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Originally Posted by TMNT_Guy
I just want to say if it wasn't Obama I wouldn't be here right now.
About two years ago I noticed that I was falling down alot recently. I assumed that I was just being a klutz, but it got worse. Eventually my lower half started to feel numb and I had to go to the bathroom more frequently. I went to the doctors and they thought it was diabetes since my Mom's side of the family has a history of it. After many, many, test and visits the doctor sent me to a podiatrist. The podiatrist said it was probably a nerve issue, not diabetes. He sent me to get an MRI and they found a cyst on my spine from T4 to C7. They then sent me to the Hershey Hospital to get an Illuminated MRI. There they found a Tumor on my spinal cord. They wanted a biopsy to see if it was cancerous and said I would be in the hospital for three or four days from it. I got the biopsy and when woke up I couldn't move my legs. Worse, I couldn't pee. The nurses were dumb founded in what to do until my Dad suggested a catheter. So hours later they moved me to my hospital room. I had to go again, but nurses said they couldn't cath me with out giving me a bladder scan first. Hours I waited for her to come back, do you know how horrible it feels to pee but no matter what it won't come out? Finally she came out, scanned me, found out my bladder was completely full, and finally did it. The next day I got a balloon catheter inserted after arguing with the doctor. Apparently, the risk of infection is worse then not being able to pee. After a week of still not being able to do anything with my lower half I was sent to Penn State Hershey Rehabilitation Hospital. After a few months I was beginning to walk with a walker. The results finally came back and it was non cancerous. However, they said the tumor is irremovable because "If it was, they would of removed it during the biopsy." Me and my Dad both thought that was bull, so we got a second opinion from Johns Hopkins and they said they could remove it. Last December I had it removed and I was sent to another rehab hospital in Pottsville. Long story short, today I'm getting around with a cane, I stall can't get all the urine out on my own, but I can get a good amount out. The surgeon at Johns Hopkins said it could take another year or two before I'm back to normal, but promised me that I would because he saw no signs of nerve damage.
That's the short version. But the point is that with out Obama's health-care reform allowing you to say on your parent's insurance until you're 26 I wouldn't of been able to get any of that done. I don't believe you should be forced to pay for health insurance, that should be optional. Heck, I don't believe you should have to have car insurance or pay taxes for your house. But after what I've been through, I can say that it's better then nothing.
I can also say most people in the medical field lack common sense.
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My late aunt, who once worked as a receptionist for a doctor, would agree with your last statement.
She knew that doctors don't know, they make educated guesses. You cannot always determine what is wrong with you.
As for paying for car insurance, you don't have to buy car insurance-but you don't have to have a car either. As for "paying your own health insurance," either you do or someone else does. TANSAAFL. (There are no such things as free lunches.) Paying taxes for your house? Rent. And my story about the Massachussetts man I knew says how Obamacare will probably end up-more money without the supposed benefits. I go by how things work in practice, not on paper. Obama deliberately lied when he said his health care plan would cost less. Why believe him now?