HealingWell
Search Close Search
☰

Bleeding is worse

Support Forums
>
Crohn's Disease
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply
❬ ❬ Previous Thread |Next Thread ❭ ❭
Posted 6/7/2018 3:43 AM (GMT 0)
Im sure you all are tired of hearing me gripe and complain. But i have no one else who can understand or relate to what im going thru. Im currently on my period which has been causing severe abdominal pain. Pain to where ive just been in bed for 2 days so far. Anyhow...ive been having a lot of rectal bleeding. I use tampons so i know its not from there. Literally my bum drips blood. Im wondering if it is a fistula which a ct hasnt detected or am i really having that much intesti m al bleeding. Im suppose to be going to a new gi dr but i dont have insurance. Should i just go back to the er? Im sure all they will do is another ct scan and some pain meds then send me home. Im already anemic. I feel like im passing too much blood both ways. I just wish my family could understand how i feel and stop being so demanding.
Posted 6/7/2018 6:15 AM (GMT 0)
I think the ER is your best bet right now. You need them to find out how anemic you are and see if you need treatment for it until you can get further help. Any chance you will be able to get insurance so you can go to the new doc? I'm so sorry you are going through this. Its a very tough position to be in. I'm always happy to listen.
Posted 6/7/2018 6:40 AM (GMT 0)
I would go to ER.. I had to visit the ER for a bad flare and they kept me rehydrated me w IV bags and sent me on my way. Same thing 2nd time and finally the 3rd time they admitted me - was kept there for 1 week. Based on your income you can ask for emergency med-iCal if they offer it. I know I had a friend w no insurance got admitted to the hospital and ended up talking to them about her huge bill and couldn't afford it. They reduce her bill by almost 75%. She was able to make payments on the rest. I hope you get it figured out!!
Posted 6/7/2018 1:17 PM (GMT 0)
ER is only a temporary solution. Over the long term, you would need medical insurance. Why's can't you sign up for Obamacare or Medicaid in your state? You don't want your Hemoglobin or RBC drop too low.
Posted 6/7/2018 1:56 PM (GMT 0)
I second the Er visit recommendation. I put off going when I was bleeding caused it seemed to stop. But then started with a vengeance and I could have died. I have taken over 7 pints of blood and only have hemoglobin level of 8 afterwards.
Posted 6/7/2018 2:02 PM (GMT 0)
I had medicaid for 3 months. Just long enough to get outstanding medical bills paid off. Now i have to accumulate $21,000 of medical bills in order to receive medicaid again. As far as obamahealthcare. I tried that twice. It would not pay for pre existing medical conditions that was more than 2 years from diagnosing. So that was a waste of money. If i was put on my husbands insurance it would cost a little over $1000 a month. Im in the process of getting charity care thru the hospitals in our area.
Posted 6/7/2018 2:34 PM (GMT 0)
Your best bet would be to piggyback on your husband's private health insurance plan, because it would be a small increase of his existing insurance premium. I presume your husband is covered under a private health insurance plan, as he needs it for his own sake.

For example, at the place where I work, you would only have to pay $345 a month more to change from individual coverage to family coverage. That's before taxes. After all taxes are accounted for, you may only lose a couple of hundred dollars per month in take-home pay. The small sacrifice in your living expenses ($200/month) would dramatically improve your healthcare outlook over the long term. You may want your husband to talk to his Human Resource manager to sign you up for insurance.

Post Edited (EruditePaul) : 6/7/2018 8:37:26 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 6/9/2018 12:20 AM (GMT 0)
I sent an email to my current (crappy) gi dr. This is what the dr said, "im sorry youre having issues". Then i sent the gi another email saying that now my period is over and theres no more blood rectally. I asked if it was a fistula even to the ct scan didnt pick it up. The dr said "you need to make an appt with a gynocologist." Well i called the gyno and i was told a possible fistula is a gi issue. So now what do i do? Im still having quite a bit of lower and left ab pain.😭😵😕
Posted 6/9/2018 12:23 AM (GMT 0)
Eruditepaul-----my husband only pays like 300 for his insurance and to add me on it would be like 1000. Thats just not feesable.
Posted 6/9/2018 1:57 PM (GMT 0)
I do not know much about fistula or gynecological issues. Maybe some other members can help.

But something does not sound right, when you were told Obamacare does not cover preexisting condition or your husband insurance premium would jump from $300/month to $1000/month by just adding a spouse. Maybe you should look into those.

It is unfortunate that you were not given the necessary medical care due to insurance, because health care should be a right to every citizen. But can your children help you by paying part of the insurance premium, even if it is for 1 year or 2? Think about how much you have done and spent to raise a child.
Posted 6/9/2018 2:28 PM (GMT 0)
Bottom line is, you need a new gi. I know insurance & money is an issue. GI's treat fistulas, mine did. Remicade took care of mine thankfully. I would at least call the dr that ER recommended & see what a consult would cost. I would figure out a way to get the money together & be seen. You have had a recent scope so that is not something a new dr would order.

ER's are not going to be of much help unless your situation goes extreme.
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply