Re: OT: When MEDICARE Won't Pay or ZERO's out other Health plan(s) ......

[Guest guest]

I have had problems with medicare and other health plans. I understand you

completely. I can't get any mental health help because no one in the area takes

medicare. I am having the same problem finding an ortho. I still have the

untreated osteomyelitis in my ankle as well as this week a pin broke through the

skin. I Now have an abcess and cellulitis over the joint. I have been to the

ER at Duke multiple times. I am going to have to go again but it sounds

terrible that I am waiting till I get so sick they have to take me. My fever is

going

up but by tomorrow it will probably be a true emergency. I was there less

then a month ago and they referred me out to an ortho group the ankle

specialists

in the group turned me down because of the medicare. I even went begging to

the guy who did my surgery t hat caused this last summer. He is wiling to see

me NEXT WEEK but his advice was if you have an infection go to the ER. It was

like he hadn't even read my 3 page letter. I wrote it explaining the diagnoses

I had and it was just asking for help. NO blame or anything. My brother-in-law

is a Dr. and he has a certain percent of his practice tha he does for pro

bono. Too bad he is an allergy specialist and not an ortho!

Sue K