BTW, Ross. I was diagnosed with COPD in March of 2015 but actually exhibited syptoms well before that, I was just too darn stubborn to see a  Doctor (that and we had no insurance coverage at the time.) I also take Albuterol, both for a nebulizer and a hand held rescue inhaler. Along with that, I take Symbicort in an inhaler (about $380.00) and Atrovent (about $420.00) all of which is covered 100% by Medicaid. I also have an O2 concentrator.They have been doing a fair job of keeping me breathing.

The "catch"  with Medicaid is you have to pretty much throw yourself into poverty to get it in Illinois. No real job, car, or savings over $2,000 is allowed. Hopefully your state has a better deal than that. Bottom line, get on and stay on those meds, and I sincerly hope the other issues will be handled as easily for you.

Stay well my friend.

That's like the man whose mother-in-law told him that when he dies she's going to dance on his grave.

"Well that's fine with me, you old witch," he retorted: "I'm getting buried at sea."

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Then there was the old skinflint who didn't trust banks.  When he died his ex-wife went to the funeral, and when she saw his body in the casket she immediately burst into tears.

Her friend piped up and said: "But you weren't even talking for the last 10 years, why are you so upset?"

"The old bastard didn't tell me where he buried his money."

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As for going to Hell......

Lmao at some. Good medicine for this numb nut. Using my daughters iPad, it sucks. Waiting on a replacement charger for my laptop still. Should know more within a few days. Scheduling appointments is such a bitch. Otherwise I'm doing ok. No more congestion, cough is gone and I got more energy than I know what to do with. Plus my appetite is back with a vengeance 

That's some great news Ross. Thanks for keeping us informed, now get out there and enjoy the day.  

 That sounds good!

Say Ross, in your original post you mentioned a mass in your lung that was possibly cancerous, any word on that yet?

I asked that in my reply 20 Tom. Maybe he has an answer now

Yeah, I just looked at his replies for the answer, but not mentioned yet.

Let's just hope he forgot to take his wallet out of his breast pocket and it accounts for the 'mass'  

As for feeling a lot better, Ross, that's great to hear.... just don't let your 'vengeful' appetite increase your girth too much.... otherwise your next ambulance trip could cost more

I think the highest ambo fee in Oz is around $7000....[it's a big country]...so it pays to be in the Ambo Subscription....about 100 a year....worth it as it also covers the Air Ambo and KiwiLand...

I remember years ago [like back in the 70's] when an ambulance ride cost me $570 to go about 1.5km.  After that I subscribed to the QATB [Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigade]   It used to cost me 20 bucks per year back then.  Now the service is funded in part by vehicle registration fees and state taxes.

No update on that yet. What's getting in the way is my senior citizen status. Because I came to my situation a year too early my actual coverage doesn't begin until after the 24th of December, which happens to be my 64th birthday. I'm being given the opportunity to get in on certain programs that much earlier. I already have full prescription coverage, hospital coverage, plus a few other perks that I don't remember off hand. All in all I'd say that's not too shabby.

Also transportation is an issue as I stated in a previous post. Until all my shit kicks in after the twenty fourth I'm stuck paying full price to get to where I need to go and that ain't cheap, believe it or not. At any rate I will be getting there soon. My daughter,who is limping about at the moment, she dropped a really heavy skillet on her foot, has an account with Lyft, a kind of taxi service. I'll be able to use that. Fingers crossed peeps. Lol

Thanks for the info Ross, prayers your way.

Back in the day an ambulance ride didn't cost you a dime. You paid the hospital bill, which was about five percent of what it is now, and that included the ride. When I was about ten or so I was in the car with my family on our way home after a New Years Eve party at my aunts house. Two blocks from home my dad's car get broad sided by a dude who ran a red light. My dad's car was a 1959 Cadillac with the big fins and bullet tail lights. It was totaled. Bumps and bruises were the worst of it and we were all home by day break. Two days later the hospital calls and they want me there ASAP. I had hit my head on the cars roof and an X-ray taken of mine cranium revealed a hair line fracture. I spent the night under observation by a Chinese Doctor. I found out he was the head of neuro surgery. 

So Im thinking that may be the cause of my insanity. What you think?

Well you certainly didn't knock any sense in.    

Mind you, I've had a couple of knocks on the head and got no wiser, either.

Besides, insanity is only a state of mind.... and if you don't mind, it don't matter.  

It was like the time a doctor was looking in my ear with one of those light gadgets.  He said to his colleague: "Oh look, nobody's home."

Hmmm, I wondered why there was a beam of light shining on the opposite wall.