Posted by Racer on March 31, 2006, at 21:35:12
In reply to Re: I need to do something... » milly, posted by special_k on March 31, 2006, at 19:29:16
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> and pre existings not covered in first year anway...
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> and i'm guessing psych meds... count as pre existing.
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> as do anti inflammataries...
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> and anything i could want from the doctor really.
>Actually, no. I thought that, too, when I finally got insurance after my husband got a new job. Turns out, "pre-existing conditions" aren't as simple as that. They have a list of conditions that can be pre-existing. Depression is not on the list, nor is arthritis, Type I Diabetes doesn't seem to be on the list, either. The List seems to be mostly things like cancer, HIV, etc -- very expensive things with a relatively shorter course rather than chronic conditions. At least, that's true over here in the States. Dunno if it's like that upside down :^)
Listen, SK, here's my advice: do try the university center, and see what they can offer. You're in a bad way right now, and that's coloring everything for you -- it certainly does for me, and I'm sure most all of the people here at one time or another. Even if it looks to you right now as though there's nothing they can do for you, that's just not true. Maybe they can help you there, maybe they can help you find treatment elsewhere, and there is a point to therapy. It can help, and it can help a lot.
Good luck, SK, and I hope things go well for you.
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