Hey Tumblr.
So I have had...several medical procedures this year. Two colonoscopies...the first as a checkup for management of Crohn's disease, and the second three months later because the first found inflammation in my large intestine and the doc adjusted my meds. Second showed improvement so that's great!
I have also this year, after a Lot Of Shit, been diagnosed with endometriosis. My left ovary, in fact, is completely encysted in a 9.2 cm endometrioma. In one month and two days I am having surgery to completely remove the cyst, which will involve completely removing my left ovary. (Righty is hanging on and being a model citizen so far, no cysts at all currently.) After going back and forth with my care team and considering options, I'm going to follow their reccomendations and also undergo a hysterectomy at the same time. Right ovary can stay for now.
This, since American healthcare is a hellscape, costs money. I've done the regular measures to reduce the bills, but they're still adding up. I've maxed out my FSA already for the year and still have about $4,500 to go before I hit out of pocket maximum for my insurance for the year.
So. Any help to defray medical costs...the ones already incurred and the ones I'm about to...would be wildly appriciated.
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Just was able to pay off the balance I owed yet for anesthesia for the second colonoscopy, crying a little, thank all of you SO much. Still have the yeeterus appointment coming up so anything is still wildly and gratefully appreciated, but already this is a huge thing off my mind.
Reblogging this again as the Yeeterus appointment is in less than two weeks.
Thank you all SO much.
