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Originally Posted by bmatz25
I am beyond frustrated with doctors currently. I was 1 month away from my laminectomy and fusion when my surgeon broke his shoulder. So I get referred to another doc, and after they take over a week to review my chart, I get told that I will need to have a new MRI before I can be seen by the new surgeon. Said he needs one less then 6 months old. Its only been 7 since my last and the only reason it has been that old is the original doc wanted me to have an EMG and couldnt seem to get me scheduled with a doc that was working and accepted my insurance. I PERSONALLY had to find the doc to do it after waiting 4 months for them to take care of it. Dont see how it was pleanty good enough for the one doc and not the other now. I understand that they want the most current info for this. I am venting because I hate having to start over from square 1 with the sciatica that I have. Was hoping for some relief sooner rather then waiting for a couple more months.  |
Hey, I feel your pain and frustration -- one of my surgeries was almost delayed two days before the scheduled date because of an insurance glitch and I was at wits end since I'd already made all the arrangements and was mentally there. Fortunately it was worked out an proceded as scheduled. I don't know if this will help at all, but my neurosurgeon required a new MRI before he scheduled my thoracic surgery because the previous MRI was 7 mos old (and he was the one that ordered the first one). When I asked him why it was needed, he said that they require them to be less than 6 mos for insurance purposes and also to be somewhat sure that changes haven't occurred that would affect what procedures they do where. Based on my new MRI, he did alter his approach slightly and because of that the insurance pre-approval had to be modified. I know that doesn't help you deal with the on-going pain, but maybe it'll help a little with the frustration. You wouldn't want them to find out after the surgery that you actually needed work at the L3-S1 levels instead of the L4-S1. It's too bad though that he wouldn't go ahead and see you and set a tentative date so you have something to work with. I hope you get this worked out fast and the pain gets better! Take care!