Av8rgirl and JustJim
 

Good luck and good wishes for your spine operations, tomorrow... I hope all goes well and your recuperations will be swift and complete.

Let us know How it went and how you feel, as soon as you are able.

We will all be with you, in spirit and sending you all our good vibes and prayers.:hug::hug::hug::hug:

Also sending out my prayers and wished for successful surgeries and speedy recoveries.

I hope all goes well for both of you. Please update us as soon as you're able to. :hug: :hug:

adding my prayers to the rest!!! praying for success!!!:hug::hug:

May you both be blessed with successful surgeries and speedy recoveries!:hug:

Sending my prayers and healing thoughts to you both.

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Wishing you both the best of luck. I will keep you in my prayers that all goes well. Check in with us when you can and let us know how you are doing.:hug::hug:

Sending prayers out for both of you for successful surgery and quick recovery.

Sending prayers and good thoughts to both of you.

To both of you....

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Good thoughts for speedy recoveries so you are up to your fiesty selfs soon.

DM..fluff the pillows!

Thanks, but my surgery has been put on hold. The insurance company has decided it is not "medically necessary." READ: they don't want to spend the $$. The docs and I are appealing the decision.

Someone from the peer review board called my neurosurgeon and told him that the board was denying the surgery request and that I should continue with the nerve block steroid injections. Evidently they haven't read the letter that the 5 nerve block injections thus far have done nothing to alleviate the pain and given me back the use of my arm. So, at $1200 a pop for these useless injections, how long will it take to equal the cost of the surgery?

I am in the process of preparing a cost:benefit analysis for them using medical data that goes back to 2001.

Anyway, the one-winged, unemployed flygirl has not given up!

Thanks everyone and good luck tomorrow Jim!

And thanks for all the information Risby! And how's life without the hard collar???

I am sorry to hear that the surgery has been put on hold -- those **** insurance companies.

What a Bummer!
 

Things should not be this complicated...should they?!:(
Hang in there!:hug:

That's a bummer FG!:mad:

You need that surgery!

Here's hoping you get relief soon!

Stupid insurance companies....:(

I'm sorry your surgery was put on hold -- those insurance companies :mad::mad:.

FG - Sorry about all the insurance stuff. I had to go through the appeals process for DD17. She had strep for months straight and the doctors (ped. & ENT) highly recommended taking her tonsils out. The insurance said no. So, I asked them to put in writing that they would continue to cover her for the rest of her life as the risk of her having lasting medical issues was getting higher. Would they pay for hearing aids, any heart trouble, etc. AND would they pay for the antibiotics for all the kids in the day care that she kept giving strep, compensate the parents for their loss of earnings as well as mine for having to take time off work to take care of the kids. I put together a packet of stats and the health risks of prolonged strep. We got approved immediately. LOL

Good luck doing your research and analysis. I hope all goes well.

JustJim - How are you? I hope all went well with your surgery and you are recovering well.:hug:

Bottom line for insurance is money not the health of any individual. I am sorry the corporate institution gets to decide. I sure hope you can get the appeal. It is unreasonable for you to have been denied.

And Sandy, let us know as soon as you can.

It's not Sandy's Jim, Cyn.

Check in JustJim and let us know how you are.:hug:

I hope Jim is doing well, post surgery!

Tricare is now requiring that I have another EMG! I just had one is January! I hate that test. It hurts so much ... but it's another hoop!

And Yes, Aarcyn, this big institution is TRICARE! I've never had problems with them. They've never flat out denied anything! But at least they are negotiating, NOW!

Oh good grief! :mad: Someone needs to do something about the health insurance companies.

Sorry Cheryl. I know this just prolongs your pain :( :hug:


Jim, I hope all is going well with you.

FG, I've been away for 5 days and have only just seen this thread, and I'm so very sorry to read that your operation has been deferred. I know how it feels when you get all psyched up for a procedure, only to have it cancelled. :(

I'm afraid I can't advise at all, because health insurance in the USA is so much different to our's in Australia, but what you wrote certainly does not sound fair.

Don't you just love it when health insurance companies profess to know much more about what operations or medications a person needs, than their own doctor does? :confused:

I hope the company changes their verdict so you're not made to suffer for too much longer. :hug:

Cheryl, the cost:benefit analysis is a really good idea. I hope that convinces them to do the surgery. :hug:

Sheesh, Cheryl, I hope the Ins. Co sees the error of their ways..:rolleyes:

Feel better..:hug:

EDIT...BTW, Jim has reported he's doing well, over on the Cervical Surgury thread.:)