Help Tanisha have Back Surgery
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I know we are living in unprecedented times, and many people are struggling to make ends meet so having to do this is an absolute last resort; but I, like so many others need help.
For those of you that know me, and for the people who this might reach that don’t: I have suffered from chronic back pain for the last 10 years and have been attempting to manage it with pain medication since all interventional conservative treatment has failed me. I have reached a point where surgery is my only hope at living even a relatively pain free life. I have several severe herniated discs and a bilateral chronic stress fracture that is now causing my discs to slip. My condition will only continue to worsen without surgical intervention.
Pain has taken everything from me. My breath in the morning as I try to get ready for work. My concentration as I attempt to be a full time student through a pain killer haze. My sanity and at times my will to continue on this way. The surgery I require will be a two part fusion, and a laminectomy(where they will be removing several vertebrae. This will leave me with 6 screws, two rods and two cages in my spine.
The healing process will be 3 months if everything goes according to plan. During this time I will be using Family Medical Leave to secure my position at my job at Stony Brook Pain Management. FMLA only covers my position and I will be relying on NYS disability which will pay me at a rate of 170.00 a week. I am asking for help to supplement my income during this time. This includes my 1,000 dollar inpatient copay, a possible 1,000 dollar copay for a rehab facility after surgery, and my other monthly expenses such as medications, car insurance, contributing to the house hold I live in, doctor’s visits etc. I will provide a break down of expenses as soon as I can.
My main reason in asking for help is that my recovery is not certain. While I do have money in savings, I do not want to deplete it in case I end up out of work longer and need to rely on that money solely to live. If you can spare anything even if it’s just a share I would greatly appreciate it. I know we’re all struggling in different ways. This is my struggle right now and I want nothing more than to return to a life that isn’t completely dominated by pain.
Thank you if you took the time to read this ❤️
For those of you that know me, and for the people who this might reach that don’t: I have suffered from chronic back pain for the last 10 years and have been attempting to manage it with pain medication since all interventional conservative treatment has failed me. I have reached a point where surgery is my only hope at living even a relatively pain free life. I have several severe herniated discs and a bilateral chronic stress fracture that is now causing my discs to slip. My condition will only continue to worsen without surgical intervention.
Pain has taken everything from me. My breath in the morning as I try to get ready for work. My concentration as I attempt to be a full time student through a pain killer haze. My sanity and at times my will to continue on this way. The surgery I require will be a two part fusion, and a laminectomy(where they will be removing several vertebrae. This will leave me with 6 screws, two rods and two cages in my spine.
The healing process will be 3 months if everything goes according to plan. During this time I will be using Family Medical Leave to secure my position at my job at Stony Brook Pain Management. FMLA only covers my position and I will be relying on NYS disability which will pay me at a rate of 170.00 a week. I am asking for help to supplement my income during this time. This includes my 1,000 dollar inpatient copay, a possible 1,000 dollar copay for a rehab facility after surgery, and my other monthly expenses such as medications, car insurance, contributing to the house hold I live in, doctor’s visits etc. I will provide a break down of expenses as soon as I can.
My main reason in asking for help is that my recovery is not certain. While I do have money in savings, I do not want to deplete it in case I end up out of work longer and need to rely on that money solely to live. If you can spare anything even if it’s just a share I would greatly appreciate it. I know we’re all struggling in different ways. This is my struggle right now and I want nothing more than to return to a life that isn’t completely dominated by pain.
Thank you if you took the time to read this ❤️
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Tanisha Meachum
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Middle Island, NY