First of all, I’d like to thank each and every one of you for your support, well wishes, donations, humor, etc. I am so overwhelmed by it all....thank you seems hardly enough.
I wish I had good news for you. I do not. Today I went to the Orthopedic doctor and this is the prognosis:
I have to have screws and a metal plate put in surgically.
Oh yah.
E/R bill including X-rays: Unknown Amount
Doctor Visit today: $278 (paid $200 so far)
Doctor charge for surgery: $800 (they took pity on me and gave me a huge discount on this)
Anasthesia: $690
Surgery: $5476
Bloodwork: Unknown amount
Total Cost: $7244 plus bloodwork and E/R bill. And again, I can’t even get the surgery done until I put down $4000.
I’m not sure whether to laugh or cry right now.
In addition, I will not be able to go anywhere for 3 weeks and I will not be back to work for 6-8 weeks after the surgery.
There is one good thing though. I more than likely will not have a cast...they want to put it in another splint after surgery. This is good cause I’m really claustorphobic and I’ve had a cast on my leg before.....I thought I was going to go insane.
Anyway, again, I appreciate all of you so much....I could say, “thank you” every single day for the rest of my life and it wouldn’t be enough.
I’m depressed...yes....and I am going to be feeling down for a bit but I know I will not let this beat me. Please just give me time to let this all soak in....I’ll eventually get back to fighting Fate.
In the meantime, I’m gonna go lay down and think of body parts I can sell. Anyone need a liver?
See you in a few days.
Ciao good people.
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