Doctor Bills Out of Control

 The cost of being ill is ridiculous.  Today I had to cancel therapy because they wanted $414.00 upfront. I know in my head that everyone went to college and the costs of everything is going up but this is totally crazy.    $414.00 to show me some stretches and exercise that I can probably find online - I know what you are thinking,  maybe I won't do them right.  

I have been at therapy before and nothing really helped.   I know I need the surgery, but I have to wait until Medicare because my work insurance won't do it while I am overweight. And then I have to find a surgeon who will do it while I am overweight - or I have to loose weight.  

And speaking of that I just lost another 3 pounds so makes it 23 total! Yippee so only 80 pounds to go. (Or at home I am already there because I keep the number posted on top of the scale so I always weigh 145 - 20 more pounds then I need to loose but I did weigh that once, for a day) 

Tonight my pumpkin spice protein powder comes, and some comfrey ointment.   Comfrey can reduce inflammation - WARNING - do not ingest.

• Comfrey is a traditional herbal treatment for muscle and joint pain. It helps to reduce painful inflammation and soothe the skin as well as help heal bruises.
• This perennial herb grows mainly in the United Kingdom. But it can grow in most climates, although the plant does prefer shaded environments.
  
  
• Using comfrey as a poultice or simply by using its dried leaves on the skin, you may find relief from pains relating to conditions like ankle sprains, muscle aches, arthritis and fibromyalgia.
• Comfrey is not ever safe for ingestion, as it contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids that are extremely dangerous to the liver. External applications do not have the same toxic effects.
• Pregnant/nursing women, as well as young children or those with any potential liver damage or disease, should avoid comfrey entirely.

Guess I will have to watch - I do have an enlarged fatty liver so  I will use it sparingly.  

Turning back to more natural healing and trying to get  healthy by eating right and yoga is the course I am taking right now.  Maybe it is the course you are on to.  

Good Luck, you can do this, as so can I.