An uninsured artist seeking advice/help
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 10:18 am
Hey gents,
So after searching and scanning this site for a few weeks, I've decided to post.
A little about my situation…. I'm a 35 year old artist living near Chicago. I'm in okay-ish shape, a bit on the heavy side (currently trying to drop about 10-15 lbs), but not obese, with no major health problems (that I know of - haven't been able to see a doctor in about 5 years). I make enough money to get by and I do what I love. It's pretty fantastic. Not so fantastic… having no insurance and a (self-diagnosed) case of ED. (Hence no doctor visits in 5 years). I've tried/am trying many herbal solutions, but to no great results. I get NTE fairly regularly, and I can get an erection, but maintaining an erection (especially a truly HARD erection - to penetrate), is next to impossible.
I would love to even just be able to TRY some ED drugs. But I have no clue how to get them, short of trying to find a drug-dealer. Fun.
I feel like 99% of the on-line pharmacies mentioned throughout posts on this site have an equal amount of unsafe ordering experiences as they do safe ordering experiences. I don't really want to take that risk, for fear of throwing away what little money I have.
I have a very kind boyfriend in my life at the moment, and though we've chatted about my ED issues and he says it doesn't bother him, it bothers me.
I'm sure I could benefit from seeing a therapist to deal with "normal" anxiety, stress, etc. (who couldn't, right?) which might help the situation a little bit maybe... but again, the cost isn't doable. Even sliding scale therapists are expensive, and they couldn't prescribe any ED pills anyway.
I have no family to turn for financial help either.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated. I'm at as loss as to what to do. (And this feeling is probably only aggravating my anxiety about the whole situation.) I've really appreciated finding this site and reading stories from others who are going/have gone through similar issues.
Thanks in advance.
So after searching and scanning this site for a few weeks, I've decided to post.
A little about my situation…. I'm a 35 year old artist living near Chicago. I'm in okay-ish shape, a bit on the heavy side (currently trying to drop about 10-15 lbs), but not obese, with no major health problems (that I know of - haven't been able to see a doctor in about 5 years). I make enough money to get by and I do what I love. It's pretty fantastic. Not so fantastic… having no insurance and a (self-diagnosed) case of ED. (Hence no doctor visits in 5 years). I've tried/am trying many herbal solutions, but to no great results. I get NTE fairly regularly, and I can get an erection, but maintaining an erection (especially a truly HARD erection - to penetrate), is next to impossible.
I would love to even just be able to TRY some ED drugs. But I have no clue how to get them, short of trying to find a drug-dealer. Fun.
I feel like 99% of the on-line pharmacies mentioned throughout posts on this site have an equal amount of unsafe ordering experiences as they do safe ordering experiences. I don't really want to take that risk, for fear of throwing away what little money I have.
I have a very kind boyfriend in my life at the moment, and though we've chatted about my ED issues and he says it doesn't bother him, it bothers me.
I'm sure I could benefit from seeing a therapist to deal with "normal" anxiety, stress, etc. (who couldn't, right?) which might help the situation a little bit maybe... but again, the cost isn't doable. Even sliding scale therapists are expensive, and they couldn't prescribe any ED pills anyway.
I have no family to turn for financial help either.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated. I'm at as loss as to what to do. (And this feeling is probably only aggravating my anxiety about the whole situation.) I've really appreciated finding this site and reading stories from others who are going/have gone through similar issues.
Thanks in advance.