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griffonwing · 08-31-2009, 06:40 PM

I have 2 heart conditions.

1) Pulmonary Stenosis - The artery which supplies blood to my lungs is narrower than it should be, so my heart has to pump harder. The upside, I have a strong heart. The downside, it may wear out quicker than normal.

2) Heart Murmer - Basically, it's a leaky valve. Not too terrible, but it's audible with an ear to the chest.

I have been diagnosed with these since birth. I have never required or been prescribed for medication for either. I get winded more quickly than others, and for the first 30 years of my life, I have weighed no more than 125 lbs. (57Kg or 8.7 stone). I'm now up to about 145-150. Considering I am about 5'6", it's not too terribly bad.

I recently applied for health insurance, and was denied due to my 2 heart conditions. The funny thing is, a murmer is not that bad. Many MANY people have them and don't even know it, and are not even affected by it. Now, I could go wit a different plan, but I would have to pay a substantially larger amount of money per month for the coverage.

Is this fair? I don't think so. I basically need to get some insurance soon so that I can get some tests done. What with both of my younger brothers dying of Lymphoma at ages 32 and 36, I feel it might be in my best interest to make sure.

Anyway, as for a National Health Care program. No, Against it. I am against anything that give my government even more power than it already has. The US Govt is already too big for it's britches, and has it's hands in everyone's cookie jar. And I don't mean just it's citizens, but the world's as well.

We need to get back to where the government governs the states, and the states have their own laws. Abortion, Drugs, Hate Crimes (don't get me started with that one), Vaccinations, Taxes...it should be STATE RUN, not federally mandated. The Fed Gov should simply be a watchman for the state governments. That was how it used to be. That is what our Constitution dictates, and it was the sole basis for our country to begin with.

08-31-2009, 06:40 PM	#73
griffonwing Suave Swabby, Savvy? Posts: 1,602 Karma: 520350 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Harrison, ARrrr, USA - southern Ozark mountains Device: Slate Blue PEZ (Astak Pocket Pro), CVSCX-9300 Quad-band watch phone	I have 2 heart conditions. 1) Pulmonary Stenosis - The artery which supplies blood to my lungs is narrower than it should be, so my heart has to pump harder. The upside, I have a strong heart. The downside, it may wear out quicker than normal. 2) Heart Murmer - Basically, it's a leaky valve. Not too terrible, but it's audible with an ear to the chest. I have been diagnosed with these since birth. I have never required or been prescribed for medication for either. I get winded more quickly than others, and for the first 30 years of my life, I have weighed no more than 125 lbs. (57Kg or 8.7 stone). I'm now up to about 145-150. Considering I am about 5'6", it's not too terribly bad. I recently applied for health insurance, and was denied due to my 2 heart conditions. The funny thing is, a murmer is not that bad. Many MANY people have them and don't even know it, and are not even affected by it. Now, I could go wit a different plan, but I would have to pay a substantially larger amount of money per month for the coverage. Is this fair? I don't think so. I basically need to get some insurance soon so that I can get some tests done. What with both of my younger brothers dying of Lymphoma at ages 32 and 36, I feel it might be in my best interest to make sure. Anyway, as for a National Health Care program. No, Against it. I am against anything that give my government even more power than it already has. The US Govt is already too big for it's britches, and has it's hands in everyone's cookie jar. And I don't mean just it's citizens, but the world's as well. We need to get back to where the government governs the states, and the states have their own laws. Abortion, Drugs, Hate Crimes (don't get me started with that one), Vaccinations, Taxes...it should be STATE RUN, not federally mandated. The Fed Gov should simply be a watchman for the state governments. That was how it used to be. That is what our Constitution dictates, and it was the sole basis for our country to begin with.