 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Hi Bethany!
Nice to see you. Hope it turns out to be nothing! Scar tissue can cause pain.
I get stabbing type pains from time to time.
If you would get SS disability, medicare isnt available until you are on it for 2 years. they usually will backdate it for 6 months so that still would make you wait for 1 1/2 years for medicare insurance. How about asking at your treatment facility or asking your doctor directly if they have any programs to help people without insurance. Many places will have programs to help uninsured patients but too often they wont offer them, you have to ask.
If this pain is bothering you please dont wait too long to get yourself checked out.
Good luck!!
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
