(badassbusa03 @ Nov. 28 2006,21:15) i will be the first to add 2 names to this list ............
1) my wife Patricia ..... she has a condition call sarcoidosis - it is an inflamation of white blood cells that can attack any part of her body at any time. it was found last thanksgiving day when she started gasping for air and i rushed her to the ER. she has a knot on the back of her tongue that is about the diameter of a half dollar, and about 1/2" thick. she has a hard time eating and breathing still. she dropped from +/- 130is to 89 in about 1 month. since initial diagnosis, the drs have found this in her eyes, lungs, skin, and nerves. this sarcoid can cause death if in her lungs gets worse, it can cause internal bleeding in the lungs and cause her to basically drown. it can also cause permanent blindness in the eyes. the only known medicine that the drs are saying has any type of chance controlling this condition is not FDA approved, therefore ins cos dont like to pay for it. she has been approved to receive the med, but with an $800 a pop copay. she will need to get 4 doses of the med in the first 4 weeks, the 1 dose every 6 weeks. we as a family can not afford that type of bill.
2) myself Brian - back in august, i was diagnosed with a herniated disc at L5/S1. I had 1 steroid shot about 6 weeks ago. last thursday, my back went out again. i am going to discuss with my back dr about going ahead and doing the operation instead of shots.
We are a good christian family and would appreciate all the prayers that are sent our way.
i will be checking this post regularly to get names of others that need to be kept in prayers.
i would like to request to a moderator that this topic be pinned.
edit: also just an FYI, my wife has been out of work since thanksgiving 2005, and her disability is only about 1/2 of what she would be making if she were still working
