There is something not right here. I work for a university, and our university hospital, as a public hospital is legally obliged to provide medical care for all regardless of their ability to pay. Furthermore, we require all our students to purchase health insurance, so I don't understand why you have none. Please go to infirmary at your college, or public hospital and seek appropriate care. I was a poor student once too, but I was never denied care by the folks at the university medical center. Maybe you screwed up and didn't elect health insurance coverage through your univeristy. But this wound center says they treat folks on a sliding scale so please go there and be treated. Your health is more important than debt. Sorry to be so blunt, but how much money can you ever earn if your leg ends up amputated? Do you have parents or other family members you can call for help? As bad as the situation is in the USA your siuation just doesn't make sense to me.