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You got it he is a progressive and wants everyone to believe the lies Obama and Harry and the rest of the traders are trying to sell. My daughter and husband ask me about it and I check to see if it was a better deal. And I found out it was close to 3000 more. We need to get out all of those that voted for it and make congress not pay a dime. Everyday I read I new story of someone thinking they have Obama Care and find out they do not.

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Old timer
Now you gonna kick butt? You think BL is worth all that?
Alexandria, how cool. I know you are close enough to see the "real" Wall and that cool Korea memorial. Seen the Jefferson many times, love reading the inside of it.
If we have a march on the White House to demand "rights for disabled and chronic ill", we know you are close enough to make it.

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Marianne
I'm still sort of new to the world of pain killers, but here's what I think I understand. Everybody can feel free to set me straight LOL. Lower on the "strong scale" is Percocet 5-325 every six hours, or Norco, Vicodin (not sure what the difference between these 3 really are). The Percocet seemed to be more effective for me than when I was given pills labeled Vicodin or Norco, and that could be just a "every body is different" or which company made them. Then on to the oxycodone as it doesn't have the acetaminophen to kill your liver. 10mg, 20mg, 30mg, then on up. (A friend just had surgery this week and she was given a oxy in a 5mg which I didn't know existed, see I am new). Then moving on up to morphine, fentanyl patches and the products on the strong scale.
Point is, you knew I would get there LOL, is that perhaps has you haven't been getting prescriptions for the morphine for a period of time, doctors are reluctant to jump from a lower strength Norco to morphine and would rather try the oxycodone and other pills available before you go "up" to morphine. Especially since the doctors aren't the ones who have been treating you for a period of time, they may be afraid of morphine being too strong for you and doing harm to you.
Then again, as the pain treatment world is rolling on as is, there may be some, "don't want another chronic pain patient" for my practice involved too. When I went through that mess when my doctor retired, most offices were flat out "no chronic pain patients accepted".
Sadly, you may have to start over as the new doctor (when you find one) puts you through trying all the pills and you may have to put yourself through all the physical changes that go with each new medication all over again.

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Marianne
Humana has several different policies for people on Medicare. Humana Advantage is the one I selected because it had more pharmacies, more medications, and more doctors available that work for me, than the other plans I looked at. Also copay at my doctor office is $10. Monthly premium is $30 for me.
My friend had gotten a Medicare supplemental policy with United Health Care that is endorsed by AARP. His premium monthly is higher than mine, his doctor office copay is $70 per visit and his copay on medication was higher also. He called Humana and this year when the open enrollment period comes, he is changing to Humana.
I paid $19 to join AARP because I thought they were "really" there to help, but my experience has not been so great. Seems that some of the programs that are endorsed by AARP are not the less expensive, nor have more benefits. So I've begun to believe that may be companies are paying AARP to be endorsed by them, or it is an endorsement motivated by politics.
I believe Humana has policies available that are not Medicare supplements. I believe that from TV commercials, so I don't know how "true" LOL You could give them a call or check on line.
Someone told me that Humana isn't allowed to contract you, unless you ask them to.
Also check online with Social Security, they had a program that you could apply for Low Income Supplement from them, which isn't any money to you, but it lowers the amount of money that you are required to pay for medications. I am afraid that the application deadline may have been in June, but sometimes there are exceptions to rules, that aren't made so public LOL

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Marianne
So yesterday as I was clue searching, your post which said AZ wasn't there. Today I was looking back and I'm finding posts that weren't there yesterday. Is there a set delay for posts to appear, or just whenever someone gets around to it? Kinda can make a person sound crazy when they haven't read what the other person said LOL

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April,
Saw your post about ear infection, you could click on the "live feed" portion of this website and see if someone posts that's from the TN area. Sometimes it's hard to find the section you need to post in. I have also clicked on subjects that I'm not interested in, so that I could find someone posting from my area.

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Hi Co Susie,
My you've been busy, I have to reply to your several posts, at once, lol! But, that's okay, sometimes I don't get on, everyday, too. But, eventually, I will reply.
Now, I was on the morphine, after trying everything else that was non-narcotic and opiate. Dr. gave me the morphine, kept increasing it, because my pain kept getting worse. Along with that, she gave me the Norco, which is only the 7.5 mg of an opiate and 325 of the tylenol stuff. (I can't spell the actual ingredient, but you know what I mean). Percocets, never worked for me. They might as well have been over the counter medications. The morphine made it possible for me to lift and carry, my first fiance' who was dying of cancer. I was actually able to train a horse to saddle for a neighbor, when we lived elsewhere, too. Along with catching illegals, crossing the border, for the border patrol. But, she disappeared. I got another understanding doctor, who decided to put me on the Butrans patch, but the insurance won't cover it. I still have four left, but what's the use of getting on them, when I can't afford them. So, then she put me on Buprenorphine, which was supposed to, along with the Clonidin, help me for the withdrawals of the morphine, which really worked, no suffering. Plus, it seemed to help me with my pain. But, the head of the clinic, when my second doctor disappeared, decided to cancel that script and didn't bother to tell me, until I called the pharmacy for a refill. Nice, huh? Then she filled more morphine for me, which I was already off of, for four months. Then, she assigned me to a jerk doctor, who looked at me, as if I was a drug addict and told me he was weaning me off the morphine, after given me another script, which I hadn't needed, then proceeded to tell me, not listening to me, that I should just take over the counter medications. Regardless of the fact that for 13 years I was diagnosed with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, Crest Syndrome, and was born with Scoliosis and had arthritis in high school. Jerk! So, I didn't go back to him, I didn't even fill that script, it is sitting on my dining room table. I am giving it to the new doctor, when I find one, to show I am not a drug addict. Most will not see me, if they new I was on the morphine. This is why I took myself off, and am suffering so badly, I barely get any sleep, any more. For example, I suffered so much, I just didn't bother going to bed. So I have no sleep, writing this. I can't use the toilet, it is too painful with my hips, as my scoliosis is now affecting the entire half of my body. So, when you mentioned how the opana works, and when I read other things, people say works, I am making a list and hopefully a new doctor, will see me and offer one of those to help me. I hope. My other huge problem now, is that I have restless leg syndrome. It is really bad. This also makes it so I can't sit or lie down, without suffering. I'm a mess. And what's worse, I met a Captain, in the Army, online, whom we've been emailing for some time now, who's getting out, the end of September. He knows about my condition, but still wants to marry me. Yet, I am hoping I find a doctor, who will help me be more human again before my captain comes home. I don't want anyone to suffer because I am. It is my way to hide my pain, no matter how bad it is, but when you are married, that isn't always possible.
I also so a new medication, on TV, for those who can't tolerate Methotrexate, which I got sick on. I am hoping to see that commercial again, for I need the name. It is something like Xeletro, or something. So, if anyone here knows of it, and has tried it, please let me know, okay?
In the meantime, Susie, I will go and reply to your other posts you wrote me.

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Thanks CoSusie for that information about Humana. You are right, about AARP, my fiance', tried to get auto insurance from them, the Hartford, but they messed up, terribly and were too expensive, after he signed up. I will go online about the Humana. My biggest challenge, besides myself, is my ex-husband, who has no insurance at all. It is so expensive, for him, what are poor people supposed to do? This really angers me.
Oh, by the way, I don't know about Norco being the same as Vicodin, I think it may be stronger. Oxycodin, is like Morphine, if I am not mistaken, for she had me on that, then changed it, by mistake to morphine, which worked the same. Neither of these are now available through the doctors, down here. I am not sure if a doctor will see me, once he finds out about my chronic pain. How sad, I thought they took an oath, guess I was wrong... It's all about them and their money.

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Veteran,
Haven't heard from you for awhile, hope you are doing well. Thanks for the military.com/veterans-report info on the new VA bill. If you get a chance, it would be wonderful if you could post the info again. I'm always wanting to pass internet site info on. I'm not sure if it's my eyesight or my typing abilities, but something I do is wrong, and people don't get the site info.

Big Brother, now that's a subject that we could possibly write a book on LOL. I wondered about monitoring of this website. Even had a couple of my "old timer friends" warn me that I may be opening a can of worms by giving information about my life on a public forum. I felt as if I would take that chance. I was feeling so alone, and that I am completely alone in the problems that I'm facing on a day to day basis. I have shared my feelings with the "old timer friends" but only one of those people has a chronic illness, and unless you face a chronic illness or chronic pain, you can't understand how someone who does feels.

Lots of people, my husband included, have faced short term illness or short term pain, but they always have the knowledge that things will be better. If not tomorrow, then next week. That is so different from knowing that it won't be better tomorrow, and it won't be better next week or next month or next year. I hold out on hope for next year, there may be a scientific breakthrough LOL I don't give up. I fight to keep my life as normal as possible and to be able to participate in what others around me are doing (sometimes I participate by watching, but at least I am still a part of my family's life). May be the military background but I believe in improvise and overcome. I look for small ways to accomplish what I was able to do prior to being ill. Shop vac instead of a regular vac, Shark steamer instead of a mop, small bags instead of regular, etc. It's not possible for me to mop, vac, clean, finish any one chore at one time. Now I always have to start, do a little, rest, do a little, and some days not accomplish it, but continue on the next day or day after. I am always interested in hearing how others do the normal everyday chores, that keep them a part of everyday life within their family. People who aren't chronic or don't live with a chronic person, can not have a concept of what is faced, no matter how kind they are,

I think that the hopelessness that chronic patients feel is part of what others have tried to explain to BL, who doesn't seem to get it, which causes others to get angry with BL. BL hasn't responded to my repeated questions on where in the Act is the great information about pain management, so I'm beginning to wonder if it exists, or perhaps BL isn't so ill, and is just amusing him/herself with the website.

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Marianne
Great about the Captain. That would be wonderful for you.

Oh my goodness, I almost said something really stupid, which Veteran can say is true also. I almost said, how wonderful, perhaps the marriage would get you more options on medical care, but from what I have seen with our daughters, that is no longer true.
They are both married to active duty military members, but the dependent health care benefits have been gutted to the point that they both have trouble with finding doctors and getting decent care. Health care of our veterans is all over the news, so no need to go into that.
The oldest daughter has had a problem with her back since the birth of her son 10 years ago. Only this year did they finally order an MRI (why 10 years of waiting, oh I know, cause she was under 30 years old so she must be a druggie and just after pain meds). Surprise she actually has a medical condition that is very apparent on the MRI. She has a degenerative bone disease which has eaten away at her discs.

Away from that negative. Congrats again on the Captain. When does he discharge?

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Marianne
You just gave me bunches of meds to look up LOL. I know nothing about any of those LOL.
I did notice that when you have pain medications to assist you, that you try to continue on with a normal life. That's part of what I was just saying to Veteran. I'm always looking for ways to improvise and overcome. Pain medication is what keeps the pain to the level that I want to improvise and overcome, without it, I am in bed.

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Hi Co Susie,
Thanks for your well wishes. He was supposed to come, to me, at the end of August, but something happened, so he won't get to me until the end of September. I just hope, he isn't made to go to fight the ISIS, for that would be horrible. He's been in the service for over 28 years, he's 58 and I'm hoping he will be able to retire.

To be honest, I had hoped, once we are married, I would be able to have some VA insurance, to supplement my Medicare, but really didn't think it would happen. I am hoping I can find a good doctor, (ha, ha), before he comes, to try and get one of the new meds, I've been seeing, maybe the one you are taking? It is really disgusting what they are doing to the soldiers, who have fought and are fighting for our country. What is the matter with this country? I bet our fore fathers are rolling over in their graves, by now. Poorer countries have it better, health care wise, than we have here, and we are supposed to be the richest country, in the world, or close to it. What a joke.

Anyway, thank you for your lovely post, my dear friend. I always like to hear from you and wish you all the best too, including your lovely daughters. I sure hope they will not suffer like you and I, perhaps the future will be better for them? Yeah right. But, I will pray for all of you, my dear...

Always,
Marianne

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Yes, Susie, I agree with you, the pain medications aren't for us to enjoy, but to enjoy our lives, as normally as possible. We don't want to be burdens on society or anyone. Without them, we can't function, spending our time in bed, depending on others to help us. If family isn't near, like mine, then we have to depend on strangers, who may need to help others, much older and worse than us. If that is possible, they can be worse. We want to be part of the community, so we can help others, but how can we do that, in bed?
I have been so miserable, as late as last night, not being able to sleep at all, I'm sure it is affecting my health, even worse. I am worried about the Norco, affecting my kidneys and see signs that it is happening. But, I keep drinking my cranberry juice and keep praying, everything won't get worse, til I get to a doctor. If I can find one. The two I found, which I am not sure they will see me, are 60 years old. This means, they will retire soon and then, I am looking again. With two doctors already quitting on my, I am so worried I will be thought as a junkie bouncing from doctor to doctor, just to get my fixes. But, that is so untrue. Most of the doctors, regardless of the population, in my area is booming, are moving back to Tucson and Phoenix, where the real money is. We are not a poor town, just have a lot of poor around us, yet, they leave, anyway. The weather here is better than most places, no or little snow, that melts, right away, no tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes and all that Mother Nature throws at us. Right now, we are in our low 80's. Beautiful day, today. This is why people are retiring here, or just getting away from where they are. So, I don't understand why the darn doctors are leaving. But, such is life, I guess, I can't spend time on figuring that out, but am spending time, searching the Internet for natural remedies to help my challenges. Trouble is, everything is so expensive and isn't covered on the insurance. What would make sense, if the insurance companies would pay for those, trying to get people to stay well. But, then again, they probably won't make so much money and that is what insurance is all about, isn't it. Not about caring for their clients. Sigh. Just like the doctors are becoming, money, not patient care. Oh, I could go on, but I've written enough, as it is.
I am praying for all those who are suffering, not getting the medications and help they need, on here...
Always,
Marianne

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what's the doctors name and how much does he charge ???I just lost my insurance and pm doctor wants $200 a visit to write my scrips . thanks

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Marianne, if the checks say "SSI" then he should receive Medicaid. Medicaid comes with SSI. If he does not receive Medicaid, he needs to call Social Security Administration or his county Medicaid office. If he meets the income and resourse requirements for SSI, he also meets them for Medicaid. In some states you automatically receive Medicaid when you receive SSI, in others all you have to do is make the Medicaid application. If he is currently only receiving SSI and is not entitled to SSDI in a few months, he didn't have enough recent work credits. The only way he will be eligible for Medicare in 2 yrs if he in not receiving SSDI before thn will be because he will turn 65 and the SSI will change over to Social Security Retirement, which comes with Medicare.

CO Susie, Estate Recovery is when someone 55 or older goes into a nursing facility and signs a statement giving the state permission to recovery Medicaid costs for their care upon their death from the persons assets. All states currently have Estate Recovery. It does not apply if someone doesn't meet the above criteria.


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Hello all I'm disabled and get Medicaid an Medicare i get 1 check every 3rd of the month I'm in so much pain i thought i was doing a good thing by getting. of the pain meds on off for a year but now that i just can't take it no more my doctor. is giving me all types of crap that is more for deppession not for my spine and half dozen other problems i lowered my tolerance so they would work so i can get by day by day but he keeps giving me the run around saying i won't let you continue to be in pain no sure he gave me meds with bad bad effects and i really need the help if anyone knows a doctor in Virginia that with proof and okayed by painmanagement write my scripts. once a month any help is better than none in in Lynchburg Roanoke area but might travel if i have to so anyone plz let me no thanks Kenneth

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Thank you, BL, for your kind explanation. My ex makes 1800/mo in the SSI checks, so I guess that leaves him out, for Medicaid too. But, it is not enough for him to live on his own, have help, and pay for expensive insurance too. I just don't know why this is happening to him, why this is happening to all of us. I, of course do not get medicaid, even though I make less than the national poverty level. I don't get medicaid either and I am disabled and 63. So, this means I have to get a supplemental, which, for me, is also expensive. I don't know how Obama thinks he has helped people, when he has hurt them. I was so happy, when he became president, because I thought he would do good for all, including helping with the discrimination problem we are having, still, in this country. Of course it doesn't help the greedy republicans aren't cooperating with him, as well. It is so discouraging, our President, doesn't care about the poor, just the middle class and the upper class. Yet, if the poor were helped, there would be less programs, less stress on our economy and they are also productive if they had the money to have the proper education to have higher paying jobs, instead of minimum wage. But, no one thinks of that, in our government. It's all about the money, the rich actually do get richer and the poor are becoming more and more poor. How is this a great country, when it can't take care of its own? Other countries, with less incomes, take care of their old and sick, for free. Why can't we study these countries and see how they succeed at this? But, the interest isn't there. Just kill off the poor, the old the sick, this is what the DEA/FDA and others are trying to do with Chronic Pain Patients and others. They allow Cancer patients to have their pain medications, but that's only because those cancer patients are going to die, soon. What about those who don't die, but continue to have their bodies, racked in pain, killing them slowly? I've lost over 70 pounds, in the last month, alone and am still losing. Pain is a vicious circle, making me not want to eat, can't eat, sleep, do anything that is healthy for my body. I try to use my Gazelle, I bought for my fiance', while he was first sick, thinking the exercise would help him, slow the cancer, but it is too difficult. My muscles are wasting away. I have always been in such good physical shape. I have always had great jobs, coming from a middle class family, but thanks to circumstances, the government, I am useless. This is just not my story, but many people's stories. The poor do not want to remain poor, the sick do not want to be sick, the chronic pain patients do not want to be in pain. Yet, here we are, in the greatest country, in the world, and there is no help in sight. Just rhetoric from politicians, every day, every month, every year. No one really cares. I fear for our children, our grandchildren, their futures. My parents never worried, this much. Their parents didn't either. But, we are saddled with these worries, as well. I've seen the situation become worse, hopeless, more and more, each day. I don't see anything positive for Chronic Pain Patients, the poor or others, in serious situations, ever happening again. Even though I continue to pray, so very hard for us all.
Well, I have gone on, far too much, when I only wanted to thank you, BL, for your information. It is good information, but unfortunately information that can't be used. Yet, I know it is helpful for some here, who don't understand about these things. So, thank you, for that. If you will continue to help with such information, perhaps you won't upset others, by not talking about people not getting the very things that help them. Thank you and may GOD Bless you, BL.

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Marianne, if his check is more than app $741 a month, then he is receiving SSDI not SSI. SSDI comes with Medicare. But, it doesn't kick in until 29 months after his Established Onset Date, that is the date that Social Security or the Administrative Law Judge decided he bacame disabled. The 29 months is the 5 month waiting period and the 24 month.

You may want to see if you qualify for help with your Medicare expenses. Go to the Medicare gov website and put Medicare Savings Program in the search bar. This pays your Medicare Premium and also helps with deductibles and co/pays. Also put in Extra Help. This help with Medicare Prescription Part D expenses, as well as the cost of prescriptions meds. Both of these programs are income and resource based. But, it won't hurt to check them out to see if you qualify.



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I would not walk across the street to urinate on him if he was on fire. And with one arm I most likely would come out on the wrong end. Unless he was willing to tie one behind him. But he does not even have the gonads to take me up on the Challenge. That's how I know he is a Progressive. That want someone else to fight and die for them. BL is just another pile of dog crap working with the socialist party. How about BL 5 minutes locked room you and me.

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What state are you in been going through with drawls for two weeks. Went to one of those Suboxone doctors because could not find a doctor that has the guts to stand up for those in need. He told me and less I was buying drugs off the street. By law cannot help me. So I would have to lie and tell him I was buying H or drugs off the street to get help. And since I do not lie and would not tell them when I'm not by illegal drugs just so I can get help I'm screwed. You will be hearing from me soon on a bigger scale. I will be trying to get a blog together to tie into all social sites on veterans sites and on any Other site wants to March on Washington DC I want to get as many veteran involved and wear the uniforms. I will be contacting groups like rolling thunder,tea party this will be a peaceful march no weapons I want Americans that have taken the oath to defend our Constitution and those who believe that this Government as and is not living up to their other to protect the Constitution. I went to the first tea party march where there was at least a million but cnn and all the other left ring news papers Lie about how many where. I do not care if you are a democrat or conservative or independent Republican or the only thing I care about you believe in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights of the United States. And want those rights back. When this blog starts it will have all the prove needed to show why the want to take away the 1 and 2 just for starts and this march will need to be organized soon before Anymore bills about items that will be proof positive. I can not do it a lone. It is going to take all of us. Food for thought once they turn our veterans into to Depended on there drug of choice the will be helpless and unable to stand up for there. Because Uncle Sam is going to be their drug dealer.

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