Back Pain Support Group
Back pain is one of the most common reasons people seek medical care. In fact, about 3 in 4 adults will experience back pain during their lifetime! The term back pain includes pain affecting the neck, midback and low back. Acute back pain may begin suddenly with intense pain but typically lasts fewer than three months. Usually, chronic back pain is persistent, steady, and...
So my TLIF is scheduled for October 12th and I just got a call from my surgeon's office and Aetna has denied my claim stating I am not "instable" and do not require surgery. And they came to this conclusion how? They certainly have never met me nor can they see how much pain I am in on a daily basis. My surgeon even called them to argue the decision and they upheld the denial. I am so beyond frustrated and angry at this point. Now I need to get letters from all my Doctors, family, and one from me explaining why I need the surgery and without out how it will affect my life. Why do I pay out the ass every month for insurance when they won't even accept my claims? Who do they think they are? Sitting in their little cubicle's deciding people's fates without even knowing what I deal with everyday. I am so angry I can barely breath. Has anyone had to appeal an insurance claim for surgery? I have no idea what to de here....
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My 6mo twin DD's are EBF and just started rice cereal on the first. Everything has been going fine except this morning one of them had a diaper rash (lots of redness around her anus). I read this as one of the signs of an allergy. BUT I did just buy a different brand diaper yesterday (which they have used randomly before w/no issues). Do you think its the cereal or the diaper? Im ready to start...
I had a 2 year war with a disability insurance company because I have a rare disease. They did so many sleazy things it's hard to believe. Fortunately I knew a lawyer who worked on a contingency basis (a rare find but not impossible) and he ended up with about 15% of my settlement -would have been 30% but he is also a friend).
Meanwhile I also developed heart trouble (stress related?) and after that they suddenly changed their mind when we offered to sue them for that damage.
They made me go to a doctor they hired to examine me. Besides that he found that my symptoms were undeniably present, it was interesting to find out that he hated the insurance companies (who he WORKED FOR) more than I did!
That's because they also do to DOCTORS a lot like what they do to PATIENTS.
But try to find a way not to let your anger eat you up. I did not, and have a couple of stents in my heart and take 4 extra medicines (with all THEIR side-effects) as a result. A lot of other stress-related diseases or aggravation of other medical problems can happen to.
You have every right to be as angry as you are -it's hard to call the people who work for these companies and do these criminal things "human beings"--but only YOU pay for your inner anger, it does']t hurt THEM a bit.
There's a saying "don't get mad, get even", which in your case (and mind and so many others) I would change to--
"Don't get mad. get what you paid for and deserve"
And if you figure out how to do this, please tell me because I never did figure out how to become immune to my own righteous anger.
Wishing you the best and an end to the senseless travail you must still complete.
How are you feeling? Please give us an update about you. I hope you have been able to obtain an attorney to help you. Did you try contacting your states insurance commissioner? Usually they are helpful as they are there to monitor the insurance companies. It doesn't cost anything.
Take care of yourself!
Thanks again everyone for the well wishes! ~Teresa
It has help me to call. Just FYI you don't have to
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