Guest guest Posted March 29, 2000 Report Share Posted March 29, 2000 I can't believe it still, but... My insurance company hired a company called Health International to administer all in patient procedures and although they had my rheumatologist, my neurologist and my neurosurgeons opinions on record for my surgery that was to be this week they have denied me coverage. They insisted that I see a physical medicine doctor of their choosing--which I did. Of course, he wants to do acupuncture, trigger point injections, physical therapy and get me an epidural steroid injection while he is at it. I had already been advised by my other extremely well credentialed doctors that the epidural steroid had a 2 percent success rate and would not help, and that my leg pain is strictly due to the nerve being pinched from the stenosis of the spine and disc bulge from my fall in November -- yet they insist that I must cooperate. I grudgingly agreed to two weeks of regular physical therapy supervised by my own rheumatologist and neurologist and rescheduled my surgery for the 21 of April. I cannot even drive and have no idea how I am going to get there aside from expensive cabs out here in the suburbs...The way I see it they have just sentenced me to three more weeks of hell and then who the heck knows if they will see it my way even after I do what they ask. I need a good scream!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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