Medical & Living Expenses

On Wednesday, January 27, 2016 I was taken to the emergency room. Prior to going, I had been vomiting & having the worst pains & cramps in my abdomen area I had ever experienced. Some basic tests were ran & I was told I had some blockage. I was admitted to the hospital & on Thursday more tests were run & I waited. Friday morning I was taken for a barium enema ( which is not pleasant in any way) which I was told would take around an hour. I was done & headed back to my room in less than 20 minutes. I was in my room just a few minutes when the doctor came in & said we were doing surgery & doing it NOW! The blockage was quite severe. I was wheeled to an operating room at 11 am & remember nothing until after 730 pm. The doctor said he opened me up, took out the blockage, the big cancer tumor & about 18 inches of my sigmoid colon. Then re-routed my plumbing & gave me a colostomy bag. He said he wanted to run more tests while I was open, but didn't for fear of all the swelling I already had. He said he didn't feel any other abnormalities though. He went on to tell me that my intestines were at the breaking point. And I was quite literally less than 24 hours from death. Everything was sent off for tests. And at this time no chemotherapy or radiation has been ordered. He is watching me closely & if it's needed, it will be done, but not at this point. I will have to have more surgery in 2 to 3 months. At that time, he will run the extra tests he wanted to before & if all is well, fix my plumbing & no longer have to worry about wearing a colostomy bag.

I'm back home & on the mend now. However, I don't have medical insurance, I can't work for a while & I still have normal living expenses plus new ones.

I'm not one to ask for help unless I truly need it. And in this case, I do need help. I am applying for Obamacare & other types of assistance to help until I can get back into normal life again. But I don't know how long everything will take.

Thank you for taking a few minutes to read over my story. Every positive thought, every well wish & every prayer is appreciated even if you can't help financially.