Re: People who went to Iowa...How do you get the ball rolling?

[Guest guest]

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We emailed Dr. Ponseti ourselves and he called and said " bring him as soon as

you can " He then gave us a number to call for appointments. And so the story

goes. His email address if you don't already have it is ignacio-ponseti@

uiowa.edu (minus the space)

With the insurance I can't really help, see we live in Iowa and have BC/BS of

Iowa so it was covered. What I would do is call the 800# on your card and get

approval if you can. I would do this before you go, so you know if it is

covered or not.

Awhile ago there was a post on different org. that help with airfair. You can

go to the group and search the messages to see if you can get that info.

Sorry we are not that much help

Tabitha

Brittanie 2-9-00

Karter 7-30-04

jayroport wrote:

Thank you to " jennyandkelly " for such prompt responses and great

information. It's really got me thinking that we probably should go

to Iowa. I want the best for my son. If someone's gonna tell me he

definitely needs surgery, I want the best Ponseti people telling me.

I'm thinking it also would be worth every penny to fly there and have

them tell me he's doing fine (wouldn't that be a miracle!) too.

Those of you who went to Iowa, how did you begin to research getting

there, insurance questions, cost of treatment, etc. Did you just call

up and say, " Hi, I want to bring my son/daughter in to see you. " ? Did

you call the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, or did you call/email

Dr. Ponseti himself?

I've spoken with my husband and we're seriously considering at trip.

Oh boy!...any help would be so appreciated.

and (3/30/04 - " stubborn " RCF)

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

After checking with Ponseti trained doctors and talking to several of

them I just decided on a whim that I should talk to the man himself

so I simply looked up Dr. Ponseti on the internet, found his phone

number, and called him. I honestly didn't think it would go

anywhere, but I knew I had to try. I ended up talking to him right

then and there for about an hour and 4 days later I flew out there

with my daughter, , and son, . It was amazing and the

best decision we ever made. We had to take out a loan to make it all

work, but we needed to do this at whatever cost to give her the

healthiest feet we could. is fully corrected now at age 4

and this is totally a miracle to us, as the doctors in Utah told us

she would have most likely been an amputation case.

Call Dr. Ponseti directly at 1- after 2:30 on Mondays,

Wednesdays and Fridays. His secretaries name is Joyce Roller and she

is available all day on Mondays and Fridays at 1-. Joyce

is so awesome and will line everything up for you. The RMH is a

great place to stay and there's lots to do in town. Angel Flight and

Miracle Flights can help with transportation at times. Good luck to

you and you can't go wrong going out there.

Sincerely,

Joyce

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> Thank you to " jennyandkelly " for such prompt responses and great

> information. It's really got me thinking that we probably should

go

> to Iowa. I want the best for my son. If someone's gonna tell me

he

> definitely needs surgery, I want the best Ponseti people telling

me.

> I'm thinking it also would be worth every penny to fly there and

have

> them tell me he's doing fine (wouldn't that be a miracle!) too.

>

> Those of you who went to Iowa, how did you begin to research

getting

> there, insurance questions, cost of treatment, etc. Did you just

call

> up and say, " Hi, I want to bring my son/daughter in to see you. " ?

Did

> you call the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, or did you

call/email

> Dr. Ponseti himself?

>

> I've spoken with my husband and we're seriously considering at

trip.

> Oh boy!...any help would be so appreciated.

>

> and (3/30/04 - " stubborn " RCF)

>

[Guest guest]

A word of advice about calling to check to see if something is

covered....get the rep's name, extension, and document EVERYTHING.

If at all possible, record your conversation.

Back when my husband was getting ready for his 2nd heart surgery, he

needed a test done. There were two ways to do it, and insurance

assured me either way was covered. We picked the non-invasive one,

and ended up paying out of pocket for it because the rep was wrong.

I've appealed at least 4 times since then, and have reached the end

of the line.

Insurance providers are sneaky SOBs! Get everything recorded, on

paper, or a voice recording. Whatever you can do to prove your case

later.

> > Thank you to " jennyandkelly " for such prompt responses and

great

> > information. It's really got me thinking that we probably

should

> go

> > to Iowa. I want the best for my son. If someone's gonna tell

me

> he

> > definitely needs surgery, I want the best Ponseti people telling

> me.

> > I'm thinking it also would be worth every penny to fly there and

> have

> > them tell me he's doing fine (wouldn't that be a miracle!) too.

> >

> > Those of you who went to Iowa, how did you begin to research

> getting

> > there, insurance questions, cost of treatment, etc. Did you

just

> call

> > up and say, " Hi, I want to bring my son/daughter in to see

you. " ?

> Did

> > you call the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, or did you

> call/email

> > Dr. Ponseti himself?

> >

> > I've spoken with my husband and we're seriously considering at

> trip.

> > Oh boy!...any help would be so appreciated.

> >

> > and (3/30/04 - " stubborn " RCF)

> >

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