Geez, do I have to be subjected to accusations that I'm a liar or a troll now too, as if my situation isn't stressful enough?
Check my profile. I've been a member for some time. I've posted before.
THERE ARE NO PROGRAMS TO HELP ME. None. I've even called various governmental headquarters in Washington. I am a well-educated formerly upper-middle class member of society, I worked as a government contractor for 15 years, I've also worked in the mental health field for many years, so I know my way around the system. The point is there IS no system. I am not technically considered indigent because I own my own home, something I worked very hard to do. Perhaps there are some states that are more lenient about that than others, but this one isn't. My home, it was made VERY clear to me, is considered a "liquid asset" and a forced sale WILL take place to cover my medical bills. That means it will be sold at sheriff's auction just as soon as they can wade through the legalese. Which will probably be very very soon - they sent one bill to the collection agency even before I got a copy of it, less than 3 weeks after the procedure took place. If there were a mortgage on it, they probably wouldn't bother, but I paid cash for the land and built the house myself. It was my retirement plan.
BTW Bankruptcy is not an option, since it costs several thousand dollars up front to a lawyer to file and I have NO cash left at this point. Since there is nothing I can do about my medical care situation, I'd at least like to know whether or not I'm ever going to be able to get on a bike and ride or walk around the corner or even, if you can imagine it, ever get a job again, since currently I'm in no shape to try to hold one down. "disability" takes years and a lawyer to get, in the meantime I'm about to be rendered homeless. Plus it would only pay me around $1,000 per month - basically not enough to actually live on. That would have been fine when I still owned my home free and clear, but when you don't, and minimum rent where I live is $600/month (and that place has roaches constantly), I doubt I'll ever be able to live independently again.
It may seem to you that whether or not I can ever ride my bike again is "the least of my worries", but my future prognosis is about the only thing I have left to hope for.
At this point I CANNOT get back on the bike because the least amount of exercise means I cannot breathe. I provided as much information as I did so someone in a similar situation would have the best idea I could give them as to my current condition. Also to preclude someone telling me to seek medical advice since I can't get any. Perhaps after my home is seized and sold I will then be considered eligible for indigent care, unfortunately I'll also be homeless.
Hopefully that's been addressed adequately. Please, if anyone has been in a similar situation with CHF - extreme exercise intolerance - please relate your experience with possible recovery, and how you did it. I could use a little hope here.
Last edited by ZenSojourner; 05-05-11 at 02:23 PM.