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Originally Posted by hope4thebest
I will feel like a deer trapped in a net of questions and scrutiny, and even according to some, intimidation.....I have to take an oath as though it is suspected that I will lie.
I will be interrogated about me, my life, very personal questions...
While I have nothing to hide, i am affronted by this process..and from what I understand, the questions will be tricky to try and 'catch' me in some mistruth.
I am concerned that I will blow up in indignation.
... It is eumphemistically called a "discovery process", to find out about who I am......The true purpose, however, is to find out how much will I cost the insurance company, and what is the least amount of money they can pay for my treatment, and their future responsibility
I am certain they will ask why I don't want a spinal cord stimulator...their probable suggestion for a fast fix...
Hope4thebest
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I'm so sorry you are facing this. Stress is SO HARD on my RSD, and that alone has recently set a blazing flair, so I can imagine that you too are really having a tough time. That, along with the horrid frustrations and uncertainty, since it feels like someone else is holding total control of your life, and you may feel a bit helpless. (UGH!!! I hope you understand I say this with compassion and sympathy, not to make you feel worse!!!, just know that I sure feel for you!!!)
As far as the having to take an oath, tell the truth, and them catching you in inconsistancies, my husband has crushed disks in his back from a WC injury (along with double carpel-tunnel) so I've sat beside him at one of these things. His solution to the fear of not being able to stay 100% consistant due to their "little traps" was to make a BRIEF statement at the beginning of the RECORDED part that he is currently taking the "perscribed medication for the pain" and that due to the medication, and the pain, he experiences some brain fog, which could affect his statement, but that he would of course tell the truth, and do his best to work through the deposition.
Of course do what makes YOU comfortable, but he felt that this covered him in case he did get lost due to the pain and stress and fall into one of their "trick" questions.
As far as them pushing you toward an INVASIVE procedure, it is reasonable for you to decline ANYTHING that would involve surgery. It’s your body, and while they may decline to pay for the best options of treatments (as it seems they often do), you do not need to accept having anything done to you that you do not agree with. You shouldn’t state any reasons, but leave it as simple as “that is not an option for me at this time.” (That way if YOU change your mind you’re covered, and you haven’t given anything for them to use to argue about.
I wish you luck, and please let us know how it goes! (If you need to vent a bit more, that’s ok too. Sometimes we all need a good vent.)