Hi friends,

This will be brief as I am so tired...but more so I am angry, frustrated , and scared..

I was notified today by Stanford that WC did not authorize two out of three appointments for next week...... the two slated for march 16th ( a complete physcial therapy eval by a doctor, and a pain psych eval by a PhD specialist) were not approved..

The apointment scheduled for Friday March 19 was authorized. Ironically (or with calculated WC manipulation) that is the appointment when my new pain doc and the other two specialists were going to conference with me for treatment strategy...except my new pain doc won't have any info from his team.......

I am so upset, crying, and now wondering what else they won't approve....
Then Stanford will begin to wonder, too....and won't take my case seriously because approval is unreliable...

I won't give up ...I e-mailed my attorney and he is going to try and help me through this...he thinks they are now playing games.......
How horrendous is that...playing with people's struggle for relief...........

The information from all of you (Sandy, Mike, and Sk8ter) sounds so promising and hopeful..thank you for the research and the time it took to review it and pass it on....I am so grateful to you. I read trhough all of it and these innovative treatments can provide some relief..

Writing this has helped ....I have to try and regain balance as I am so upset, scared, and furious..

Thank you for being there..
I hope you are coping with your challenges as i feel them in my heart.
hope4thebest