AP, very sorry to hear about your pain and your lack of health insurance. A very close friend of mine is in a similar situation -- she had kidney failure and now no health insurance company will cover her. It is an absolute outrage.
You can petition at the web address below for HR 676, a bill in congress right now for a TRUE not-for-profit universal healthcare system. I believe Dennis Kucinich is currently the only presidential candidate backing this bill...
http://www.usalone.com/hr676v.php

Thanks guys!!!!

I had a complete fistulectomy, done outpatient and the final cost including hopsital charges was $10,000