has anyone encountered a doctor who implanted a pump then refused to do follow up maitnance. the only reason i ask is because i have met a few docs from areas across the country who have had to deal with patients who have been dumped by other docs after implantation. it seems to be most prevelant in texas recently. apparently medicare in texas has changed their policy and they no longer cover the refills (or med changes). there seems to be some serious concern among docs (thats never good ). just wondering if anyone has encountered follow up problems.
my first scs doc dumped my insurance not long after my implant and informed me i would have to pay $250 for office visits and pay out of pocket for any problems that required surgical intervention. needless to say i was exstatic when my pmd said she had found a better doc who was willing to take my insurance...a really good thing considering my second scs cost about $100,000+
just a heads up