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Sometimes I don'y take my own advise.

Community Leaderbobinmaine
bobinmaine
I have been telling all of my friends who walk during winter months, never to walk on icy roads, not even roads that have been sanded because wet sand is very slippery!

After a 4 miles walk yesterday I slipped on ice and hit the ground very hard and lost all feeling in my right arm. Was rtaken to hospital by ambulance and the pain was magnified 10 fold with every potho;e they hit! Have most feeling back in my arm now but nerve damage causes constant stabbing sensation in my forearms and hands.

and I was doing great also so this came at a very bad time! Hopefully I can heal fast andbe back on my walking routine.
Kahlua13
Kahlua13
The ambulance bill may be painful! I got one bill from the ambulance company for $550 (my insurance company paid $50!) and another from the EMT's for another $500, none of which was covered (since I have a $1000 deductible!)

I hope you are feeling better, BTW!
Community Leaderbobinmaine
bobinmaine
Oh my Kal! I don't know what I will do about the ambulance bill. The hospital has a program to help those who have no insurance and I just got done doing the application for that. I hope it pays everything. I don't know what I will do about the ambulance Bill when it comes.

I am just about all healed except for the usual aches and pains I get from the exercise. But thats good pain not bad. There is a big difference and you can learn to separate the two. Good pain is something that goes away in a couple of days and its the kind that makes you improve but bad pain is a lingering pain that doesn't go away, or else its a very intense or excruciating pain. Those are things that need immediate medical attention because your body is telling you there is something seriously wrong here!

Thankyou all for ur support, Kal, bubbles, Joy, Ann, Zec, and Kathy! Love you all. TC
Kahlua13
Kahlua13
Thank goodness! I hope all works out with the bill. I have insurance, but I wonder if it is worth it? I have it through my employer and I pay about $550 a month for my husband and I, which isn't bad. But It is a constant battle to get stuff covered and what it covers and our copay keep going up every year. Our copay on my husband's one medication is $100 with insurance! I paid $65 for an antibiotic. I only pay $25 for the regular dr but $50 for everything else. I just look at what I pay WITH insurance, I don't know how people survive without it?
JoyceMarilyn
JoyceMarilyn
Yes insurance and affording health care is a huge problem for people these days. I was going to check on the cost of ambulance insurance and see about whether to buy it or stick some $ away just in case. I think we only have ambulance insurance if in the automobile. I will have to check the house insurance but I doubt we have any there.
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