I would have to say, I'm for Medicare for everyone. It doesn't get any simpler than that. I won't blather on about all of the horrors I've dealt with during and after my dx of CML. Even when my onc told me I could wait at minimum 2 years before receiving any treatment for my CML. Huh. I wonder how much he gets paid for telling patients things like that....
Kelly On Oct 1, 7:21 pm, Suzieq <sheila.a.wat...@gmail.com> wrote: > ok....guy's......I read the transcript of this interview (all 12 pages > of it) and so did my husband. What we come up with is it is a push > for government run health care of which I am not really for......but, > now, health insurance reform...I am all for that!!! > > So far, I've had no problem with any of the health care that I've > received...other than losing a good doctor that I liked, :) :). I'm > sure there are some who have "horror" stories, but not me or my > husband or son when he was growing up. I have had some doctors who > have no "bedside" manner at all, but then again, I've had some that I > absolutely loved. The insurances that we've had over the years have > also been good........it could be, too, that my little family has > pretty much been very healthy over the years. Until I was dx'ed with > CML over five years ago, all I ever took was hormone therapy.......my > husband did have to go on blood pressure meds a few years back as well > as Lipitor. Then he had his little episode of blood clots in his > lungs two years back, but was treated for six months and that was > that. He's been taking an aspirin daily along with his Lipitor. He > lost over fifty pounds and didn't need his blood pressure meds > anymore. I took myself off the hormone therapy and just take Estroven > (over the counter) and have had no problems. So all I take as far as > prescription meds is the Gleevec. I am all for anything "alternative" > that will work to help one's health......even if it's just losing a > few pounds and some exercise. We need to take our health back in to > our own hands and do what we can to help our situations......& like I > said earlier.....all for health insurance reform......& if they can > make the health care better for "everyone", but not really for "big > government" sticking it's nose in to my health care. > > Suzieq --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to CMLHope@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cmlhope-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---