Donations being accepted to help out Shannon "Chw" Joiner's health and doctor
situation. If you would like a full detailed story about what happend feel free
to Email me I have used two different Acupuncturist and have had great results! Shock treatment
so far has helped me control the Levator AVI muscle. But in turn ended up with
an extremely sore tailbone that has been diagnosed as Coxxyodynia. Which is
basically tailbone pain with no reason or explanation why. ROCK ON!!!
The reason for this page is, in short, I got a routine procedure trying to troubleshoot
feeling dehydrated in Oct 2010 and ended up having just about the worst possible
complications from them. Even with having insurance from work (co-pays, 20/80
billing, deductibles and out of pocket expenses over $5000, and meds), my doctor
bills are piling up beyond what I used to make in a year!! I spent more on Co-Pay's
in the months of Oct, Nov, Jan and Feb than I did in my monthly bills.
I have been on sick leave from my job since Dec 16th 2010 and since I work on
a day rate, I have not gotten paid since I worked last. I was doing ok until
my monthly expenses due to these doctors have doubled at least - with visits,
co-pays, and meds. With our medical situation the way it is today, the insurance
helps, but it's still expensive, very expensive to get sick!! I have right at
$15,000 due in medical bills alone from this situation. Not including more lost
for being on sick leave from work and not sure when I will be able to return...
For this reason and this reason only do I ask if you can help! I have been told
by many lawyers that since they did not kill me or take off a leg then I cannot
hold them accountable for the mistakes they made due to Supreme Court rulings
in 2005 in the State of GA. I have to pay them and still try to pay for the
things I need to survive while I go through this slow recovery. Over the past
month, my doctor just told me to eat vitamins and try to get disability since
I cannot get unemployment due to the fact that I still technically have a job,
which is where I get my insurance from. But my last blood tests from the last
week in April show that I have pre diabetes. They are just going to monitor
it so that's not too bad.
Now I have to go through the slow process of figuring out what is going on so
that I can manage it and get to feeling better on a constant level. Then I am
also looking for freelance work to do in this time to try and rebuild my financial
life as well. After I gave up hope on doctors in western medicine I had already
started doing some Chiro work and just recently in the month of April figured
out the main complication (Levator spasm or Levator Syndrome) and started to
see an Acupuncturist, who has helped me more than ANYONE in bringing my energy
back and getting me eating again! This is another process that just takes time,
I had lost 40 lbs, almost a third of my weight by the time we started. I got
my weight back 2 months later, but still struggle with the muscle isssue I was
diagnosed with and not sure how long the process of healing is going to take.
I am currently doing, Acupuncture and Chiropractic work. My final diagnosis
on my tailbone pain was Coxxyodynia.
So I ask you, my friends, my family and my phambily! If you could spare ANYTHING!!!
$5, $10 dollars or more, even just a dollar or two, added up will really help
me get this monkey off my back. As being over a year and a half without drinking
and now 7 months on sick leave, I really just want to be able to enjoy that
feeling w/o being sick and having good luck through the rest of this recovery!
Your thoughts and prayers are much appreciated, too! Thank you for helping any
way you can!
~ Shannon Chw Joiner
Shannon
Joiner
Currently on sick leave from Infinity Contstruction
Thank you!
shannon@chwdog.com
chwdog.com
DirtySouthernBurners.com