Help Kelly Kick Her Fibro Bills
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My entire life I’ve dealt with chronic pain. After years of struggle I’ve finally made it to Canada, where I’ve started to receive the care I’ve been desperate to receive for years. But it’s been a long, hard road to get here. I’ve currently got about $13k+ worth of debt sitting on my back like a rock. If I were to make minimum payments on this debt, it would take me 25+ years to pay it off.
With your help, I hope to chip away at it and get some relief. Every dollar I receive will go towards paying down this debt. I’ve posted the full amount to get across the gravity of this debt. By donating to my gofundme I will be able to reduce my medical debt and start my road to recovery. Any amount helps.
Way back in 2015 I moved in with a roommate for the first time. After experiencing periods so painful I wasn’t able to manage them with medication - my roommate told me this isn’t normal. I honestly thought this was just how periods were. After multiple gyno visits, juggling birth control pills and mirena I walked away thinking it was endometriosis. It would be years later that I would learn it was fibromyalgia.
I have tried more medications than I can remember: neuropathic pain relievers, SSRIs, anti-Inflammatories, analgesics of every kind, topicals, acupuncture, massage. I’ve had my hands and chest x-rayed, multiple rounds of blood tests, etc. I’ve changed how I cook, do work, and basically my entire lifestyle.
None of this was cheap. A single visit to a fibro clinic can easily be $300. I went into debt fast. My productivity tanked, cutting my freelance income in half. In 2 years I watched 5k in savings turn into -13k in debt. Things weren’t working. In 2018 I spent 10k in medical costs alone. So I made the tough decision to leave my friends and family and move to Canada.
I still feel chronic pain every day. In Spring 2019, I couldn’t walk for almost 3 weeks. But things are looking up. I got accepted into a chronic pain clinic at the end of September 2020. But my productivity is still low while I’m navigating the medications and treatments I need.
Up until now I’ve been struggling with this alone. After a lot of thought I’ve finally accepted I need help paying off my medical bills. I wouldn’t be able to do this without your help. Thank you so much for your time and support.
With your help, I hope to chip away at it and get some relief. Every dollar I receive will go towards paying down this debt. I’ve posted the full amount to get across the gravity of this debt. By donating to my gofundme I will be able to reduce my medical debt and start my road to recovery. Any amount helps.
Way back in 2015 I moved in with a roommate for the first time. After experiencing periods so painful I wasn’t able to manage them with medication - my roommate told me this isn’t normal. I honestly thought this was just how periods were. After multiple gyno visits, juggling birth control pills and mirena I walked away thinking it was endometriosis. It would be years later that I would learn it was fibromyalgia.
I have tried more medications than I can remember: neuropathic pain relievers, SSRIs, anti-Inflammatories, analgesics of every kind, topicals, acupuncture, massage. I’ve had my hands and chest x-rayed, multiple rounds of blood tests, etc. I’ve changed how I cook, do work, and basically my entire lifestyle.
None of this was cheap. A single visit to a fibro clinic can easily be $300. I went into debt fast. My productivity tanked, cutting my freelance income in half. In 2 years I watched 5k in savings turn into -13k in debt. Things weren’t working. In 2018 I spent 10k in medical costs alone. So I made the tough decision to leave my friends and family and move to Canada.
I still feel chronic pain every day. In Spring 2019, I couldn’t walk for almost 3 weeks. But things are looking up. I got accepted into a chronic pain clinic at the end of September 2020. But my productivity is still low while I’m navigating the medications and treatments I need.
Up until now I’ve been struggling with this alone. After a lot of thought I’ve finally accepted I need help paying off my medical bills. I wouldn’t be able to do this without your help. Thank you so much for your time and support.
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Kelly Fitzpatrick
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Portland, OR
