Why me?
She feels like she just ate a steak dinner at the finest restaurant in town, but she hasn’t ate all day. She feels like she’s 3 months pregnant, but hasn’t had that feeling in over 6 years. Sharp pains morning through night. The spark and romance in her marriage fading away as quick as the winter sun. What’s going on? That’s all she keeps asking herself over and over. Am I getting sick? Will this ever go away?
Tasha Crossno is a 36 year old wife and mother of two. She’s been dealing with these uncomfortable and painful symptoms since her 6 year old son Brayden was born. She’s been to her doctor several times over the years. The same ultrasound leads to the same diagnoses of an infection. At this point the infection is now considered chronic. Not knowing any better, she takes the doctors advice and follows through with her prescribed medication.
3 months go by and again the pain returns. Tasha tells the doctor about the same sharp pains and the same uncomfortable bloated feeling. Once again, the same diagnosis and medication. She knows something isn’t right, but has put trust in her doctor. It’s been over 6 years and she becomes fed up with the same story and begins to question the care she’s been given and decides on her own to see a new primary care and OBGYN doctor for a second opinion. The new primary care doctor agrees that something isn’t right either. She recommends that Tasha has a CT scan immediately. The scan comes back with new information, which includes five large fibroids and internal bleeding. Surgery is not only imminent, but urgent. She gets scheduled for a hysterectomy a week later.
Surgery is required, but what about everything else that comes with it? Her family only has limited short term health insurance that they pay for on their own. What will it cover? That won’t be decided before going under the knife. Surgery was scheduled for September 12, 2019. After the two hour surgery, the doctors reported that all went well and as planned. After the standard overnight stay she was discharged and sent home. While at home in the days following, Tasha was in excruciating pain. Pain so severe she was screaming in agonizing discomfort. After hours of Tasha’s mom trying everything to comfort her at home there were no other options, an ER visit was next. At the ER they couldn’t get the drugs in her fast enough to provide some sort of relief. The ER doctor recommended the most inexpensive option, an x-ray to start, due to Tasha not knowing if the ER visit was going to be self-pay or not. The x-ray was negative, but there was a reason she was in so much pain, so a CT scan was the next step. The CT was determined to be negative in the abdomen area, but a slight image of a potential blood clot in her lower lung was present. A second scan was performed, which came back positive for pulmonary embolisms, lots of them showered throughout her left lung.
Still not knowing the state of their finances Tasha was sent home from the ER with multiple prescriptions rather than being admitted to the hospital. Another week goes by and more pain ensues. This time, she schedules an emergency appointment with her OBGYN. While being examined, things seemed to go from bad to worse. Three large infected blood clots were removed from her abdomen and she was immediately admitted to the hospital. During her 11 day stay at Littleton Adventist Hospital in Littleton, CO she endured a plasma transfusion, several CT scans, x-rays, EKG’s, abdominal drains, a PICC line and lastly a blood transfusion. Needless to say this had been emotionally and physically exhausting. After almost two weeks, which seemed like months, she was finally in stable condition and released from the hospital, but as a shell of her former self. Her recovery would not be over. Daily antibiotic injections would become a part of her routine. With her immune system weak, colds and sharp chest pains would continue to hinder her progress. The bills piling up, she had to fight through once again and return back to work. Tasha is still recovering, but back with her family and in good spirits.
What will the donations be used for?
- Current medical bills
- Daily medications
- Mortgage, car payments, and other bills since being out of work
for 6 weeks.
Our goal is to help raise $3,000 for her and her family to get back on track. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for taking the time to read our story.
She feels like she just ate a steak dinner at the finest restaurant in town, but she hasn’t ate all day. She feels like she’s 3 months pregnant, but hasn’t had that feeling in over 6 years. Sharp pains morning through night. The spark and romance in her marriage fading away as quick as the winter sun. What’s going on? That’s all she keeps asking herself over and over. Am I getting sick? Will this ever go away?
Tasha Crossno is a 36 year old wife and mother of two. She’s been dealing with these uncomfortable and painful symptoms since her 6 year old son Brayden was born. She’s been to her doctor several times over the years. The same ultrasound leads to the same diagnoses of an infection. At this point the infection is now considered chronic. Not knowing any better, she takes the doctors advice and follows through with her prescribed medication.
3 months go by and again the pain returns. Tasha tells the doctor about the same sharp pains and the same uncomfortable bloated feeling. Once again, the same diagnosis and medication. She knows something isn’t right, but has put trust in her doctor. It’s been over 6 years and she becomes fed up with the same story and begins to question the care she’s been given and decides on her own to see a new primary care and OBGYN doctor for a second opinion. The new primary care doctor agrees that something isn’t right either. She recommends that Tasha has a CT scan immediately. The scan comes back with new information, which includes five large fibroids and internal bleeding. Surgery is not only imminent, but urgent. She gets scheduled for a hysterectomy a week later.
Surgery is required, but what about everything else that comes with it? Her family only has limited short term health insurance that they pay for on their own. What will it cover? That won’t be decided before going under the knife. Surgery was scheduled for September 12, 2019. After the two hour surgery, the doctors reported that all went well and as planned. After the standard overnight stay she was discharged and sent home. While at home in the days following, Tasha was in excruciating pain. Pain so severe she was screaming in agonizing discomfort. After hours of Tasha’s mom trying everything to comfort her at home there were no other options, an ER visit was next. At the ER they couldn’t get the drugs in her fast enough to provide some sort of relief. The ER doctor recommended the most inexpensive option, an x-ray to start, due to Tasha not knowing if the ER visit was going to be self-pay or not. The x-ray was negative, but there was a reason she was in so much pain, so a CT scan was the next step. The CT was determined to be negative in the abdomen area, but a slight image of a potential blood clot in her lower lung was present. A second scan was performed, which came back positive for pulmonary embolisms, lots of them showered throughout her left lung.
Still not knowing the state of their finances Tasha was sent home from the ER with multiple prescriptions rather than being admitted to the hospital. Another week goes by and more pain ensues. This time, she schedules an emergency appointment with her OBGYN. While being examined, things seemed to go from bad to worse. Three large infected blood clots were removed from her abdomen and she was immediately admitted to the hospital. During her 11 day stay at Littleton Adventist Hospital in Littleton, CO she endured a plasma transfusion, several CT scans, x-rays, EKG’s, abdominal drains, a PICC line and lastly a blood transfusion. Needless to say this had been emotionally and physically exhausting. After almost two weeks, which seemed like months, she was finally in stable condition and released from the hospital, but as a shell of her former self. Her recovery would not be over. Daily antibiotic injections would become a part of her routine. With her immune system weak, colds and sharp chest pains would continue to hinder her progress. The bills piling up, she had to fight through once again and return back to work. Tasha is still recovering, but back with her family and in good spirits.
What will the donations be used for?
- Current medical bills
- Daily medications
- Mortgage, car payments, and other bills since being out of work
for 6 weeks.
Our goal is to help raise $3,000 for her and her family to get back on track. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for taking the time to read our story.
Organizer and beneficiary
Tasha Crossno
Beneficiary