
Non stop medical bills.
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Hi all,
My name is David Stevens. I'm 33 years old young, I have two kids, and a wonderful fiance. I have many people on my team.
On August 12th I was admitted to the hospital for multiple kidney stones (one which was 9mm in size) blocking my left kidney from working. I had to undergo three procedures and am finally getting back on my feet.
First procedure was to place a stent in my failing kidney to my bladder so it may drain. Second procedure was stone blasting at the stone center of Newark. The third and final (hoping) procedure was to remove the stent - which I can tell you was the worst pain beyond comprehending. In all I spent 4-5 days in two different hospitals, St. Anthonys and then to Newton AHC.
I am very thankful to all the staff, doctors, urologist, anesthesiologist, the OR team and so on. What I am also thankful for is that I'm alive.
The issue here is, I had to pay over $10,000 out of pocket to just the urologist and stone center in order to even get the surgeries. Thankfully I was able to use my credit cards. Here's where the fun starts. I do not have insurance and most of the billing departments won't work with me for payment plans, or discounting the ludacris bills.
Hospital services (65k!) Got that down to 4k
Anesthesiologist x 2 - over 2.5k
Cat scans - over 2k
LabCorp, the admitting doctor at st. Anthonys and so on are over 3k (have not received the actual hospital bill from them yet!)
In total = I'm screwed. I am even trying to take out a personal loan to help start paying other bills that are getting behind.
For anyone that knows me, I would do anything for anyone with out question. I've worked since I was 13 years old. No one deserves this shit. Im literally sick to my stomach. The appreciation I have for everyone even reading this, reaching out, or simply sharing is intense.
I never thought I would be in this position - my promise is I will be getting insurance asap. Drink water, more water, and more water. What a month
However I can, I will pay it forward. I'm a strong believer in helping others - that's the reward.
I'm no longer embarrassed to ask for help. I'm asking from the bottom of my heart, keep my head above water so I don't sink. ❤️
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David Stevens
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Highland Lake, NJ