I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: jonn r on April 10, 2007, 03:55:48 AM
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so here is were i need help....as gas prices go up and up i cant afford to goto dialysis 3 times aweek...so what should i do...just tell them ok i will see you on mon and fri...please help if you can
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so here is were i need help....as gas prices go up and up i cant afford to goto dialysis 3 times aweek...so what should i do...just tell them ok i will see you on mon and fri...please help if you can
Do you receive any type of government assistance? Does your clinic offer a shuttle? Would your insurance cover any of the expense? Can you carpool with another patient and split the cost?
I hope one of these ideas help.
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Does your clinic offer a shuttle?
I'm pretty sure you should be able to find transportation or assistance through your clinics Social Worker. Unless you live in the boonies or are traveling a great distance to your clinic finding transportation shouldn't be a problem. It does mean you loose some control and have to function on someone elses clock though.
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Does your clinic offer a shuttle?
I'm pretty sure you should be able to find transportation or assistance through your clinics Social Worker. Unless you live in the boonies or are traveling a great distance to your clinic finding transportation shouldn't be a problem. It does mean you loose some control and have to function on someone elses clock though.
well guess what i live way in the boonies i drive 42 miles each way and right now i am getting screwed by medicare they said it was going to start march 1 and still nothing....the bad part is that i dropped my cobra because i could not afford 550.00 for another month....
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well guess what i live way in the boonies i drive 42 miles each way and right now i am getting screwed by medicare they said it was going to start march 1 and still nothing....the bad part is that i dropped my cobra because i could not afford 550.00 for another month....
Ouch, that's quite a distance both ways. Yeah transportation companies probably wont do that. Bug the crap out of your social worker about the medicare. If they are not already talking to medicare on your behalf they may have avenues to get things pushed faster than you can yourself. I don't know how long these things take so it's just a suggestion.
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and what makes it even worse is now they give me less for food stamps because i get ssdi now.....got to love it :banghead; :banghead; :banghead;
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I'm the type that likes to brainstorm so in that spirit I'm just throwing out ideas:
Is there any chance you could try home dialysis? When you start home training Medicare kicks right in - no waiting period (if that's the issue).
Get a high mileage vehicle
Ride a high mileage motorcycle/scooter (vespas are kinda cool)
Just what sort of mileage do you currently get? Could you combine dialysis with other trips?
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I'm the type that likes to brainstorm so in that spirit I'm just throwing out ideas:
Is there any chance you could try home dialysis? When you start home training Medicare kicks right in - no waiting period (if that's the issue).
Get a high mileage vehicle
Ride a high mileage motorcycle/scooter (vespas are kinda cool)
Just what sort of mileage do you currently get? Could you combine dialysis with other trips?
Good suggestions.
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if you get ssi don't you get medicaid???????????? i know each state is different but......... my medicaid pays for my transportation. talk to the social worker at your center, immediately!!!!
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medicade pays for cabs for most of the people here too
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I'm the type that likes to brainstorm so in that spirit I'm just throwing out ideas:
Is there any chance you could try home dialysis? When you start home training Medicare kicks right in - no waiting period (if that's the issue).
Get a high mileage vehicle
Ride a high mileage motorcycle/scooter (vespas are kinda cool)
Just what sort of mileage do you currently get? Could you combine dialysis with other trips?
That is definitely some good suggestions.
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What about PD?