Emergency Surgery Gone Wrong
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Hi, everyone. My health has been an ongoing struggle for the last 7 years of my life. It has cost me my college education that I worked my entire life for, my dream careers, multiple jobs attempts, but most importantly, it is costing me my life. I am at a breaking point.
This past Monday I was admitted into the hospital for excruciating pain and what has become a very abnormal miscarriage. There were many complications and during emergency surgery on Wednesday morning, I nearly died on the operating table from too much blood loss. I had one blood transfusion because the risk of anymore blood caused a major threat to my compromised immune system and the risk was too great. I have been released and am on bed rest as I await doctors appoints and my most serious surgery yet.
I *need* your guys' help. I absolutely hate asking for help, but my life is on the line. This miscarriage is turning out, according to my doctors and how awful the surgery went, to be looking more and more like a Molar pregnancy, instead of the blighted ovum like it was originally thought to be. Sure, maybe I could get through this if my body was healthy. But I struggle every day with 4 major diseases. Endometriosis, Interstitial Cystitis, Fibromyalgia, and (the biggest threat and health crisis for me) Ehlers-Danlos Hypermobility Type, all four have plagued my life. I have had multiple cancer scares, multiple domestic abuse situations I have survived through but that worsened my diseases, and now three very scary near death experiences. The first was when I had a campaign for my health back in 2013, when I had a biospy go very wrong after the doctors thought I potentially had lymphoma. While it wasn't lymphoma thank goodness, my compromised immune system led to the surgical wound getting infected and by the time it was diagnosed, the MRSA was septic and killing me. That was my first 2 week long major hospital stay. Mayo clinic, who diagnosed the Fibro and EDS, explained to me that the trauma I underwent then is what triggered the EDS and Fribo to go full force. In 2015, I woke up from life support after one of the worst days of my life where my life was almost taken from me by battery by strangulation. My ex was strangling me to death. I was diagnosed with anxiety, depression, battered wife syndrome, and agoraphobia after that. I have been just as much a mental and emotional mess as I have been physically. I don't know where the time has gone, and I have lost control of my own body and mind. I am doing everything it takes to get myself back.
All of my physical diseases are autoimmune. They are killing me slowly. I am working on applying for disability to make it through. But with how healthcare is in America, I am struggling to pay my very hefty cobra payment each month. This is for my insurance, which is the only thing keeping my treatments going. I am about to miss my July payment (due at the end of the month) and if I miss that, I lose my insurance and all hope of a healthy life.
The abnormal miscarriage, if the pathology report confirms the molar pregnancy, can grow back at any time. The tumorous cells will take over and while it is noncancerous, I will have to either have surgery again or go through chemotherapy according to various treatments.
I was also born with a serious birth defect in that area of the body. I have been waiting my whole life to have this removed and fixed. But I cannot do that without your help.
I have worked and struggled for so long now that every day, I have to put in every bit of effort I can so I don't give up. Sadly, with my condition and the recent loss of my father who would have helped me in this situation at least to get me by and make sure I had insurance, I cannot do this on my own.
I have created this campaign with the hope and trust that we can work together to save my life so that I may do what I am meant to do. I want to help others. Others like myself and others very different. Raising awareness, educating people on invisible illnesses. Helping people. But I have learned with a heavy heart that I cannot help others until I help myself. This is why I am writing this now and starting this campaign.
There are other things going on that I need help with, but this is the most vital. I also need to have a surgery for my new baby kitty Oaklynn (surgery for him will run anywhere from $800-1200), since he has a very common birth defect where his left cartilage and joint connecting his femur to his pelvis did not form. I have X-Rays and will post those on here soon.
My life is crumbling. This miscarriage has sent me into a downward spiral of depression and that combined with my diseases is killing me, literally.
I would not have created this new campaign if it was not absolutely necessary.
If you can, I ask that you please support and believe in me. I ask for good vibes and prayers. The Lord knows how badly I need them. If you cannot support, please share. Any support will be held dear and appreciated.
For financial means, donations will be going towards paying my cobra insurance, paying for all the medicines I take, the blood tests and recurrent labs I will have to undergo for the next several weeks, the hospital costs, the surgery costs for both this recent surgery and my future surgery. I also hope to raise funds for the surgery of my baby kitty, as he cannot walk properly because of his birth defect. If we reach our goal, any extra funds will go towards other necessary costs as a means for my living situation and other medical bills. I have over $100,000 in medical debt that has ruined my credit so I cannot even take out a loan to help with my insurance, surgeries, and medicines.
When I am healthy, I want to eventually start an animal sanctuary and I want to contribute or start a specific non-profit organization that focuses on the research, improved quality of life, and well-being and health of those who suffer from invisible illnesses and disabilities. No one has to suffer alone, ever. That's one of the main reasons I speak up and am open. I'm not afraid to ask for help because I know I need it in order to do what I so desperately want to do, which is to help others. I have survived for a reason. I'm still here because I can and will help others [like me].
I can be personally reached at my email [email redacted]
Again, I ask that you share this campaign and send positive thoughts. Be well and God bless. Thank you for your time for reading my story.
This past Monday I was admitted into the hospital for excruciating pain and what has become a very abnormal miscarriage. There were many complications and during emergency surgery on Wednesday morning, I nearly died on the operating table from too much blood loss. I had one blood transfusion because the risk of anymore blood caused a major threat to my compromised immune system and the risk was too great. I have been released and am on bed rest as I await doctors appoints and my most serious surgery yet.
I *need* your guys' help. I absolutely hate asking for help, but my life is on the line. This miscarriage is turning out, according to my doctors and how awful the surgery went, to be looking more and more like a Molar pregnancy, instead of the blighted ovum like it was originally thought to be. Sure, maybe I could get through this if my body was healthy. But I struggle every day with 4 major diseases. Endometriosis, Interstitial Cystitis, Fibromyalgia, and (the biggest threat and health crisis for me) Ehlers-Danlos Hypermobility Type, all four have plagued my life. I have had multiple cancer scares, multiple domestic abuse situations I have survived through but that worsened my diseases, and now three very scary near death experiences. The first was when I had a campaign for my health back in 2013, when I had a biospy go very wrong after the doctors thought I potentially had lymphoma. While it wasn't lymphoma thank goodness, my compromised immune system led to the surgical wound getting infected and by the time it was diagnosed, the MRSA was septic and killing me. That was my first 2 week long major hospital stay. Mayo clinic, who diagnosed the Fibro and EDS, explained to me that the trauma I underwent then is what triggered the EDS and Fribo to go full force. In 2015, I woke up from life support after one of the worst days of my life where my life was almost taken from me by battery by strangulation. My ex was strangling me to death. I was diagnosed with anxiety, depression, battered wife syndrome, and agoraphobia after that. I have been just as much a mental and emotional mess as I have been physically. I don't know where the time has gone, and I have lost control of my own body and mind. I am doing everything it takes to get myself back.
All of my physical diseases are autoimmune. They are killing me slowly. I am working on applying for disability to make it through. But with how healthcare is in America, I am struggling to pay my very hefty cobra payment each month. This is for my insurance, which is the only thing keeping my treatments going. I am about to miss my July payment (due at the end of the month) and if I miss that, I lose my insurance and all hope of a healthy life.
The abnormal miscarriage, if the pathology report confirms the molar pregnancy, can grow back at any time. The tumorous cells will take over and while it is noncancerous, I will have to either have surgery again or go through chemotherapy according to various treatments.
I was also born with a serious birth defect in that area of the body. I have been waiting my whole life to have this removed and fixed. But I cannot do that without your help.
I have worked and struggled for so long now that every day, I have to put in every bit of effort I can so I don't give up. Sadly, with my condition and the recent loss of my father who would have helped me in this situation at least to get me by and make sure I had insurance, I cannot do this on my own.
I have created this campaign with the hope and trust that we can work together to save my life so that I may do what I am meant to do. I want to help others. Others like myself and others very different. Raising awareness, educating people on invisible illnesses. Helping people. But I have learned with a heavy heart that I cannot help others until I help myself. This is why I am writing this now and starting this campaign.
There are other things going on that I need help with, but this is the most vital. I also need to have a surgery for my new baby kitty Oaklynn (surgery for him will run anywhere from $800-1200), since he has a very common birth defect where his left cartilage and joint connecting his femur to his pelvis did not form. I have X-Rays and will post those on here soon.
My life is crumbling. This miscarriage has sent me into a downward spiral of depression and that combined with my diseases is killing me, literally.
I would not have created this new campaign if it was not absolutely necessary.
If you can, I ask that you please support and believe in me. I ask for good vibes and prayers. The Lord knows how badly I need them. If you cannot support, please share. Any support will be held dear and appreciated.
For financial means, donations will be going towards paying my cobra insurance, paying for all the medicines I take, the blood tests and recurrent labs I will have to undergo for the next several weeks, the hospital costs, the surgery costs for both this recent surgery and my future surgery. I also hope to raise funds for the surgery of my baby kitty, as he cannot walk properly because of his birth defect. If we reach our goal, any extra funds will go towards other necessary costs as a means for my living situation and other medical bills. I have over $100,000 in medical debt that has ruined my credit so I cannot even take out a loan to help with my insurance, surgeries, and medicines.
When I am healthy, I want to eventually start an animal sanctuary and I want to contribute or start a specific non-profit organization that focuses on the research, improved quality of life, and well-being and health of those who suffer from invisible illnesses and disabilities. No one has to suffer alone, ever. That's one of the main reasons I speak up and am open. I'm not afraid to ask for help because I know I need it in order to do what I so desperately want to do, which is to help others. I have survived for a reason. I'm still here because I can and will help others [like me].
I can be personally reached at my email [email redacted]
Again, I ask that you share this campaign and send positive thoughts. Be well and God bless. Thank you for your time for reading my story.
Organizer
Leah Burroughs
Organizer
Box Elder, SD
