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Where do I start? The fact that I am uninsurable because an endocrinologist wrongfully diagnosed me with Pituitary Dwarfism or that I am uninsurable and can’t get treatment for possible breast cancer because of the wrongful diagnosis. I have a family history of breast cancer.
I am not writing for you to solve what is evidently an unsolvable problem for me but maybe by bringing this out we can keep someone else from falling into this hole. I am 49 years old, married housewife and my husband is self employed. We are not rich but we have always paid our debts and our taxes. Here I am trying to pay cash for a MRI and a breast biopsy and no one will see me. Once I tell them I don’t have insurance I am ushered out the door. I have a wonderful physician who has gotten me as far as she can but she is not an oncologist and I am told I need a specialist. She is afraid for me since she says that going through the non-insured system will cause me to have compromised care. Right now I would be happy with any type of care. I have called the Komen Foundation who referred me to indigent care. Indigent care doesn’t want me because I don’t qualify for Medi-cal (I live in southern California). I have called City of Hope who sent me to Every Woman Counts but again, I don’t qualify for Medi-cal.
I have been told by people in the system to lie and tell them that I am a illegal alien and I have no identification papers. These professionals tell me the hospitals can not turn me away. I can not do that. I will not lie or perjur myself. Our system is broken. The health care plan that Mr. Obama is so resolute to shove down our throats is not the answer. I don't know what the answer is but there has got to be a better system.
I am scared and frustrated and feel if I didn’t have cancer before all this began the stress from this may just cause it to pop out like the button on a done turkey. I cannot believe I am the only woman out there living in this in between world. The doctor’s tell you that you are ill and you cannot wait to treat this problem because the longer you wait the less chance of survival. Then these same doctor’s shove you out the door without another thought.
Thanks for listening and I hope that bringing this to light will help other’s get help. I will continue to make my calls and try and get medical care but honestly I’m not holding my breath. I just hope that it is better for my granddaughter’s generation, although the amount of debt we are piling on them I doubt it.
