Tag: medical care
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December 09, 2007 08:44 AM EST --
As I’ve wandered through the articles at Gather I have noticed there are a number of people on Gather who have been financially affected because of health issues, the need for costly medical . . .
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March 26, 2007 06:18 PM EDT --
Without sounding like a commercial I'd like to say a few words about the Movement Disorders Center at UF/Shands in Gainesville (UFMDC) where my husband has been a patient since May 2005. As I . . .
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November 16, 2009 01:58 PM EST --
Today I brought our cat Spooky home from the vet. His urinary tract is unblocked and he seems to be doing well although he is on pain medicine, antibiotics, and a medicine to prevent bladder or . . .
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April 06, 2007 05:04 PM EDT --
I took my husband to the doctor today at an Urgent Care Center and something very sad happened. A young girl came in with her little borther. He had slammed his fingers in a car door and they were all . . .
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March 27, 2008 04:39 PM EDT --
While talking with my best friend, whom is also an RN, I told her of my Sprained ankle and that the Triage Nurse did not want to x-ray it.
I then mentioned that I am on the list for a yearly well . . .
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July 02, 2009 03:32 PM EDT --
Over my time on Gather, I've read many articles on medical practice, insurance and cost. Some of these are complimentary, some angry, some frustrated, and most are thought-provoking.
All too often, . . .
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July 27, 2006 01:22 AM EDT --
I started on a journey that lasted many years;
I spent a lot of money and shed a lot of tears.
Three weeks of every month, I really felt quite well
But the week before my period, my life became pure hell! . . .
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June 15, 2007 11:07 PM EDT --
(Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19207050/)
I'm already vaguely familiar with the story of Edith Rodriguez, the woman who died in a hospital waiting area after vomiting blood and otherwise suffering . . .
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November 13, 2007 03:45 PM EST --
My husband is a Parkinson’s patient who receives neurological care at the Movement Disorders Center at UF/Shands in Gainesville (UFMDC). His treatment includes several Parkinson’s . . .
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November 26, 2007 04:39 AM EST --
Background: My husband is a Parkinson’s patient who also has high blood pressure and a number of heart related health problems. He underwent cardiac bi pass surgery in . . .
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November 26, 2007 09:10 PM EST --
This is the second in my series of articles about my husband’s recent hospital stay. If you missed Part 1, click here
I pulled the recliner close to my husband’s . . .
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December 08, 2007 06:59 PM EST --
I have several major medical problems. My medical bills are outragous. I have insurance throuh my husbands employment. They have been refusing to pay a lot of my bills in 2007. They have these little . . .
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March 07, 2009 12:57 PM EST --
Ok, first of all I will be very open about my past and current views on this issue. I used to be very much FOR universal health care, I would be like oooh it's a great thing! we need it. That being . . .
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January 18, 2007 08:34 PM EST --
I know there's a lot of truckers' wives here, so I thought you would be interested in this news.
The local paper is reporting that a Knoxville (TN) group is opening clinics at truck stops . . .
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October 11, 2009 01:49 AM EDT --
A few weeks ago we were returning from the grocery store. I was wearing a pair of shorts, ankle socks and tennis shoes. While in route to the door with my arms loaded with bags one of my dogs jumped up . . .
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August 08, 2009 11:04 PM EDT --
Walgreen's has introduced a medical plan to provide free health care to the unemployed. Evidently this program has been going on for a few months now. I do hope it will help some of you . . .
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July 17, 2007 09:37 PM EDT --
According to U.S. News & World Report's 2007 list of America's best hospitals are the following in the order they were chosen. In some cases there was a tie between two hospitals. In this case, . . .
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March 28, 2006 05:25 PM EST --
I live in this body and know it well. I know how far I can push it, when it needs a tune-up, and when I need to park it for a few days. . . .
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April 22, 2008 03:08 PM EDT --
Dying for Coverage
by Marilyn Mackenzie
I got an email from Families USA the other day about a healthcare study. It was titled, Dying for Coverage in Ohio.
Here's part of the information . . .
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February 25, 2009 04:04 AM EST --
In November of 2007, I was feeling pretty bad. I was having sharp pains in my right side around where I thought my appendix was located. The stabbing pains were quite painful and I was crying which scared . . .
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