health issue

For the past year or so I've been dealing with some chronic pain. Most of the time it's been manageable and it hasn't had a huge impact on my life so far, but I think it's beginning to get worse, triggered more often, and my pain days are pretty miserable. I'm told that if I don't get treatment for it irreversible damage could be done, but the thing is I simply cannot see a doctor for the foreseeable future.
I know God will provide, but I can't help but feel a little scared.

 

Financial issues. Believe me, I *want* to go. The only thing that would be doable for me is the ER, and they can't really help with this.

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Past week or so been in more constant pain, but hey, it's less intense than the other one. I'm wondering if this one is a separate issue altogether, though.
I kind of feel guilty for making a big deal out of this issue sometimes, since I've been reading chronic pain blogs where others have it far far worse. But even if for me it's not daily or even most days (until this past couple of weeks, anyway) it's still painful and my pain days are pretty much me moaning and feeling like I'd question living if every day was like that, and it's clearly not getting better, so?

I will try to see the doctor soon, even if it's just the ER. Was talking to someone with a similar issue and they think I should try it.

 

I'm not sure if anyone's reading this thread anymore, but here's the dealio:

I have very little money. I have a small income that I earn myself but I don't yet have a proper job and I am afraid this condition will make it hard for me to hold one because I'd need to take a lot of sick days and my symptoms would very likely be aggravated by many job-related tasks.
Someone is suggesting I sign up for Obamacare. I hate this idea, I am a libertarian and don't believe I should rely on the government to supply my health care needs. I feel like signing up for it would require me to turn in my libertarian card or something. But I need to do something. I don't know what I am looking for by sharing this...thoughts, I guess?

 

Well I know it's not free yeah. I will look closer into medicaid/care, but I'm pretty sure after I turned 19 I no longer fit the requirements for my state. Last I checked you need an actual disability to get covered, and for that you need to see a doctor. (And I don't think this would count as a disability anyway.)

 

Not any closer to health insurance (been caught up in holiday fun <_<), but I feel much better! I don't think it's gone, but it's less like it's waiting just around the next corner now. I think probably the pain will pay another visit sooner or later, because when this issue first started there was usually a good amount of time inbetween the pain days. But it's nice for it to grow more infrequent again, at least.

 

Definitely feeling better. And like I figured, the issue is still there, just, not as often. Like a couple weeks back I was in Sunday school and it showed up like "hi! remember me?" I was able to shift around a bit and keep it from getting worse. And another time it showed up while I was someplace, wasn't able to make it go away that time, had to wait til I got home for pain relief.
But for the most part I've been able to do things like normal.