
Help to Secure Surgery & Treatment and to Aid Medical Debt.
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This is the seventh year of being in pain. Since 2017, I have advocated for myself. Initially, my pain was centralized to my lower right abdomen. I have met with various family and reproductive planning doctors, OB/GYNs, Gastroenterologists, specialist surgeons, ENTs and a doctor of nuclear medicine. I have been to the "best doctors, the best hospitals", but I have been continually disregarded, dismissed, and invalidated. I have amassed a large amount in medical debt (ER visit, emergency abdominal surgery and hospital stay, out of state emergency hospital visit, medical testing and procedures [pill cam, nuclear medicine test, barium defecography, anorectal manometry, upper endoscopy, colonoscopy, uterine/vaginal sonogram and MRI, enterography MRI, barium Esophagram, and many more]) that have resulted in no clarity/insight/explanation for the pain I have been enduring since 2017. My quality of life has been greatly impacted; I am no longer physically active (no hiking, walking, exercise of any kind, not able to attend work functions, not able to attend memorable friendship engagements, impaired daily food intake and overall feeding/eating difficulties, limited range of motion regarding bending/sitting/stretching/driving/walking/lifting/leaning downwards/). I am asking for help of any kind to assist in managing my medical debt. The actual amount is still quite high (approx. $40,000- 50,000), and I have been working towards managing some of this medical debt. However, I am asking for help to manage some of this debt. The medical industry does not acknowledge specific reproductive disorders as billable/part of coverage. This is partly why I am asking for help with this matter. After 7 years of being in pain, I am able to qualify for a surgery which could cost an astronomical amount (I was quoted, "anywhere from approx. $30,000 to $325,000"). Please consider donating; I am hoping to be able to secure this surgery so as to take back my power and improve my quality of life. My life goal is to be able to help others, and this surgery can hopefully offer some relief to be able to accomplish just that.
Organizer
Megan Teperman
Organizer
Aberdeen, NJ