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Julie M Marshall's avatar

Hi- thank you for this post- I also worry about things that don't matter. I was a medical biller for 14 years and medicine in this country is a joke. Doctors won't do anything because without certain symptoms the insurance companies do not pay, because nothing is about what is actually wrong with a person. I have a suggestion for you, and this may not be possible for your situation, I don't know, so I apologize for " You should"-ing you- but if you are able to go to a big, big hospital system like Rush in Chicago or Mayo Clinic in several states - THEY will help you. Little doctors do not make enough money or get enough government subsidies to write off possible denied insurance claims, but Rush and Mayo do it all the time. All the federal immigrant programs, Native America programs, and prison systems take patients here because they know it can be written off and they will get enough subsidies to stay in business. I hope this is helpful and I hope you find out what is ailing you. Health should be the most important worry in our lives, and I hope you get well.

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Polly Walker Blakemore's avatar

Worrying is a symptom of wanting to control what you cannot control. Focus on what you can control and your worrying will diminish if not disappear. I am not saying not worrying is easy. I am saying that there is a workaround to the worry, and you need to work it.

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