Helping a friend in need
Originally posted by paine_weiler at Hoping to Obtain Some Assistance
Hey there, everyone.
My name is Shalie Lanchester, I'm turning 27 in April and am a full-time Live-In Nanny of two kids. I don't technically have income, but most of my smaller expenses are paid for and I have room and board. I moved from Ocean Shores, Washington to Graham, Washington for this job and to press forward with my life.
I've had a condition that has seriously bothered me over the years and has finally gotten to a point where I can't stand it anymore. I'm female, first off, just to throw that out there. My problem is my chest. I have enormous breasts. When I was younger, I pretty much had nothing, was flat as a washboard. But when I turned 18, all of the sudden, they just exploded out of no where. They've never stopped growing and when I returned from Norway in the summer of 2010, I was sized at a 36 G. It's now February 2013 and I'm already a 44 I cup. I could be a little bigger, I haven't been sized in almost a full year.
Over the years, I have tried to obtain help from various medical insurance companies, and even the government. I have always been denied medical assistance of any kind, with either no reason or "it's not severe enough."
However, I have serious back issues. And as much as my doctor has tried to help me obtain assistance, it's come to no avail. I've been stuck on Vicodin and cyclobenzaprine for years since I ended up almost having full kidney failure due to taking too much naproxen and Ibuprofen (aka ANY anti-inflammatories.) My doctor strictly told me not to take any more anti-inflammatories, so that's why I was put on a narcotic and a muscle relaxant. I hate taking the Vicodin, it always makes me feel sick, and the muscle relaxant tends to knock me out and only works short-term. I tend to only take them right before bed.
I have a hard time walking long distances, climbing stairs, running, jumping, and holding anything over 20lbs, which makes my child-care job very difficult. I'm always winded, I can't lay on my back or my stomach, cause I can't breathe. I wear two sports bras when I have to leave the house, and in December, a tore a muscle in my ribs due to the strain. I've re-torn the muscle 7 times since, one time being from just bending over to take off a simple sock.
These days, I'm in a considerable amount of pain every waking moment of every day. I refuse to take medication due to the effects it has on me and the fact that I have to have my full attention and focus on the children I watch over. I sleep with an electric hot pad every night to try and relax the muscles and I'm running out of the muscle relaxant. It even hurts to sit down. It's weird to explain that one, I'm not sure how to, but almost anything I do, my back and shoulders scream at me. I'm always tense like stone, I get headaches way too frequently.
It's also started to effect me mentally, I feel. I'm depressed at my inability to do a lot of things and being in constant pain all the time is very straining and I often find myself tired of everything. I don't mean this in any pessimistic manner, but the only way I know how to put it is that I'm tired of living like this. In a way, it reminds me of my father who passed away from cancer when I was 15. I remember him always complaining about being in pain all the time, popping pills, and generally being tired of living. In a way, it scares me. I feel that I now know how he felt in that respect....
My request is this: I would like to hopefully obtain some assistance in undergoing a Breast Reduction Surgery that I feel is extremely necessary.
I will make an honest and blunt remark at the fact that I am desperate for this procedure. I want to have control over my life again and cut out useless drugs from my system. I want to be able to be there for the kids and to be able to move pain-free like a normal person again. I've tried what I feel are all the means, routes, and sources available to me to have this done for years and haven't had any luck. I'm sincerely hoping to get the help I need to have this simple procedure done and live pain-free and be able to have the energy to face life.
A very good friend of mine recommended me to this group in the hopes that it can help me out and I pray with all my heart and soul that I can finally get help.
My contact information is below. I'm pretty much online often, though I am usually away from the keyboard half the time due to watching the two boys. (I watch a 1yr old and a 6yr old, and maintain the house and take care of their three dogs.) If you send me an e-mail, please make sure the subject tells me that it pertains to this post. That would be greatly appreciated.
Shalie (Shay) Lanchester
E-MAIL: perseus27@msn.com
Skype: Signum-Yagami (Ocean Shores, WA location)
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chrislightning
Thank you, all of you who took the time to read this.
Have a great day, everyone~!
Shay (Paine_Weiler)
Hey there, everyone.
My name is Shalie Lanchester, I'm turning 27 in April and am a full-time Live-In Nanny of two kids. I don't technically have income, but most of my smaller expenses are paid for and I have room and board. I moved from Ocean Shores, Washington to Graham, Washington for this job and to press forward with my life.
I've had a condition that has seriously bothered me over the years and has finally gotten to a point where I can't stand it anymore. I'm female, first off, just to throw that out there. My problem is my chest. I have enormous breasts. When I was younger, I pretty much had nothing, was flat as a washboard. But when I turned 18, all of the sudden, they just exploded out of no where. They've never stopped growing and when I returned from Norway in the summer of 2010, I was sized at a 36 G. It's now February 2013 and I'm already a 44 I cup. I could be a little bigger, I haven't been sized in almost a full year.
Over the years, I have tried to obtain help from various medical insurance companies, and even the government. I have always been denied medical assistance of any kind, with either no reason or "it's not severe enough."
However, I have serious back issues. And as much as my doctor has tried to help me obtain assistance, it's come to no avail. I've been stuck on Vicodin and cyclobenzaprine for years since I ended up almost having full kidney failure due to taking too much naproxen and Ibuprofen (aka ANY anti-inflammatories.) My doctor strictly told me not to take any more anti-inflammatories, so that's why I was put on a narcotic and a muscle relaxant. I hate taking the Vicodin, it always makes me feel sick, and the muscle relaxant tends to knock me out and only works short-term. I tend to only take them right before bed.
I have a hard time walking long distances, climbing stairs, running, jumping, and holding anything over 20lbs, which makes my child-care job very difficult. I'm always winded, I can't lay on my back or my stomach, cause I can't breathe. I wear two sports bras when I have to leave the house, and in December, a tore a muscle in my ribs due to the strain. I've re-torn the muscle 7 times since, one time being from just bending over to take off a simple sock.
These days, I'm in a considerable amount of pain every waking moment of every day. I refuse to take medication due to the effects it has on me and the fact that I have to have my full attention and focus on the children I watch over. I sleep with an electric hot pad every night to try and relax the muscles and I'm running out of the muscle relaxant. It even hurts to sit down. It's weird to explain that one, I'm not sure how to, but almost anything I do, my back and shoulders scream at me. I'm always tense like stone, I get headaches way too frequently.
It's also started to effect me mentally, I feel. I'm depressed at my inability to do a lot of things and being in constant pain all the time is very straining and I often find myself tired of everything. I don't mean this in any pessimistic manner, but the only way I know how to put it is that I'm tired of living like this. In a way, it reminds me of my father who passed away from cancer when I was 15. I remember him always complaining about being in pain all the time, popping pills, and generally being tired of living. In a way, it scares me. I feel that I now know how he felt in that respect....
My request is this: I would like to hopefully obtain some assistance in undergoing a Breast Reduction Surgery that I feel is extremely necessary.
I will make an honest and blunt remark at the fact that I am desperate for this procedure. I want to have control over my life again and cut out useless drugs from my system. I want to be able to be there for the kids and to be able to move pain-free like a normal person again. I've tried what I feel are all the means, routes, and sources available to me to have this done for years and haven't had any luck. I'm sincerely hoping to get the help I need to have this simple procedure done and live pain-free and be able to have the energy to face life.
A very good friend of mine recommended me to this group in the hopes that it can help me out and I pray with all my heart and soul that I can finally get help.
My contact information is below. I'm pretty much online often, though I am usually away from the keyboard half the time due to watching the two boys. (I watch a 1yr old and a 6yr old, and maintain the house and take care of their three dogs.) If you send me an e-mail, please make sure the subject tells me that it pertains to this post. That would be greatly appreciated.
Shalie (Shay) Lanchester
E-MAIL: perseus27@msn.com
Skype: Signum-Yagami (Ocean Shores, WA location)
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chrislightning
Thank you, all of you who took the time to read this.
Have a great day, everyone~!
Shay (Paine_Weiler)