laid off, no Ins, and have been waiting for over 4 months to qualify for financial assistance for diagnostics for heart arrythemia. NOW
I noticed a rough patch under my tongue floor of mouth, in just 3 days it has developed into a pea sized, solid mass with a grainy appearance. I am not tasting sweet, my lower lip keeps twinging , tongue is sore, feeling like its scalded. also my lower lip is puffy as is my neck just under the chin.

I have hit the bottom of my 401k that I cashed out when I was laid off, all my utilities are in final notice and I am STILL waiting for assistance on a heart issue I had to go to the ER for back in May(holter monitoring was ordered done Dr wanted the results withen 24 hrs, but I did not make it out of the finance office, they insisted I had to pay for the diagnostic up front or apply and wait for assistance when it comes available, no specific timeframe was told to me.

I need suggestions on what someone else might do in the same situation, I am totally out of ideas and scared to the point of dizziness and nausea.

I do have nymerous other health issues that I was working with a doctor on at the time I was laid off and lost my insurance

I am 42, obese, smoker of more than 20 years, not a drinker and have been very diet conscious regarding food additives, preserves and other chems, as I have had lots of food and chem sensitivities over many years, an intermittent GI bleed that for the first 7 years I would get scoped from either end but the doc never found the source of the bleed and once the bleed stopped my ins would not cover additional diagnostics, so I had to cover the same path each time the bleed presented, it is now 12 years and I still have the bleed several times per year I have cronic anemia, I have daily issues with swelling all over, sometimes as much as 15 pounds of excess fluid in just a day or two, that sometimes will be relieved thru the course of my menstural cycle but not always, for the past year I have had a completely reverse sleep cycle, my bp drops and my body temp drops around noon time and I cannot stay awake, I usually sleep 6 to 8 hrs then I am not able to sleep again til the following day, I have tried to reset my "clock" without success, and when I try to push thru when my body wants to sleep I get very ill physically and have lots of tics and tremors and cannot safely function.
I have children still at home and I have a new Grandbaby. last week my biggest worry was being homeless with my children, as of this morning I would be thrilled and satisfied to be alive and homeless with my kids, just as long as I am alive and able to care for them the best I can.
I have waited til the last possible moment to apply for any public assistance and I am having a hard time to qualify because I have a 2007 car, paid for when I assumed I would be able to find a new job in a short time, but because it is newer and has a value over 2k, supposedly that is why i keep getting declined assistance( I live in a rural area, 15 mile from town without public transportation, I have limited mobility in that I cannot stand for long or walk far, I need a dependable car) sorry so long. but I am very concerned and I know that I will only have another 2 weeks or so to be able to access the internet(bills are due and the money is gone)