Re: Got No where with GP (Moderator)

[Guest guest]

- Stop accepting mediocre care for an answer!

If your child had the same issue, would you allow this type of brush-off? If

you belong to an HMO, there are means to appeal, pursue another referral to an

orthopedic surgeon and have your shoulder evaluated. The longer you allow a

rotator cuff to remain untreated, the less they will be able to do with it. SO

get on the phone to your HMO and ask for another referral! And if you have a

PPO or Medicare, your option is to open the phone book or ask your hip surgeon

for a shoulder surgeon. This allows you direct access!!

But just sitting and waiting is not going to afffect your GP...it affects you!

And that is unacceptable!

Alisa Curry PT DPT

Site Moderator

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> Well I may as well have saved my breath. He was running like 20 minutes

late...

> So he wasn't in the slightest bit interested.

> Gave me my referral to the Surgeon re-hip and had a quick look at the movement

in the shoulder, then said yes you mAy have torn the rotator cuff, leave it for

a couple of weeks and see if it settles, Hello I have done that for the last 2

weeks.

> so I am a bit ticked off and I can't be bothered, I will leave it for a few

weeks and then go see the shoulder surgeon, when I see the hip guy in May.

> It may well get better on its own.hoping it does as I am really done with

surgeons at the moment.

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[Guest guest]

Listen to Mother, . You should act on this problem before it becomes worse.

Joan

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From: BodyPhysics <bodyphysics@...>

Joint Replacement

Sent: Wed, April 27, 2011 11:19:23 AM

Subject: Re: Got No where with GP (Moderator)

- Stop accepting mediocre care for an answer!

If your child had the same issue, would you allow this type of brush-off? If

you belong to an HMO, there are means to appeal, pursue another referral to an

orthopedic surgeon and have your shoulder evaluated. The longer you allow a

rotator cuff to remain untreated, the less they will be able to do with it. SO

get on the phone to your HMO and ask for another referral! And if you have a

PPO or Medicare, your option is to open the phone book or ask your hip surgeon

for a shoulder surgeon. This allows you direct access!!

But just sitting and waiting is not going to afffect your GP...it affects you!

And that is unacceptable!

Alisa Curry PT DPT

Site Moderator

>

> Well I may as well have saved my breath. He was running like 20 minutes

late...

> So he wasn't in the slightest bit interested.

> Gave me my referral to the Surgeon re-hip and had a quick look at the movement

>in the shoulder, then said yes you mAy have torn the rotator cuff, leave it

for

>a couple of weeks and see if it settles, Hello I have done that for the last 2

>weeks.

> so I am a bit ticked off and I can't be bothered, I will leave it for a few

>weeks and then go see the shoulder surgeon, when I see the hip guy in May.

> It may well get better on its own.hoping it does as I am really done with

>surgeons at the moment.

>

>

>