintain mediocre health, until everything is worked out, surgeries are done, and I can hopefully get way healthier.... I have to pay a large amount of money out of pocket, unable to work, unable to get disability, and still find a way to pay all of my other bills. ... Thank you all for reading, and if you are able to contribute anything, I am eternally thankful. It means a lot, and takes a load off of my shoulders. ...

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Shannon-Marie Visnaw
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Milwaukee, WI

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