RE: stim Kim light a fire under insurance....squeeky wheel

December 2, 2008

Kim,

Tell Medtronic that you are switching health insurance as of 1/1/09 and the

new company wont cover it,.......oh gosh....I am bad....but that is a

possibility,,,,the company could then decide not to change,,,,,they could be

thinking about it right now,,.,of course I am not telling you to

lie....that's just a little grease under your wheel right?

Deb

From: Stimulator [mailto:Stimulator ] On

Behalf Of Deanna Ramsey

Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 12:25 AM

SCS support group

Subject: Re: mad > Mike ??? for DEB

Ur not whiny...at least no more than any of the rest of us were....LOL

Don't wait for calls! Call again everyday at LEAST once a day! U could call

in morning, then again after lunch, then again before end of day. Lite that

fire under their a**es. The squeeky wheel gets the grease!!!

I would push hard for having it done before end of year! Call the doctors

office daily also letting them know u aren't getting a response. They get

busy n forget about little details...keep it at the front of their minds!

You would be amazed how doctors can get things pushed thru.

Good luck,

Deanna

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On Dec 1, 2008, at 7:32 PM, " kimleach " <kimleach@...

<mailto:kimleach%40bellsouth.net> > wrote:

Thanks Deb

I don't think that there will be a problem getting the insurance company to

approve the procedure. I feel if they had any qualms about it they would

have not given approval for the trial in the first place. Of course that is

logical thinking on my part and insurance companies do not do things

logically most of the time as we all know.

What I am trying to get around is the insurance taking their own sweet time

getting the approval which could take 2-3 weeks then we are in the holiday

time. By then I am sure it would be after New Years before the surgeon could

get me in.

Now this is all conjecture on my part. Just from my experience in the past.

I really do not want to have to wait until January to have this done.

Besides the pain issues, I have already paid my deductible and all that mess

this year. It would save me quite a few $$$ to get it done before the end of

this year.

I did not get a call back from the reps today SIGH. I don't want to sound

like a whiny B**ch but I am sooo tired of waiting for people to call me back

and being so out of control in my own life and health issues.

Kim

Re: mad > Mike

-Thank you sue. The ticket due on dec 15 I see my doctor on 10 so I

will get him to sign a new handicap tsg then take it to motor vechile

get the tag take it to court and the fine will be void. Mike group

owner-- In Stimulator <mailto:Stimulator%40>

<mailto:Stimulator%40>

, " Sue Elvins " <apageor2@...>

wrote:

>

> Sorry you had to deal with the cop who decided he needed to get his

> quota in for the end of the month Mike. Unfortunately, that is how a

> lot of them are any more. I was watching a show the other day called

> Parking Wars and let me tell you they need to earn a day's pay just

> like everyone else and even though I don't always agree with some of

> the things which they do, Being as everyone needs to make a living

> sometimes it can be understand the other person's shoes in the heat

of

> the moment.

>

> Rather than raise a fuss about it wouldn't it be better to resolve

it

> and move forward? From what I have been reading in your postings, it

> sounds like you don't need any more stress than you currently have.

> So, with that being said, how would you best assume this matter be

> closed so you can take care of the business at hand? No one wants to

> admit we have done something wrong or possibly made a mistake

however

> the one thing many professionals (including doctors) forget is we

are

> human. It is okay to feel sad if you are sad, it is okay to be

> frustrated it you are frustrated and it is surely okay to say " I

have

> had enough " when someone has gotten on that last and final nerve.

>

> I give you credit for doing what you do every day. I wish I had 1/2

of

> the strength which most of you show when going through a 3 year back

> nightmare with my back specialists. I don't think I would be where I

> am now.

>

> Hang in there Mike, I will always keep you in my thoughts.

>

> Sue Lynn

>

December 2, 2008

Yeah that would work if I could get them to call me back to tell them anything.

Sorry I am so crabby today, if they call me they are going to get an earful. I

have called the Dr's office and left a msg for the only nurse there that knows

what she is doing and returns calls when she can.

I am going to call the insurance company next.

DANG

Kim