First of all, I want to say that this site is a gift to all persons with any type of credit. These posts have answered so many questions for me and I now feel better prepared to handle my credit situation.
Here's the situation. Up until fall of 2004, I had excellent credit, with a score of around 750. Then, we have a medical emergency and incur about $5000 in bills which, somehow, we are able to pay all but $450 of on time.