Feeling stressed and not sure what to do

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I'm really not sure what I'm going to do now. Our insurance will not approve

Grant (or Rose for that matter!) to be seen by Dr. Ponseti, so I will have to

pay out of pocket. I heard back today, and I'm shocked! I don't think we can

afford to pay out of pocket, so I'm not sure what my next step is going to be.

A returning visit (for Rose) is $297. Which seems a bit steep. For a new

patient visit it will be $341. If Dr. Ponseti decides to cast Grant it will be

$448 for each leg. it would total up to over 1500 dollars.

Is it worth a consult with Dr. Ponseti?? Grant has so many issues besides the

clubfoot, and I'm starting to doubt whether I " need " to have Dr. Ponseti look

at it or not. I know I WANT Dr. Ponseti to reassure me that the treatment is

going well, but then I think what if he doesn't?? argh! Is the method

successful with spina bifida? am I going to have to reassess my expectations of

clubfoot treatment for Grant? Dr. Koop does seem to be having success, and I'm

quite pleased with the progress so far, but I have my concerns and worries.

In all of this I've been thinking how hard it is to see a Ponseti doctor after

having seen Dr. Ponseti Himself. LOL

We certainly can't afford to pay out of pocket. I can't believe it's 300

dollars just to see Rose! We'll come up with that, and possibly we can come

up with the other 350, but wow.

Just needed to unload that.

Joy

Rose (1-99) http://www.geocities.com/joybelle15/rosesclubfootpage.html

Iris (2-01)

Spencer (3-03)

Grant (9-05) http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/grantphilip

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