I should tell right you up front that despite all my sobbing, I'm actually one of the "lucky" ones - I'm insured, and I'm not dying. I don't even have cancer. I also don't have much quality of life right now and haven't for about two years, but I'm alive and expect to stay that way for some time to come.
I hope this is considered a proper topic for a diary - a healthcare company trying to force me to have treatments that research shows often don't work, rather than pay for surgery with an out of network specialist who regularly achieves excellent results. As a result, I'm looking at having to pay 100% of $10-20k out of pocket to have the surgery I need, and I'm still paying almost $450/month to COBRA my HMO insurance.
If you think it is, more below the jump... If you've think this is little more than a personal rant, please leave some criticism I can work with to fix it. What I'm going through happens to a huge number of women, and I'm sure I'm not only speaking for myself - I've got endometriosis.
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