2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWhere do Bernie and Hillary stand on Lyme's disease research?
After dealing with it for the last 4 years it would be nice to know that we have a candidate in favor of more research.
Tick borne diseases are starting to run rampant here in Wisconsin.
UglyGreed
(7,661 posts)but I imagine allowing those who suffer not worry about cost of treatment would be a real good first step. I suffer from Adult Onset Hydrocephalus and there is not much research on this type of Hydrocephalus and even have to go to pediatric neurologists/neurosurgeons for treatment so I can understand where you are coming from. I hope you find some sort of help with you infliction.
hedda_foil
(16,372 posts)You probably are already aware of this, but Columbia Hospital in New York has a dedicated multi-disciplinary team that I thought might be worth looking into.
http://www.columbianeurosurgery.org/conditions/adult-hydrocephalus/
UglyGreed
(7,661 posts)I was going to NYU for a bit and did many tests to prove I suffered hearing loss and continued headaches after the shunt surgery and ended up with no answers or relief. The only thing that became of the many trips was owing more than $2000.00 on top of the $3500.00 my wife still owes for the shunt surgery which I had in 2013. I would like to add this is with insurance and not icluding all the copays and out of pocket costs. I needed to regroup and wait the winter out because of my spine issues but I definitely will look into Columbia and I appreciate you taking the time to look into the subject for me.
Zorra
(27,670 posts)Bernie wants you to have public healthcare, Hillary wants to make you a slave to high cost insurance and medical bills.
If elected POTUS, which of these two candidates will be most likely to help you to the greatest degree possible?