Hi everyone....I went to the dr today and of course added more medicine...

[Anonymous]

I couldn't go get the meds I needed because of being ill and, now, 4 meds on the prescription slip and still not able to go get them filled! He asked me why didn't I call when I was so sick and I said what good would that have done, as I couldn't get to your office and, duh..he said, .I would have ordered more meds for you and they could have been delivered! I don't want more meds, I want tests to reveal the problems and if there aren't then why is my body telling me I'm sick or am I so depressed that I imagine all these aches and pains of even not being able to ligy my leg very high and my back aches like crazy. Fooey on drs, all they do is charge for a little time to talk to you and then write prescriptions on top of the meds a person is already taking!

He did take an EKG and sent me downstairs for an chest X-ray because I am hurting in my lungs....but haven't taken my breathin' med (nebulizer) for a month or more because I can't go get it after the prescrip is refilled! It is a terrible day with lots of rain and more rain and cold, so sure didn't need to be out in it but did stop at Dierbergs Store on my way home and got some foods that I've been out of .....For I haven't went shopping in two months...been trying to deplete the food supplies that I already have as it is getting too old! Did get blessed though when driving by the handicap parking area in front of the Drs Building...I was able to get the only parking place there and it was right where the covered area was and didn't have to get in the rain but just a wee biit and then the young gal at Dierbergs put the goceries in my car trunk for me! I did have to unload the trunk in my garage and place them inside my door and then carry them to my kitchen and sort them so I could put the cold stuff away!

My lower back is really hurting me, tonight, and I've been dizzy...staggering like a drunk person...and I don't drink and was not even Spiritually drunk by God's Holy Spirit! There were other older women and men in the dr's waiting room and it is unbelievable the illnesses and everything that so many suffer with! One lady had been in an auto accident and almost died! She is till having trouble with her back, ankles and legs that were broken and crushed in the accident....she had been divorced by an emotional abusive husband, also, he was a policeman! Soooo....sad! She is on oxygen and using a 4-wheel walker! My dr says he's trying to get me to live 25 more years and I said, but I don't want to likve to be 100 and certainly not on all those meds he keeps wanting me to take! I guess more money for him when he keeps patients ill by too much meds and keeps them coming to see him and hospital visits, too!

I've been with him for several years and with many drs not taking Medicare patients, I don't have much of a chance to see a dr that won't prescribe so much medicine, if there are any that is! Oh well, I praise God and Thank, Jesus, for making it to 75 years and only He knows and will provide for me to live longer however many that may be.....but I am ready to go Home and leave this old, sinful world, but not by my doing it will be by natural, mortal death unless I lose my mind entirely and maybe I am not far from it!

I go back to see him in a couple of weeks...but unless I can get my meds...I still won't be in any better shape unless the Lord moves in a mighty way on my behalf! May God Bless! Amen! Ma Betty
May God Bless! Amen! Ma Betty

 

[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

lower back pain. Kidneys?? Praying for ya right now!

 

[boxofchocolates]

PRAQYING NOW MA,.yOU ARE AN INSIRATION TO MANY HERE i SPEAK OF YOU hIGHLY TO MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER,YOU ARE A bLESSING TO ME PERSONALLY.yOU REMIND ME OF MY MOTHER WHO PRAYED ME INTO FAVOR WITH GOD Never CEASING TO PRAYPNG.yOU ARE A fAITHFUL wITNESS......lET ME kNOW HOW i CAN HELP YOU IN RETURN GOD Will GIVE ME UNTOLD bLESSING FROM ON HIGH......TELL Me Ma......God LOVES yOU AND SO DO i hOW MAYi HELP YOU i WILL FIND WAY,Your Brother Daniel Davis.....Sorry about the caps.......not very good vision insomnia because of steriods on the brain TO KEEP THE SWELLING DOWN.

 

[BARKER]

I don't know if you knew but if you call the Pharmacy they can and will deliver any Medications to your home. I know because I've done it. Also if you call the Supermarket. They WILL deliver any food you need. I think they only charge a "SMALL" deliver fee, about $10, to cover their own gas and labor.You do not have to be going out at all. Especially if you are ill. If you need Meds refilled then you just CALL the Doctors Office and they WILL automatically refill your Prescriptions for you. This is a new World Ma and the technology they have IS used for EXACTLY these purposes. You do not NEED to go out at all ok. If I sound a little harsh I'm sorry but it kills me when I hear that you or ANYONE is going without these NEEDS because they didn't know that they can do all of this stuff right from their homes. I literally just went through all this stuff and these deliveries were a God send given my recent surgery. So PLEASE call them and have the stuff delivered. You just went a MONTH without your Meds because you couldn't make it there. There is NO reason for it at all other than you did not know. NONE. If I went a day without my Meds I'd be a dead man. I'd be back in the hospital in a heart beat literally. AND if you don't have enough money to cover your Meds right now the Pharmacy WILL allow you to owe them for the Prescriptions until you are able to pay for them. Especially if your ill. That just burns me to hear you hurting like that for NO reason at all. Someone should have told you this stuff a long time ago. Even if yo need a few BASIC things from the Super Market you just call their Manager and they will let you owe them for a few items and even deliver it to you free. Just explain it to them. They are not the heartless monsters people think they are ok. I hope that what I'm saying here helps you and you ACTUALLY do use these Services ok. I'm praying for you every day and God answers prayers. This is one of them.There is no need to suffer like that in to days World. Another thing is that if you can't make it by yourself to the Doctors Office you call them and they WILL even set up a RIDE for you. I think it costs one dollar per ride literally. You just call the local Transportation Office or your Doctors Office and they will send you the Forms. You don't even have to go out for that either. They do it ALL for you.So PLEASE make these calls and stop suffering for no reason ok. I say this with all the love in my heart. It just hurts me to hear this gong on.Please let us, or me, know how you make out ok. I love you with a Godly love. Now claim the blessings God gave you ok.
PEACE:RONB

 

[Mike Chgo area]

This is not possible maybe check with a local pastor and see if there is someone he knows that could help. It would allow someone to show the kindness Jesus wishes us to show. Glad you could get things done safely.

 

[BARKER]

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[Mike Chgo area]

that isn't possible maybe you could check with your local pastor and see if he knows someone who would like to give you a hand. It woujld allow someone to do some kindness. That might be the first option I would try.

Glad you were able to get some things done.

 

[Mike Chgo area]

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[seeker41]

MA, the others have given you great advice!
you may not like it but you should do what your doc says! even if, at the moment you think hes a quack
souds like you are in a horrible mood and just venting!
i pray that you can get past the depression symptoms and make the right decissions!!!!!
read your bible as much as possible! that has really helped me out of some seriously bad times!!!!!!!!!!: we love ya............cheekkiss:

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks everyone for your advice and, yes, I know about health nurses and those who can and will come into help! My problem is: I want to find out through tests what my problems are and then if it takes meds or surgery or whatever then do it! I don't like taking medicines all the time just to live a little longer and that is what most drs do....give you meds instead of getting you tested to find out for sure what is wrong because they just think they do by the symptoms you tell them or they see which could be from many illnesses, as many have the same symptoms but are different illnesses, especially cancer and then the meds have so many side affects that also could cause more harm or kill a person!

I just want to have the truth and don't want to be a guiney pig for them to guess and try out on. They thought Cliff had COPD before he was tested and found out he had a very serious disease that had no cure but through meds would live in a condition that was not good for a few years! I would only take chemo and other treatments along with expensive meds just for my kids, as my youngest daughter would want me too so I would be here longer! She has a diffiuclt time with death and worries when anyone she loves and cares for gets sick and her husband is losing weight fast and ill most of the time! Cancer runs in his family and they die at a young age....Troy is in his 40's and his dad died younger than that with cancer as well as many other family members! Therefore, to spare Tami from farther stress and worry, I would do it for her but not for me, as I would be happy to go Home and be with Jesus no matter my age, but like Paul said, It is better for him to stay and do God's work as long as Jesus wanted him to do so!

Yes, I was kind of venting because I still don't have my meds (terrible cold, dreary day) and got up too late to get myself going to get to the pharmacy for my meds! Tami was up to see her granddaugters and talked to her on the phone and then she came by and just left for her long trip home. We enjoyed talking to each other for quite a while because usually she is in a hurry and doesn't stay long! We had a good talk and, hopefully, I was able to encourage her in the many problems she has with her son and others! She is very emotional and sensitive like I was when way younger and takes things very seriously to the point it hurts her too much! When she goes off her Prozac, the only anti-depressant that has helped her, she is a mess and very difficult to live with and, now, is going through her change....sooo poor Troy....May God give Him extra love for her to endure and overcome at this time in their marriage! Amen!

Don't worry about me and just pray that I take my meds and my mind starts working better without the stress which do cause problems when the brain doesn't work correctly! I just got through telling Tami, the brains controls everything in the body and if it doesn't work right nothing does and if we take meds for broken arms, heart trouble and other parts of the body, it is not a shame to take anti-depressants! We need to be thinking clearly and if meds help than we take them, no matter if others think we are just crazy, or hypocondriacs or just want attention, because it is our bodies and brians.....and not theirs! Mental illness is still looked down on in so many ways and that is wrong! Prayer can and does heal many problems but not always and for some reason(s) God allows us to go through many trials to grow in faith and know He loves us even more when we endure like His Children need to do so!

I'll get my meds and try not to vent my problems and disappointments on the CMD Forum so much and pray more! The Lord loves me and is with me and I know this without a doubt, but sometimes when we hurt and our mental capablities don't work right it doesn't seem to be enough but, yet, Jesus love for us is enough, for He is our All in all! Our human flesh is weak and doesn't like to hurt and wants to know we are loved and cared by those who are closest to us! May God Bless! Amen! Ma Betty

 

[BARKER]

that HUMANA does in fact deliver your meds right to your house at NO COST to you on time every month. You can look them up at Humana.com. Just give them the basic information and they will AUTOMATICALLY set you up for the deliveries. They will even call your Doctor for you and then make the delivery. You don't even have to call your Doctors Office. I know that you don't WANT to always take your Meds but neither do I. I take pills a day literally. Spread out over 3 doses. I understand you want to get the tests and have a hard time getting to the Doctors for the Tests. If you call them or even your Pastor they WILL even set up a free Ride so you don't even have to drive and waste more gas. Trust me, I DO understand your own fears but they are ok if your God focused. In the NIV Romans 8: - 12 to 20 it says, "THerefore we have an OBLIGATION not to live according to the sinful Nature.To live according to it. But those as are lead by the Spirit do put to deasth the misdeeds of the body they shall live. For you did not recieve a spirit that makes you a slave again to Fear but rather you recieved the Spirit of Sonship. And if we are heirs then we are heirs with Christ and the Spirit testifies in our behalf." Another words We ARE to do ALL that w can to remain healthy even if that means taking your Meds or getting tests. By this you are thus putting to death the mideeds of the body. Christ in this Pasage is Commanding us to do all we can to REMAIN healthy by doing these things.He also says that if we do this THEN we ar heirs with Christ. I believe this Passage is meant for you regarding this sitruation if you follow Gods Word.Knowing you as I do Ma I fully believe that you Will do what God is telling you and me to do as well. They do more Tests on me than I care to count but I get them done and I take my Meds as well. I do understand your concerns but try to focus on God and this Passage, Gods Word, when you are struglling ok. I use it myself all the time. Trust me, I hate taking those Meds but I KNOW if I don't I'm going to suffer needlessly. If you were take ONE dose of my Meds you wouldn't wake up for a week believe me. I have to take them 3 times a day and stilll take care of my girl. I'll die to make sure she is taken care of. I think you know that as well.I pray that you understand that we here only have your best interest at heart ok. Please contact HUMANA.COM ok. I'm using them now. I have NEVER recieved a Bill or had to go without my Meds either. They are a God Send. Great people. Hang in there and I love you with AGAPE love ok.
PEACE:RONB

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your post, Barker, but I belong to Medicare Complete (United Health Care) and not Humana, so would they do that for me when I don't have them as my Medicare Health Provider! I know that I can get my meds delivered some way through Wal-Mart by having Pay Pal which would need a Credit Card to bill before I could have them delivered to my home! It seems the ones who deliver charge more for the meds than when I get them from the pharmacy directly, but I will look into it more! Yes, I have free rides to and from drs and hospital that I have never used but I don't even feel like getting dressed to be presentable in riding to and fro....now an ambulance wouldn't make any difference as they are for emergencies and doesn't matter how you look or what you are wearing! I don't want to use an ambulance unless I absolutely have to do so....Cliff had to when he fainted and broke his nose and bled so much! The cost is paid by our County RE Taxes but some people abuse the system and I won't!

Thanks again and hope you are getting better and that our blessed Savior heals you quickly and soon! Yes, I'll be a good girl and take my meds when I have them to take...but I also quit taking them because I was breaking out with rashes and blisters so badly that I was scratching myself raw and I'm better now since I haven't taken them, but still don't know which one or ones cause the itching and the dr didn't seem to pay attention to that when I told him, sooooo I have to many times find out on my own what is causing my illness and allergic problems! I am very allergic to many things with sensitive skin.....redheads usually are! May God Bless! Amen! Ma Betty

 

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[Anonymous]

Thank you, Bill! I am feeling better after going through a very bad sick spell for almost a month or more which I do every now and then! I still don't do a lot and spend more time on the Computer than I should, but it is company for me and I've done house and yard work from the time I can remember until becoming too ill to do it or even care! Serving the Lord is far more profitable and gives me joy unspeakable and full of glory! Amen! Ma Betty

 

[Digdoug]

Ma...you are always in my prayers!

 

[seeker41]

"I'll get my meds and try not to vent my problems and disappointments on the CMD Forum so much and pray more!"
vent whenever you need to!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it does help!!!!!

 

[4EverHis102399]

Praying for you ma, as always! I wonder if, since you have so many allergies, if you would benefit from allergy testing? Just a thought....Travis's allergies where so bad after we married (maybe he was allergic to me!), that he was taking six shots per week. His allergies were causing him to have some VERY serious problems. A long period of shots made him a different person.

 

[Anonymous]

Could be but I wouldn't like the trouble of going through them! My sister, Carolyn, is very allergic to med, especially pain meds....they make her sick and she throws up and even shakes all over from them! Cliff was allergic to cold meds or the ingredient that was in them that made him dizzy and pass out causing him to break his nose for the third time....once in the service and twice while he was here with me! I remember one time when we were going to school in the lower grades and were given vacination shots...I was okay when we got home but Cliff staggered and fell onto the Singer Sewing Machine foot-pedal and liked to have scared my parents to death! He also passed out in the army and turned a jeep over on a hillside and would have had to pay for wrecking it, if the medic had not interceded for him and said that there are those who cannot take cold meds and he had taken a cold tablet before driving the jeep on that morning! He was so thankful for the guy taking his side against the army men who were trying to prosecute him and make him pay for army equipment! May God Bless! Amen! Ma Betty

 

[Anonymous]

Thank you Doug and you all are in mine, also! May God Bless! Amen! Ma Betty

 

[BARKER]

Travis's case is extreme. In your case it would be a simple pill a day that's all. AND that's even "IF" you ARE allergic ok. Hang in there. PEACE:RONB