bluegirlbooks:

Is There A Doctor In The House?

Hi guys, I hate to bug you, but I’m hoping for some advice.

I was diagnosed last year with Achalasia, type 2. It’s a disease where the bottom muscles of my throat are almost permanently clenched, making it very difficult to swallow food or drink. The only long-term treatment is surgery, and it has to go well the first time, or it’s increasingly less effective each attempt.

There’s some qualified surgeons where I live, but unfortunately none of them are connected with my insurance. I can file a single-case exemption to pay for the procedure, but apparently no hospital is willing to agree to that, because they’d lose money. And if the hospital won’t agree, the surgeon can’t either. I can’t afford to pay out of pocket, and I can’t afford different insurance.

I am not asking for money.

However, if anyone has any advice for this situation, or knows a surgeon with experience performing a Heller-Myotomy (or preferably a Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy), please talk to me. I live in Texas, but I’m willing to travel anywhere in the U.S. to make this happen. If you can’t help in other ways, please reblog. I really appreciate it.

TL;dr: I need an upper gut surgeon who takes my insurance, please help spread the word.