Desperately need dental surgery
Donation protected
This is so not me. I'm the fixer, the provider, however this is my only resource left available so I'm swallowing my pride (BIG pill) and writing this.
I was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus (SLE) in 2002, have been on a plethera of medications since, gone thru strokes, heart problems, broken bones, life support, coma...you name it and i've probably already been thru it. I had been told that the steroid medication they have me on would cause problems, i.e., brittle, very breakable bones, teeth and organ problems. I've escaped death 4 times (and have the medical bills to prove it), I've had to re-learn how to walk and use my arms, but I'm a fighter. This, obviously has left me in considerable debt and unable to work. For the past 12 years I have never become theraputic. I'm called their "special" patient by the doctors.
I have three dauthers and 2 granddaughters, all of whom I love more than life itself, and will do for them before I do for myself. Now that my teeth are breaking and falling out (I feel like Granny on the Bevery Hillbillies), in addition to having to deal with my medical issues, there's become a huge dental issue. I have 2,000 limit on my dental insurace, Medicare won't pay for dentures or parties (and God forbid I try to actually get implants), even tho this is all caused by the SLE and accompanying medications, and obviously, because I have so many unpaid medical bills, I can't get a loan so that I can once again feel human. It's hard enough having to go thru the pain of my disease, but now I don't even open my mouth or I speak with my hand over my mouth because I'm so embarassed. Of course this causes stress, which exascerbates the Lupus which throws me into even bigger flares. I'm in this vicious circle. I don't want the money for vacations or even a new car (tho mine is now 14 years old), I just want to get my teeth fixed/replaced and be able to pay all of the incredible doctors who have kept me alive and made it possible for me to be around for my kids and grandkids.
I feel very alone and isolated. It appeared that once I became ill, my friends decided it was easier for THEM to distance themselves from me so now I'm at the point where when I'm rushed to a hospital, no one comes to visit or say "hey, we're thinking about you". I get very depressed.
In order for me to have all of the dental work done, because of the SLE, it has to be coordinated with my medical specialists so that they can accurately "time" taking me off certain medications and putting me on other medications, one of which is very expensive that the insurance company doesn't pay for, so that I don't end up bleeding out or getting an infection (I have no immune system), and ending up in a coma again,
Even if you decide not to donate, thank you for at least taking the time to read this and get to know me and what I go through on a daily basis. God bless, Lisa
I was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus (SLE) in 2002, have been on a plethera of medications since, gone thru strokes, heart problems, broken bones, life support, coma...you name it and i've probably already been thru it. I had been told that the steroid medication they have me on would cause problems, i.e., brittle, very breakable bones, teeth and organ problems. I've escaped death 4 times (and have the medical bills to prove it), I've had to re-learn how to walk and use my arms, but I'm a fighter. This, obviously has left me in considerable debt and unable to work. For the past 12 years I have never become theraputic. I'm called their "special" patient by the doctors.
I have three dauthers and 2 granddaughters, all of whom I love more than life itself, and will do for them before I do for myself. Now that my teeth are breaking and falling out (I feel like Granny on the Bevery Hillbillies), in addition to having to deal with my medical issues, there's become a huge dental issue. I have 2,000 limit on my dental insurace, Medicare won't pay for dentures or parties (and God forbid I try to actually get implants), even tho this is all caused by the SLE and accompanying medications, and obviously, because I have so many unpaid medical bills, I can't get a loan so that I can once again feel human. It's hard enough having to go thru the pain of my disease, but now I don't even open my mouth or I speak with my hand over my mouth because I'm so embarassed. Of course this causes stress, which exascerbates the Lupus which throws me into even bigger flares. I'm in this vicious circle. I don't want the money for vacations or even a new car (tho mine is now 14 years old), I just want to get my teeth fixed/replaced and be able to pay all of the incredible doctors who have kept me alive and made it possible for me to be around for my kids and grandkids.
I feel very alone and isolated. It appeared that once I became ill, my friends decided it was easier for THEM to distance themselves from me so now I'm at the point where when I'm rushed to a hospital, no one comes to visit or say "hey, we're thinking about you". I get very depressed.
In order for me to have all of the dental work done, because of the SLE, it has to be coordinated with my medical specialists so that they can accurately "time" taking me off certain medications and putting me on other medications, one of which is very expensive that the insurance company doesn't pay for, so that I don't end up bleeding out or getting an infection (I have no immune system), and ending up in a coma again,
Even if you decide not to donate, thank you for at least taking the time to read this and get to know me and what I go through on a daily basis. God bless, Lisa
Organizer
Leesa Nicosia
Organizer
Longwood, FL