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Just wanted to know a litle more about your idea on going to an emergency room.I dont have insurance and here in Az they do not have to see you unless your condition is life threatening ie your life is in immediate danger like bleeding or you are giving birth.What would I use as a life threatening emergency ? How could I get the hospital to give me a bronchoscopy to find out if what is in my lung is cancerous as part of routine ER services?Do people without insurance that have cancer even get diagnosed or do they just end up dying due to lack of detection and treatment?

Hi! My name is Sonya.I am currently living in the middle of nowhere in Arizona . I came on this board looking for info or help on how to get diagnosed if I have no money,transportation, or insurance.I have been coughing for about 10 months to a year now ,have chest pain,and sometimes cough up blood but thought little of it thinking that it was caused by stomach acid in my throat and was a side effect of GERD which I was diagnosed with. In December I was in a car accident and they ran a CT scan for injuries and instead found something on my lung.I was told to follow up with a doc within three days.Problem, I have no money,no insurance and now no car.Where I live there are not even buses and I have no friends or family in the area.I am reading that catching this early is very important but I dont know how to get medical care without transportation, money, or insurance.Does anyone know about programs or methods of being diagnosed if you are poor and uninsured?

Hi! My name is Sonya.I am currently living in the middle of nowhwere in Arizona . I came on this board looking for info or help on how to get diagnosed if I have no money,transportation, or insurance.I have been coughing for about 10 months to a year now ,have chest pain,and sometimes cough up blood but thought little of it thinking that it was caused by stomach acid in my throat and was a side effect of GERD which I was diagnosed with. In December I was in a car accident and they ran a CT scan for injuries and instead found something on my lung.I was told to follow up with a doc within three days.Problem, I have no money,no insurance and now no car.Where I live there are not even buses and I have no friends or family in the area.I am reading that catching this early is very important but I dont know how to get medical care without transportation, money, or insurance.Does anyone know about programs or methods of being diagnosed if you are poor and uninsured?