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"My husband had his esophagus removed on 10/23 - 7 days in ICU & 4 days in Oncology (no cancer, he had a rare motility disorder). The medical bills are KILLING us - we do have insurance -- but our portion is still way above & beyond our means. I thought as long as we set up a "payment plan" with the hospitals, we could pay whatever we could afford each month. Nope, now they tell me we have only 2 years. Our bills are already more than $5000 between all the different doctors & hospital for all his "pre" stuff -- can't wait to see what we owe on his week+ long stay. Plus he has a feeding tube, & the insurance company won't pay for it. One delivery of food, which lasts 2 weeks, costs $650! We will be ordering his 3rd supply this week.
To top it off, we just found out that things are sticky at his work. They are getting rid of 2nd shift, which is the shift he is on, as of the 1st of the year. He may or may not have seniority to "bump" someone out of their position - depends on how many people they let go.
Needless to say, we don't have much in savings & I'm freaking out just a bit. I do work, but I'm just a CSR & don't make much. I sell on Ebay a bit to help - but that's not quite cutting it. Any help we could get would be a blessing!!
Happy holidays to you!
Family's email address: milwaukeemommy@yahoo.com"
