Having been there with the hospital bills I know that you can contact thier
billing department and apply for the hospital charges to be dropped or
significantly reduced. I believe it's called a letter of need or something
like that. I've done it since I am unemployed even though I have insurance
that is paid for by my parents right now. I'm sure the hospital has some
kind of process in place for this kind of situation.

I recently was put in the hospital against my wishes when I went in for my
throat swelling. I made the mistake of saying the words chest and hurt in
the same sentence, and zap, in I went overnight. There are also several
things which will cause chest pain which have nothing to do with the heart.
Sometimes the cartillage in the sternum can be irritated and swell and hurt
like crazy, kind of an arthritis reaction. Also lung spasms can cause a lot
of pain and they can be caused by inhaling fumes or dust or toxins. (Been
there done all this)

Shell


"madgardener" wrote in message
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On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 15:41:06 GMT, hermine stover
wrote:

On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 15:29:41 GMT, wrote:

A blood test would indicate whether you had a heart attack. If you had,
you would be
in the hospital now. Doctors do not fool around with heart disease, if
there is
reason to suspect a heart attack they go all out.

that blood test is given in a series of 3, 8 hours apart. i know
doctors do not fool around....but occasionally they overlook stuff,
and i think having to wait until thursday for test results, IS VERY
STRESS-INDUCING!
Anyway, did they rule out the heart attack? if so, HOW?

I hope you are OK, anxiety attacks is very treatable these days. I am
a lifetime veteran from two parents who had them, they are chemical in
origin. or maybe some people just get one or three in a lifetime, but
I personally never met anyone like that....

Let us know about this, i am now STRESSED over it.

hermine

don't stress until I give you reason to sugar. I promise I will let
ya'll know what it is even if it's a shining report and it's all my
stresses. I don't care that I haven't insurance, and the bills coming
from all of this will be laughable. Just that I am still waltzing with
the IRS over all that crap still has me in a sort of amused disgust
and I refuse to let that bug me. (I know it's in the back of my mind,
and it will remain there until they dismiss our case or settle once
again for something, anything, which is why the impending hospital
bills are so funny. They can't come close to what the IRS still says
we owe them despite our refinancing our house in March and paying them
$13,000 and everything that entailed. I'll send 'em $10 a month and
they'll take it or they can drag me thru the ropes......let 'em come!
I just want to know what is wrong with me so I can get on with my life
thanks for the concern, Hermine.
maddie