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[esron]

Hello every one,
Excuse my gramar. I need help. My mother just came over from philippines. She had two matril valve replacement last Sept. 18, 2003. She is taking lanoxin, warapin, lipitor and two other pills for her high blood pressure and diabetes. I'm trying to get her a health ins. for her, she got denied from kaiser and american ins. because of her condition. Does anyone know what kind of ins. I should call. She haven't seen a cadiologist Dr. because one that we are going to see he doesnt take any patient that don't have ins. My family Dr. been so nice she's been monitoring her blood. We went there this morning for her protest she was 3.5 so she put her on 2.5 one a day on warapin. and two sat. and sun. so if you can help me please email me @ [email protected]. Thank you.
Estrella

 

[Ross]

Hi Estrella and welcome to Vr.com

It is hard for any of us to tell you what you should do without getting into your personal information. Without knowing the circumstances your living in, it's almost impossible to say.

I've moved your thread to here in heart talk, so that others may be better able to help you then I can. Give it sometime, perhaps some of the late night people or early morning people will have ideas.

Again, welcome to the forums.

 

[esron]

Hi Ross,

Thank you for your reply. I leave in stockton CA. I been in the state for 11 yrs. married to a wonderful american guy. We don't have kid.

I don't know where to start. I'm doing this for my mother because she is new here. She came over from philippines last month. She had her VR last year. We have a hard time getting her health insurance.

And I need help what to ask for her cardio dr this coming friday. I been reading all your post, I don't understand some of it. My husband been trying to explained me what you guys talking about it. I learned about the vit K that it will interact her warafin. And she's been drinking green tea.

Sorry if I don't get to much information. let me know what else you want to know. hope you can understand my english.

estrella

 

[Bill Hall]

Estrella - Just thought I would welcome you to the site. I really don't have any good ideas to help with your problem, but at least understand. Your mother is having problems getting insurance, since she has several health problems. I hope someone has an answer, but not me. Sorry.

 

[Christina]

Hello Estrella,

Welcome to VR.com. From your post I understand that your mother is new to this country, and I think it'll be really hard to get insurance for her because of her condition. For the rest you'll have to wait until someone else comes around who can tell you more about insurance issues.
Yes, vitamin K does interfere with Coumadin/Warfarin but so do a bunch of other things. (www.warfarin.com) A person shouldn't avoid eating the healthy greens a body needs to survive. A good doctor should know how to adjust the Coumadin according to your mother's eating habbits and not the other way around.
Drinking green tea is fine as long as she doesn't eat the leaves.
Be careful she gets tested often because you can't fool around with Coumadin/Warfarin. (Warfarin is the generic name)

Wishing you the best.

 

[alicia]

Welcome Estrella...It sounds like your Mother is going to run into a problem obtaining insurance. I was lucky in the fact that I contacted an insurance company and they had a plan (very expensive) that was a state mandated program that had to accept you whether you had heart problems or such. It was very costly but worth it because I had to have my first open heart surgery just 2 months after the insurance started and they paid great. There was no pre existing clause since it was state mandated. I live in North Carolina. Ask an insurance agent about it. Its was directed towards self employed people and I was out of a job at the time since my employer had retired from practicing medicine.

The Coumadin issue is a serious matter and you can benefit from reading material on it. I have had a problem managing my Coumadin but I think I have it under contol finally.

Good luck to you and your family. Feel free to e mail me at
[email protected]
Alicia

 

[LoraW30]

Hi Estrella,

I understand what your mother is going through. I myself am having a hard time getting insurance. One thing to remember is that many hospitals have programs that help those of us w/o insurance, and they will work with us. I wish I had some website links that would help you in your search.


Best of luck,
Lora

 

[Aunt Granny]

Welcome

Welcome

Estrella,
Welcome to this site. I myself am new to the site, but have learned SOOOO much from these wonderful people. I am no expert, but you might check around with different Insurance Consultants. They might be able to tell you of insurance companies that can help. We use one in our office to help us filter through all the different plans to come up with insurance for the city employees. They may know how to help you. . I sure hope so. Is your mother planning on becoming a citizen of the U.S.? If so they may open something up to her. Keep your chin up and I will keep yall all in my prayers. Keep in touch with this site as often as you can. They give support, information and most of all encouragement to us ALL! God Bless.

 

[sylviayasgur]

hi estrella!
welcome to this site. as you can see, everyone is so friendly, helpful and informative.
although i don't have any answers for you, many others will come and respond and maybe they will have suggestions.
in the meantime, please come back and visit and let us know how your mother is doing.
wishing you all the best, sylvia

 

[esron]

Hello everyone;

Thank you so much for all your reply and support. My husband and I was reading all your reply. He can't believed how nice you guys are. We thank you all and the email that we got.

I will give you all the update friday after we talk to mom's cardiologist friday.

By the way that's my family pic. the one from the left my older sister Abeth then my mom Sofia, me and my little sister sitting down her name is Doris.

Thank you all. God Bless.

Estrella

 

[Nancy]

Hi Estrella (love your name)-

I'm so sorry to hear about your mom. It's got to be very frustrating. I wish I knew more about these kinds of insurance issues, but there must be a way to help her.

At any rate, welcome to this wonderful site. The folks here are just great and will give you all the support they can.

Best wishes to you. Hope to see you here often.

 

[andresamia]

hi estrella

hi estrella

hi estrella!!!

i was going through the old threads when I came across yours...just wondering how your mother is doing...and if she has been able to get insurance already?

by the way im also from the P.I. (quezon city)


andre

 

[esron]

Hi Quetlin and Andre,

Thank you for your respond. Sorry I didn't reply right away. I been so busy.

Mom is doing good, still adjusting the cold weather over here. We still don't have health insurance for her and she is planning to go back to the philippines on May. I don't want her to go back, but she misses all her grandkids already.

Andre are you in philippines? or in the U.S. What did you had done. My mom had two Mitral Valve rep. last year at heart center in manila.

I will try to cheak the forum often.

God bless,

Estrella