I agree Rte66 if you can get on SSDI do so ASAP, I cannot tell you how many patients we have who are quite young and on SSDI and Medicare...
I went for several years without seeing a doctor. Besides years of stress taking its toll, I have injured disks in my neck and back. I used to gulp down handfuls of Extra Strength Excederin to try and manage the pain, washed down with 2 liter bottles of Diet Coke for the caffeine. Ooops. One day, I had to turn around and go home instead of attending class.
I looked at all the herbal remedies and vitamin supplements, and quit taking everything. Finally found out I was elible for MediCal because I had kids at home, and I was low income. My heart was doing strange things.
Someone just posted something about nicotine poisoning. Maybe I should run that by my doctor, next time I see him. Hahaha, I'm avoiding him, because my car finally died and I couldn't drive to county hospital for the CT scan.
Rte66, I too hope for karmic retribution, but am superstitious and will not wish it on my ex. If not in this world, perhaps the eternal one. That doesn't apply to HKS and KE, etc. An example needs to be made of them.