Guest guest Posted November 19, 2002 Report Share Posted November 19, 2002 i read all the e-mails and feel so bad.... i am so STRESSED is anyone on meds for it? When i went to my 18 year old remy last my boold pressure was very high and he didnt care. i asked about the nite sweets,sowllen eye lids, sore breast and armpit sowllen. he said pred...... i have only started this long road of RP i dont know what to think BUT dont you have to have blood work to see how things are going?? i have been on pred two months so far no blood work??? AS FAR AS VENTING i told my mom to stop calling me last week she has a son who is in drugs and is 44 never worked. she gives him money all the time and he hates me so when he call or comes around she dosent call or talk to me but as soon as he is gone with her money she calles me....i fell so sorry for my father he has no say . i work for our father every day and i see how sad he is about this worthes son that my mom has made.(he is the youngest and only son). i cant take her anymore... My daughter just got sereved with papers her X wants her son who is 4 because she goes to college full time and he thinks she should work in a factory like him>>> she has year left and will be a teacher in english. he is the one who left her with a one year old , because he found a girlfreind at work and married her ??? now we have to get a lawyer, see has no money but that piece of s--- is not going to get my grandson! sorry so long..... SHERRIE -- Re: Sherri Oh Sherri, there was one thing we forgot to tell you. Once you find us, we never let you go. LOL We are kind of like a piece of gum stuck on your shoe. Once a part of the family, always!!! So, you are here for the duration. hugs DISCLAIMER!!WE ARE NOT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, THEREFORE ANY INFORMATION THAT IS RECEIVED HERE IS FROM EXPERIENCE ONLY. PLEASE CONSULT WITH YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE TRYING ANYTHING THAT IS SUGGESTED. WE ARE NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR YOUR PHYSICIAN AND ARE NOT TRYING TO BE. REMEMBER EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT AND TREATMENT MAYBE DIFFERENT FOR MANY OF US. THANK YOU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2003 Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 Deb Lets write a book CF for DUMMIES.....we could distribute it to teachers, family, friends and well meaning neighbors, etc. who we are forced to come in contact with and question us because " they look so good " . What do they want goya's growing out of their necks??????? Rosemary in NY with 3 children (13, 11 and 7) with CF. I have a dog named TOBI and have coined the phrase " BREATHE DAMMIT " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2003 Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 In a message dated 12/26/2003 2:06:32 PM Central Standard Time, ROSEMARY3FOR3wCF@... writes: Deb Lets write a book CF for DUMMIES.....we could distribute it to teachers, family, friends and well meaning neighbors, etc. who we are forced to come in contact with and question us because " they look so good " . What do they want goya's growing out of their necks??????? Rosemary in NY with 3 children (13, 11 and 7) with CF. I have a dog named TOBI and have coined the phrase " BREATHE LOL!!!! I don't think they would still get it!!!!!!!! Deb A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2004 Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 Peggy, what a frustrating mess. Yes, insurance companies pay by what the hospital codes, that's why we parents must suffer through watching every tiny thing spent during a hospital stay. You need to call the hospital business office and get an itemized list of charges from 's stay. Go over it with a fine-toothed comb. This is just one reason advocacy groups recommend that a patient (no matter what they're in the hospital for, and no matter their age) have someone stay with the patient 24/7. This is especially important if the patient is a minor or if the patient is too ill to pay attention to what's going on around them. People make mistakes. The last time my son was in for an admission (Sept. 1996), the hospital charged us for some things I knew he never got, so I asked them to audit his chart. They removed over $800 in erroneous charges, and because they'd already billed the insurance company, they had to refund the money to the company. So, I recommend you call the hospital business office, request an audit of the chart, request re-coding (I was told the business office cannot re-code, the doctor must rewrite the new code -- a similar mess happened when my daughter was admitted overnight for a skull fracture 2 1/2 years ago, and it took six months to resolve -- one month alone just to track down the ER doc to rewrite the codes in her chart!). Also, keep following up with your insurance company after the business office has amended any charges. You want to be sure that the insurance company has correctly amended 's cap. I think dealing with health insurance issues is the most aggravating stressor! We should be able to trust that hospitals aren't ripping us off. But guess what? EVERY time one of my kids (or I) were hospitalized (knock wood, very rare occasions!), I always requested an itemized statement upon dismissal, and I *always, always* found errors. Kick butt. Kim > Hi guys, > > I just wanted to vent about something that some of you have probably faced before, but I never expected to happen. Shows what I know. Okay, my son was in the hospital for the first time for 13 days in August of last year. When we received the bills from the hospital, they had charged about $30,000, however the insurance company would only allow them to charge $12,000, so that was all they paid. Well, Jonah was in a few weeks ago as you all know. We brought him home to do his meds after three days, so naturally, we assumed we would be saving charges to his lifetime max by doing this. The bills began coming from the hospital and were about $5,000. Well, I assumed the insurance company would make them reduce it to half again. Guess what, they are actually going to pay them $12,600. They are paying them as much as they did for 's 13 days. Unbelievable. Their explanation to me was that the hospital puts in codes and under their contract, they are required to pay them for the value of the codes regardless of the amount the hospital actually charged. I said, so okay what if I get an itemized statement and there are things that don't mesh. They said we will refer you to the hospital to take up your grievance because under their contract they cannot dispute them. They have to trust them to be honest. YEAH RIGHT!! There is no way they did as much for Jonah as they did and now he is also going to be billed for home health care for many days. I should have left him there and made them actually do the work they must have claimed to do. > > UGH!!!!!!!! > Peggy mom of Jonah and 5yrs twins wcf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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