Posted on 09/13/2013 8:55:51 PM PDT by trussell
Well, I sure screwed it up today… I went to sit down on a chair that wasn't there and fell, now I can't move my legs and the ER released me saying nothing is broke so there is nothing they can/will do. No brace, no chair, no crutches, nothing. The doctor didn't even touch me, tell me to wiggle toes, take my temp, listen to my heart, nothing...just a CT scan and then let me go. I couldn't even get in the car without a nurse, 2 cops and a citizen who offered to help. I don't know what to do now, I can't walk :'(
This is of course concerning to me since I have a fused spine and ongoing issues. I'm calling my pain management doc to see if he wants to do something different.
“The one who called me today said I was taking advantage of them for asking them for a ride to the store...”
WHAT???! Have those “pastors” never read the Bible???
Matthew 25:31
31“But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. 32“All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; 33and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left.
34“Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35‘For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; 36naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’ 37“Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? 38‘And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? 39‘When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40“The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’
41“Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; 42for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; 43I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’ 44“Then they themselves also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?’ 45“Then He will answer them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ 46“These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Luke 10:30
30 Jesus replied and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and they stripped him and beat him, and went away leaving him half dead. 31“And by chance a priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32“Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33“But a Samaritan, who was on a journey, came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion, 34and came to him and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them; and he put him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn and took care of him.
trussell, I think you’re better off without that church. Seriously.
The hearts of many pastors are about the institution and their salaries, and not for the Lord or His people.
Is there another church you can reach out to? You are in a small rural town, right? I know first-hand how hard it can be to find a good church in a rural town. Sometimes there just isn’t one. Can you think of a church you might contact?
trussell, there just has to be a FReeper somewhere around there who could help you, even if just for a weekend. Is there any way to get the word out to more of the FR community?
Lord, send someone to help her.
I don’t know what their belief is, but it was crazy getting that call and hearing a pastor say those words against me. He said I posted a comment on the church wall saying I bad things about the church...which is not true. I posted to my own wall that I needed a ride to the store and couldn’t get hold of anyone from my church, and posted a prayer request to the church wall asking for prayer that my condition is made better. The pastor deleted me from the church wall, taking my prayer request away. I felt betrayed!
As for finding a new church, this is Georgia...there are many, many churches here, including 5 Baptist churches just in this small town. I’m sure I can find one that will take us in and treat us with compassion and love...and that we can be a part of a true church family that we can share the love and compassion we have to share.
How are you doing?
Really having issues. My insurance is waiting on information from the hospital and so far, that has failed to show up. They have denied the charges and are anticipating sending me a bill for the nearly 4 days of stay. The peer to peer with the insurance doctor has produced a bunch of discrepancies in information. The doctor that was treating me was saying things to me and the doctor that was on the other end of the line is saying she was saying different things. It’s a mess and I’m not happy. I have to call the hospital and confront the doctor and get her to tell me what she truly was saying and then get her to contact the insurance with the truth. This is crazy, and Obama care hasn’t even kicked in yet :(
Saw my PCP yesterday. She did a reaction test on my legs using a broken tongue depresser. There was no reaction from my legs, yet when she put the same pressure to my arms, I jumped to move my arms away from the poking tool. She is comfortable in making a recommendation that I should be placed in a rehab center until I am walking again. She is going to get my home health team and try to get my surgeon to join her in this attempt. Her comment was “Paralysis is definitely a good reason to have in-patient rehab”.
I’m also trying to get an injection from my surgeon to battle the swelling and see if we can get my nerves to quit binding my legs. He has agreed that is a good idea and is trying to get authorization from my insurance to do it. Just got a call from the office while I was typing this...they have the shot scheduled, but have not got the authorization yet...so it will probably have to be done another week out...so instead of the 7th, it will be on the 14th. Praying they can get it done sooner, rather than later.
More prayers needed...
Update from trussell regarding her fall and resulting leg paralysis....
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3066636/posts?page=205#205
Prayers up FRiend, for strength and healing.
Prayer that you get the injection you need and also the rehab for your legs so you can heal. (((hugs)))
Oh my, you have many challenges to face, dear trussell! I join in urgent prayer for you.
BTTT
(((((Sending Heartfelt Prayers, Dear Trussell)))))
Definitely in need of more prayer. My insurance is really doing stupid things. They have denied the payment for my hospital stay since the hospital doctor didn’t give them some information they needed, they have denied a procedure (a cortozone injection to reduce the swelling) that would have helped me get my legs working again (we had hoped), and they are setting up to take my wheelchair away even though I can’t walk and/or bear weight on my legs at all. They were renting the chair, and they are saying they will not rent it for more than 2 more weeks. I need MAJOR prayers that something happens to stop them from doing that and also that when my doctor re-submits the request for the injection this next week they don’t deny it again. I’m scared...I can’t do anything without the chair! Please...send up prayers for me!!!
Call local Thrift Stores.We used to give them away free but we no longer have our store.
I’ve checked that and the united way. No luck...The UW had one, but it isn’t in shape to loan/give out
Part of the problem with neuros is, IMO, they see massive amounts of people all day long with nothing wrong with them. (psychosomatic) They get jaded and think everyone fits into that category once they rule out the big, common stuff.
We used to keep a list.Call Catholic Charities and they might have a number for you.I’ve have had luck with them before.
will have to try that tomorrow. Thank you for the suggestions. I need something..I can’t be stuck, unable to go to appointments. This is horrible. I can’t believe the insurance can get away with this. :(
My insurance is completely lacking in the desire to do what is right for the client (me). They don’t want to help me, they don’t care if I get the help I need, they don’t care if I never walk again...they just care that they don’t pay for my medical needs. I’m sick and scared for the way I am being treated...
My doctors all agree there is something wrong and they want to help me get the care I need...it’s the insurance and the original doctor (hospitalist) who are failing.
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