Insurance Refused to Cover Her Vomiting Condition. So She Barfed Outside Their Office.

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3. I have gastroparesis and it is

no joke. For some very lucky reason mine must have been caused by a slight nerve problem, the Vagus nerve. It has gotten more manageable, I am VERY lucky. For years I kept a pillow and a blanket in the bathroom and would spend hours in there. As soon as there is enough gastric juice in your stomach it would come up. My insurance covered some of it then Medicare did cover it.

I am lucky that it has been almost gone for several years. I hope Medicare will recognize my need to replace most of my teeth because of it and pay for that. Thank God my Docs documented it and stood beside me when I needed an extra letter to my then insurance company.

We have to get rid of these companies that grab benefits for themselves when we are ill. Single payer would be just wonderful. I was lucky. The condition itself is horrible and painful enough that nobody should ever be questioned about it once that diagnosis is made. If mine ever came back full force I would consider suicide, it really is that bad. *I am tooooo chicken to do that but it would never be far from my mind.

Good for her. Food that has been barely digested in your stomach after 3 days added to a lot of acid is pretty awful when it comes up. I think she should spend some days outside their doors just to prove to them how horrid it can be. If they won't cover it they can clean it up.