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Sup gang. So very recently, I've received some good news and some bad news.
The good news is that I'm finally able to get insurance to cover a surgery I've needed for over a decade. Your girl has been trying to get a breast reduction surgery for a very long time, ever since I had to start buying my bras online because most stores don't carry size G in person. You read that right--size G. I'm five feet tall. My existence (very painfully) defies the laws of physics. So hearing that my insurance had finally decided this surgery wasn't cosmetic and was actually medically necessary was the best news I'd heard in a very long time.
The bad news--recovery time for surgery like this usually takes up to a month, sometimes even longer. I'm talking bed rest, guys. And insurance is only going to be covering the surgery itself, not time spent recovering. I'm going to be out of work for at least a month, and not only will I not be getting pay the entire time, due to the nature of my work I'm not even going to be guaranteed a job when I get back.
Now you might be thinking, why don't I delay the surgery if I can't afford the time off? Because that's not an option for me anymore, and I'm not just talking about the fact that I can't remember what it feels like to stand up straight, or have a full night's sleep without waking up in the middle of the night with excruciating pain. Twice this year I've sprained my back so bad I was actually bedridden. This second time the doc sat me down and told me if I didn't do something soon I was looking at permanent spinal damage. This is something I need to do like now.
But as far as after the surgery, I'm kinda screwed. So if you can spare anything to help me not worry about being evicted while I'm recovering from getting sliced open, I'd really appreciate it!
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Archie Grimm
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Los Angeles, CA