I’ve been on a good run and had a few trips earlier this year. I was laid off last Tuesday as part of an 1000-person reduction and have my annual mammo on Monday. I only have health insurance until May and the job market is terrible. I’m petrified they’ll find something on my mammo and then I’ll have to figure out treatment with no health insurance and then I’ll be doubly screwed with no job and I’ll. I know my mind shouldn’t be going here but I can’t help it. I keep trying to tell myself that everything will be okay no matter what. Help!
Just lost my job and annual mammo on Monday. Desperately need an all-clear!
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Kammie, I know this is difficult. Take it moment by moment. This is so hard for us with anxiety. Try to stay in the moment. The what if's just create more anxiety. You can get through this.
You are creating a story that in all likelihood won’t happen, while also giving yourself anxiety about it! Why not create a more positive story where your mammo is unremarkable and you find a job before your insurance runs out? You can’t control what’s already happened but you do have a choice about how to frame it. You could find an even better job and your mammo will be normal!
Worrying about the worst case doesn’t prevent it from happening but it can prevent us from living.
Worrying about the worst case doesn’t prevent it from happening but it can prevent us from living.
You’re right - I’ll try to create a more positive story!
chickentender
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My household is going through this currently. We just lost our health insurance due to a layoff and now my partner is sick. Just take things as they come. Don't try to predict what will happen with your job hunt nor on your mammogram. Do what you have to do and if something occurs that needs to be dealt with, you can deal with it at that point.
I’m so sorry to hear this! I hope your partner gets better soon - I know it’s all very stressful. Hugs!
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I am sorry to repeat this and those in the USA can tell me to mind my own business, but your health system stinks. Yes it does. To think someone has to worry about getting treatment because they have no insurance is awful. Our NHS may have it's faults, but treatment is never delayed because of lack of funds.
I am over 65 so I get free prescriptions and a complete health care programme and regular checkups if I need them. OK, so I paid National Insurance deductions from my salery all my working life, but it has sure paid off now. During my lifetime I have had three operations and if they had been done privately they would have cost me £24.000. They cost me nothing. It looks like under Trump you will be even worse off becuse he obviously does not believe in free health care, Most countries in Europe have a similar systems to ours. Profit should never be a part of health care. I know that in the US our NHS is criticised as being not fit for purpose. That is just not true. But then they would say that wouldn't they! The last thing your insurance companies want is for you to believe universal health care is a good idea.
I am over 65 so I get free prescriptions and a complete health care programme and regular checkups if I need them. OK, so I paid National Insurance deductions from my salery all my working life, but it has sure paid off now. During my lifetime I have had three operations and if they had been done privately they would have cost me £24.000. They cost me nothing. It looks like under Trump you will be even worse off becuse he obviously does not believe in free health care, Most countries in Europe have a similar systems to ours. Profit should never be a part of health care. I know that in the US our NHS is criticised as being not fit for purpose. That is just not true. But then they would say that wouldn't they! The last thing your insurance companies want is for you to believe universal health care is a good idea.
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It is similar in Canada. I’m just over 65 and I get free prescriptions, doctors visits and if ever needed, free operations. My brother-in-law just had a triple by-pass on his heart last year at no cost to him. There is no way he could have paid for it. The Canadian healthcare system isn’t perfect, but it’s pretty damn good.
Having said that, I’m sorry you are going through this uncertainty. More than likely your mammogram will be just fine!
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Oh you’re so sweet to check in!! The mammo tech said she didn’t see anything but that the images needed to be compared to last year’s. The u/s tech wouldn’t tell me anything other than it looked the same as last year (I guess that’s good?). I got an alert that the results were ready for my review in the portal that same day (Monday) but I’ve been too afraid to look but instead have been waiting for a call telling me to come back. I’m going to wait until next week to read the report and hope I don’t get a call from anyone in the meantime. I know I should just check the portal so I can move on with my life but I’m too nervous!
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That’s great news!!!!