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Help Johnnys overwhelming medical bills

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On July 7, 2020 I dove head first into my parents pool which resulted in a spinal cord injury. I had to have immediate surgery and I am fused from c3-c6. I went through 10+ months of in patient and out patient rehab through Shirley Ryan Ability Lab. Around last August or September of 2022, completely out of nowhere, I started noticing that using the bathroom to was becoming increasingly harder and all of a sudden becoming painful. Things only became worse until I had to finally see a doctor. I was told I have a neurogenic bowel due to the injury and was sent to physical therapy for my pelvic floor muscles. During physical therapy I found out my pelvic floor muscles close up on me when trying to open up and use the bathroom. I go through extreme constipation which causes pain through my abdomen like I am being stabbed or my insides are twisting and like my stomach is going to explode and even times I feel I cannot even breathe during the chaos. I have to call off work a lot which I cannot afford, I cancel almost all of my plans in my personal life, not able to workout the way I’d like to or be there for the people in my life I love and care for, it has given me almost no quality of life. I have been to emergency rooms, hospital stays, many different doctors and specialists, even out of state. All while being told the same thing over and over of “hang in there” and “we are optimistic you’ll get better” even tho it’s only gotten worse and worse and everything they would tell me wouldn’t be working. No doctors would listen. Everything was in one ear and right out the other. I finally found a surgeon that has agreed that after all this time and all the pain I'm in and with things only getting worse that I will need surgery for a reversible sigmoid colostomy bag. We believe this is the best course of action to get me back to more normalcy and happiness. I will be out of work for about 1.5-2 months to recover. God bless you all for any help you can give. I appreciate and love you all
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Donations 

  • John Chapman
    • $50
    • 7 mos
  • Fernando Diaz
    • $25
    • 7 mos
  • Michael Healy
    • $50
    • 7 mos
  • Dylan Coppersmith
    • $50
    • 7 mos
  • Bill Maloney
    • $100
    • 7 mos
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Organizer and beneficiary

James Hillock
Organizer
Chicago, IL
John Arenz
Beneficiary

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