[cozoDOP2]

Right now I can't do anything cause my body is in pain. I iused to be an active person.. now I can't do much and I fear that I may end up disabled like this and never be able to do anything.

It's been like a week of pain and also I can't even sleep cause if I lie down in the bed and go to sleep.. I've woken up with aweful stiffness and pain.

And when awake, if I do any sudden movement.. it hurts to hell right in the center of chest.

I'm trying to imagine if I can ever get better, but from how I feel now it doesn't look like it.

I know rich people have the ability to pay great doctors etc, but I'm not rich so it's not the same.

[Wondergirl]

Are you in the U.S.

[cozoDOP2]

Yes I'm in the USA. No health insurance. I'm just a temp worker cause they don't hire me yet

[Wondergirl]

Many hospitals will examine and treat you if you enter them through the ER. Have you ever done that?

[cozoDOP2]

Yes I have but that costs a lot. Last time I went there 300 dollars just to give me a pain pill.
I'm going to make an appointment with a specialist dr next week.

[Wondergirl]

If you went in through the ER, why are you paying $300?

A specialist in what? How will you pay him?

[cozoDOP2]

When I went to the ER for other thing, I'm saying it was like 100 + dollars( sorry not 300) but that's a lot and they didn't do nothing to help me. Cause it was nothing visible.

I'm thinking going to an orthopedic for an apointement

[Wondergirl]

I went to the ER for severe anemia (nothing visible), and they fixed me up and got me well again (after admitting me).

How will you pay for the orthopedic doctor? Why orthopedic??

[Fr_Chuck]

There are bills no matter where you go, but on many ER, if you have no money, after doing the proper paper work, it gets written off.

But many people just deal with pain and learn how to.
I can't take a step without pain in my leg or back, ( I was told at one point I could never walk again) but I forced myself to , with the help of the Lord. And I work every day, and even got back to teaching Martial arts again.
Do I hurt, yep, do the doctors give me bottles of pain pills, yep ( I don't take them)

I work with disabled people every day, some can't move their arms or legs but they have found ways to still work in some cases. But many others who are just in a wheel chair but have use of their arms and hands, all work at various jobs.

[J_9]

By your descriptions it sounds like you may possibly have a gall bladder problem. I don't think an orthopedic doctor will help you with that.

If you won't go to the ER, go to a GP to figure out exactly what kind of doctor you need. Otherwise you will be spending your money on the wrong specialist.