Re: bad Dr. appt

[Guest guest]

,

You certainly do have the right to see any and ALL of

your medical records upon request. Also, if you are

requesting of your doc to do an MRI and he refuses,

then you need a new doc. When is the last time youhad

an MRI?

--- in RI

--- cathy mccarthy <bbhorsetack@...> wrote:

> I had a appt with a neurologist this week. First of

> all, appt got screwed up. Whether it was my fault, I

> heard wrong, appt. maker said it wrong... whatever.

> I got there at the wrong time. I am 50 yo., first

> time for everything I suppose. I DO THINK IT WAS MY

> FAULT!!! Ended up seeing a different DOC, " who was

> kind enough to fit me in.... " That said, on with the

> my " gripe " . (he was an ass...)

>

> Doc had me do all the usual walk, talk, stand on one

> foot, poke here and there type sort of things a

> neurologist does. I passed. After all, my Transverse

> Myelitis thing happened in 1990. (Woke up paralyzed

> one morning from the waist down, extreme pain set

> in, couldn't pee...or get out of bed... flopped on

> the floor...all that and more). Well, brilliant Doc

> asked me that " it happened 18 years ago are you

> certainly not over it yet??? " ... WELL NOOOOO!!!! TM

> is something you live with not get " over " . Now I am

> getting OLD, and RA, disks and things are rearing

> their ugly heads and making the pain worse. I had

> BCBS insurance until last year. Self employed. My

> premiums went from $400 to $650 when I turned 50.

> That is for a MONTH. Now on Medicaid. Can I ask for

> an MRI??? What can a a person do to ask for a

> procedure without a doctor ordering it??? It is my

> body??? I want to know what it is doing??? AND I

> WANT TO SEE THE FILMS!!! Casn I do that?

>

> AND, my Doc said some things to my nuerologist on

> the " chart " that was sent before my appt. that

> puzzled me. Can I ask for that info????????????

>

> Nuero I did not like. left the place feeling

> depressed and hopeless. Not a good Dr.... do ya

> think???

>

> in NH

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

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>

[Guest guest]

Ment to say... IT WAS NOT MY FAULT! I definately got the appt right. Wrote it

down as it was said to me. aaakkkkk.

bad Dr. appt

I had a appt with a neurologist this week. First of all, appt got screwed up.

Whether it was my fault, I heard wrong, appt. maker said it wrong... whatever. I

got there at the wrong time. I am 50 yo., first time for everything I suppose. I

DO THINK IT WAS MY FAULT!!! Ended up seeing a different DOC, " who was kind

enough to fit me in.... " That said, on with the my " gripe " . (he was an ass...)

Doc had me do all the usual walk, talk, stand on one foot, poke here and there

type sort of things a neurologist does. I passed. After all, my Transverse

Myelitis thing happened in 1990. (Woke up paralyzed one morning from the waist

down, extreme pain set in, couldn't pee...or get out of bed... flopped on the

floor...all that and more). Well, brilliant Doc asked me that " it happened 18

years ago are you certainly not over it yet??? " ... WELL NOOOOO!!!! TM is

something you live with not get " over " . Now I am getting OLD, and RA, disks and

things are rearing their ugly heads and making the pain worse. I had BCBS

insurance until last year. Self employed. My premiums went from $400 to $650

when I turned 50. That is for a MONTH. Now on Medicaid. Can I ask for an MRI???

What can a a person do to ask for a procedure without a doctor ordering it??? It

is my body??? I want to know what it is doing??? AND I WANT TO SEE THE FILMS!!!

Casn I do that?

AND, my Doc said some things to my nuerologist on the " chart " that was sent

before my appt. that puzzled me. Can I ask for that info????????????

Nuero I did not like. left the place feeling depressed and hopeless. Not a

good Dr.... do ya think???

in NH

[Guest guest]

That is what bothers me. I have had one for my uterus (for fibroids). But not

one for my spine since 1990 when I first ended up in the hospital.. I have been

prescribed pain meds, which are certainly welcome, told I might have to have

'this and that' injected.... I am not a doc, but have looked at alot of xrays (

had race horses). Doesn't really matter. I want to see. And YES. Do want to know

what my Docs are saying about me. Thank you .

Re: bad Dr. appt

,

You certainly do have the right to see any and ALL of

your medical records upon request. Also, if you are

requesting of your doc to do an MRI and he refuses,

then you need a new doc. When is the last time youhad

an MRI?

--- in RI

--- cathy mccarthy <bbhorsetack@...> wrote:

> I had a appt with a neurologist this week. First of

> all, appt got screwed up. Whether it was my fault, I

> heard wrong, appt. maker said it wrong... whatever.

> I got there at the wrong time. I am 50 yo., first

> time for everything I suppose. I DO THINK IT WAS MY

> FAULT!!! Ended up seeing a different DOC, " who was

> kind enough to fit me in.... " That said, on with the

> my " gripe " . (he was an ass...)

>

> Doc had me do all the usual walk, talk, stand on one

> foot, poke here and there type sort of things a

> neurologist does. I passed. After all, my Transverse

> Myelitis thing happened in 1990. (Woke up paralyzed

> one morning from the waist down, extreme pain set

> in, couldn't pee...or get out of bed... flopped on

> the floor...all that and more). Well, brilliant Doc

> asked me that " it happened 18 years ago are you

> certainly not over it yet??? " ... WELL NOOOOO!!!! TM

> is something you live with not get " over " . Now I am

> getting OLD, and RA, disks and things are rearing

> their ugly heads and making the pain worse. I had

> BCBS insurance until last year. Self employed. My

> premiums went from $400 to $650 when I turned 50.

> That is for a MONTH. Now on Medicaid. Can I ask for

> an MRI??? What can a a person do to ask for a

> procedure without a doctor ordering it??? It is my

> body??? I want to know what it is doing??? AND I

> WANT TO SEE THE FILMS!!! Casn I do that?

>

> AND, my Doc said some things to my nuerologist on

> the " chart " that was sent before my appt. that

> puzzled me. Can I ask for that info????????????

>

> Nuero I did not like. left the place feeling

> depressed and hopeless. Not a good Dr.... do ya

> think???

>

> in NH

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

[Guest guest]

You are quite welcome !

--- cathy mccarthy <bbhorsetack@...> wrote:

> That is what bothers me. I have had one for my

> uterus (for fibroids). But not one for my spine

> since 1990 when I first ended up in the hospital.. I

> have been prescribed pain meds, which are certainly

> welcome, told I might have to have 'this and that'

> injected.... I am not a doc, but have looked at alot

> of xrays ( had race horses). Doesn't really matter.

> I want to see. And YES. Do want to know what my Docs

> are saying about me. Thank you .

> Re: bad Dr.

> appt

>

>

> ,

>

> You certainly do have the right to see any and ALL

> of

> your medical records upon request. Also, if you

> are

> requesting of your doc to do an MRI and he

> refuses,

> then you need a new doc. When is the last time

> youhad

> an MRI?

> --- in RI

> --- cathy mccarthy <bbhorsetack@...>

> wrote:

>

> > I had a appt with a neurologist this week. First

> of

> > all, appt got screwed up. Whether it was my

> fault, I

> > heard wrong, appt. maker said it wrong...

> whatever.

> > I got there at the wrong time. I am 50 yo.,

> first

> > time for everything I suppose. I DO THINK IT WAS

> MY

> > FAULT!!! Ended up seeing a different DOC, " who

> was

> > kind enough to fit me in.... " That said, on with

> the

> > my " gripe " . (he was an ass...)

> >

> > Doc had me do all the usual walk, talk, stand on

> one

> > foot, poke here and there type sort of things a

> > neurologist does. I passed. After all, my

> Transverse

> > Myelitis thing happened in 1990. (Woke up

> paralyzed

> > one morning from the waist down, extreme pain

> set

> > in, couldn't pee...or get out of bed... flopped

> on

> > the floor...all that and more). Well, brilliant

> Doc

> > asked me that " it happened 18 years ago are you

> > certainly not over it yet??? " ... WELL NOOOOO!!!!

> TM

> > is something you live with not get " over " . Now I

> am

> > getting OLD, and RA, disks and things are

> rearing

> > their ugly heads and making the pain worse. I

> had

> > BCBS insurance until last year. Self employed.

> My

> > premiums went from $400 to $650 when I turned

> 50.

> > That is for a MONTH. Now on Medicaid. Can I ask

> for

> > an MRI??? What can a a person do to ask for a

> > procedure without a doctor ordering it??? It is

> my

> > body??? I want to know what it is doing??? AND I

> > WANT TO SEE THE FILMS!!! Casn I do that?

> >

> > AND, my Doc said some things to my nuerologist

> on

> > the " chart " that was sent before my appt. that

> > puzzled me. Can I ask for that info????????????

> >

> > Nuero I did not like. left the place feeling

> > depressed and hopeless. Not a good Dr.... do ya

> > think???

> >

> > in NH

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yes you have every right to know what is in your chart and what other doctors

are saying about us!!!!!

 

I have every paper, chart and conversation that has been said to me or about me

from the dr. I have met some pretty terrible doctors.

>

> > I had a appt with a neurologist this week. First

> of

> > all, appt got screwed up. Whether it was my

> fault, I

> > heard wrong, appt. maker said it wrong...

> whatever.

> > I got there at the wrong time. I am 50 yo.,

> first

> > time for everything I suppose. I DO THINK IT WAS

> MY

> > FAULT!!! Ended up seeing a different DOC, " who

> was

> > kind enough to fit me in.... " That said, on with

> the

> > my " gripe " . (he was an ass...)

> >

> > Doc had me do all the usual walk, talk, stand on

> one

> > foot, poke here and there type sort of things a

> > neurologist does. I passed. After all, my

> Transverse

> > Myelitis thing happened in 1990. (Woke up

> paralyzed

> > one morning from the waist down, extreme pain

> set

> > in, couldn't pee...or get out of bed... flopped

> on

> > the floor...all that and more). Well, brilliant

> Doc

> > asked me that " it happened 18 years ago are you

> > certainly not over it yet??? " ... WELL NOOOOO!!!!

> TM

> > is something you live with not get " over " . Now I

> am

> > getting OLD, and RA, disks and things are

> rearing

> > their ugly heads and making the pain worse. I

> had

> > BCBS insurance until last year. Self employed.

> My

> > premiums went from $400 to $650 when I turned

> 50.

> > That is for a MONTH. Now on Medicaid. Can I ask

> for

> > an MRI??? What can a a person do to ask for a

> > procedure without a doctor ordering it??? It is

> my

> > body??? I want to know what it is doing??? AND I

> > WANT TO SEE THE FILMS!!! Casn I do that?

> >

> > AND, my Doc said some things to my nuerologist

> on

> > the " chart " that was sent before my appt. that

> > puzzled me. Can I ask for that info???????? ????

> >

> > Nuero I did not like. left the place feeling

> > depressed and hopeless. Not a good Dr.... do ya

> > think???

> >

> > in NH

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

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[Guest guest]

I had been experiencing prphrrsdibely worse sciatica pain that became so bad

that I couldn't stand or walk more than a few minutes. My ain't who recently had

surgery to remove a cyst on jet spine said they pit her through every other type

of therapy with no change until she insisted on an MRI. She said I should do the

same. I did Accupuncture , PT with mo results. My doctor then ordered x-rays.

These showed DDD. He wanted me to do the epidurals for the pain. The research I

did on these wasn't promising. I took my aunts advice and insisted on the MRI.

My doctor called me and said I was right. That I needed a neurosurgeon who told

me I had no disk left at all. Because of the costs they are so reluctant to

order the MRI nut think of all the wasted money on the PT. You must get the MRI

precertified or the insurance will charge a penalty. They tried to do this to me

bit I had proof of the precert. I have had several battles with Humana and had

to proove they

were on the wrong so keep careful records. This is so frustrating when you are

by yourself and recouping with lots of pain and meds.

Good news for me. I drove for the first time yesterday about 7 weeks post

surgery when they told me I'd be driving in 2 weeks. I had my daughter with me

just in case but it was a quick trip to the PT.

Thanks!

Rhonda

On Dec 15, 2008, at 10:08 PM, Babbitt <tpowell1977@...> wrote:

You are quite welcome !

--- cathy mccarthy <bbhorsetack@...> wrote:

> That is what bothers me. I have had one for my

> uterus (for fibroids). But not one for my spine

> since 1990 when I first ended up in the hospital.. I

> have been prescribed pain meds, which are certainly

> welcome, told I might have to have 'this and that'

> injected.... I am not a doc, but have looked at alot

> of xrays ( had race horses). Doesn't really matter.

> I want to see. And YES. Do want to know what my Docs

> are saying about me. Thank you .

> Re: bad Dr.

> appt

>

>

> ,

>

> You certainly do have the right to see any and ALL

> of

> your medical records upon request. Also, if you

> are

> requesting of your doc to do an MRI and he

> refuses,

> then you need a new doc. When is the last time

> youhad

> an MRI?

> --- in RI

> --- cathy mccarthy <bbhorsetack@...>

> wrote:

>

> > I had a appt with a neurologist this week. First

> of

> > all, appt got screwed up. Whether it was my

> fault, I

> > heard wrong, appt. maker said it wrong...

> whatever.

> > I got there at the wrong time. I am 50 yo.,

> first

> > time for everything I suppose. I DO THINK IT WAS

> MY

> > FAULT!!! Ended up seeing a different DOC, " who

> was

> > kind enough to fit me in.... " That said, on with

> the

> > my " gripe " . (he was an ass...)

> >

> > Doc had me do all the usual walk, talk, stand on

> one

> > foot, poke here and there type sort of things a

> > neurologist does. I passed. After all, my

> Transverse

> > Myelitis thing happened in 1990. (Woke up

> paralyzed

> > one morning from the waist down, extreme pain

> set

> > in, couldn't pee...or get out of bed... flopped

> on

> > the floor...all that and more). Well, brilliant

> Doc

> > asked me that " it happened 18 years ago are you

> > certainly not over it yet??? " ... WELL NOOOOO!!!!

> TM

> > is something you live with not get " over " . Now I

> am

> > getting OLD, and RA, disks and things are

> rearing

> > their ugly heads and making the pain worse. I

> had

> > BCBS insurance until last year. Self employed.

> My

> > premiums went from $400 to $650 when I turned

> 50.

> > That is for a MONTH. Now on Medicaid. Can I ask

> for

> > an MRI??? What can a a person do to ask for a

> > procedure without a doctor ordering it??? It is

> my

> > body??? I want to know what it is doing??? AND I

> > WANT TO SEE THE FILMS!!! Casn I do that?

> >

> > AND, my Doc said some things to my nuerologist

> on

> > the " chart " that was sent before my appt. that

> > puzzled me. Can I ask for that info????????????

> >

> > Nuero I did not like. left the place feeling

> > depressed and hopeless. Not a good Dr.... do ya

> > think???

> >

> > in NH

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

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