
This is pretty personal and hard for me to do because I wish I didn't need to. But I know that healing will be better without the added stress of worrying about money. My husband and I don't do a lot for ourselves. We work and live pretty simply. But we really only make enough to cover rent and utilities. We don't really have any extra. So after going to the doctor and finding out the cause of my pain and heavy bleeding has been most likely from fibroid tumors on my uterus I decided to have a hysterectomy, which everyone assumed would be routine but after the surgery was started the surgeon found all of my organs stuck together and even more enlarged than was thought and so because of being unprepared and the risk involved felt unable to continue. So I had to wake up to being told that I was back where I started. Only now it was worse because I felt hopeless. The surgeon didn't give me much options aside from doing nothing or taking drugs with horrible side effects. He said he didn't know what the adhesions were from but my uterus is stuck to my bowel and he didn't feel comfortable with it. So I went for a second opinion and that doctor also said he did not want to do the procedure because of all that would be involved. He said it could be endometriosis making it stuck to my bowel but that it could also be going into my bowel, which makes it very difficult for a doctor who does not deal with that everyday. Its pretty scary when the doctors don't want to operate. He said why should I have someone do it who only does it very rarely if at all, if I could have someone who does it everyday? I totally agreed! So I found that doctor who can do it and he's in Idaho, which is only about 4 hours away but now that means a more extensive surgery, more expenses and on top of that a drive down there and a place to stay and someone to cover our job. So I just found out that I am scheduled for surgery at the end of this month. I am super nervous about how it will go, if there will be complications and just everything! I know that I should do it so there won't be problems down the road and I am trying to not feel guilty about the time and expense because I do want to do what's best for me and get better. If there is any way you could help us out, any amount at all, we would be so grateful and appreciative. Any money we receive would be used toward expenses for the trip there and back and medical bills, which have already started coming in, medications and just getting us through the next month. We have a high deductible and are hoping to get some financial aid so this is just the amount I could think of that would help us out. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Any help would be deeply appreciated and if you could share it with anyone, please do! Thank you!