Re: Hell Has Frozen Over

[Guest guest]

You go girl, Keep fighting for the quality of life

you deserve. I fought not only to have the DS but to

have it done Laproscopic and after much heartache and

time I not only got approved for the DS but I got

approved to have it done laproscopic which means out

of state. SO keep on fighting

Be Happy

--- Dee wrote:

> I went to my PCP today with the revised letter of

> medical necessity. ALL he had to do was sign it.

>

> I waited nearly an hour for him to come into the

> room.

> About 5 mins previously, the triggerpoint pain that

> I'd been having for the past few hours finally made

> me

> cry. I hadn't been able to take my late morning

> pain

> pill because I had to drive to his office and I just

> couldn't take it any longer. So I'm standing in the

> room, trying to walk off the pain (in both buttocks)

> when he finally comes in. I could barely talk.

>

> He asked what was wrong and I told him about the

> pain

> and for him to please sign the papers so I could

> leave. He flipped through them and tried to make

> small talk. He asked why I needed them signed

> today!!! I told him it had been over 3 weeks since

> I

> dropped them off and I had to get the ball rolling.

> He said, " Well, I'm sorry for the delay but look at

> the result - you typed up a wonderful letter... much

> better than I would have. " Somehow this just didn't

> make me feel better...

>

> Anyway, I thanked him and took the papers to the

> receptionist and said I would stay there until it

> was

> faxed. She could see I was hurting so she got up

> and

> faxed them right away.

>

> Then she asked me for my co-pay!!! I told her it

> was

> NOT right to charge me for an office visit. I

> didn't

> get my BP checked, the doc just said a few sentences

> and signed the papers. She backed off.

>

> Ok, so now I feel like I'm back in the race. Better

> than that, my pain meds are finally kicking in so I

> can finally sit without much pain. Yippeeeeeeeee!

>

> I'm sorry for the desperate emails a few hours ago.

> My mind just wasn't operating right. For some

> reason,

> I thought Pacificare would deny the DS because they

> would think I wouldn't lose much more weight with a

> DS

> than with a RNY. Now I see it's not just the

> numbers,

> it's a better way of life with the DS that I'm

> fighting for.

>

> Take care,

>

>

> =====

> Dee

> Waiting for Ins. Co. Approval

> 313/Want to be 165

>

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