Will this Nightmare ever end?

Mar 15, 2013

I should just make a "standing appointment" with my Internist I'm laughing because otherwise I'll just again..

I went yet again to the Surgeon armed with all the Literature that I had copied from Allergan, Nic's experience,  other posting from online and Information from beyond the Band.com

Shoulder Pain After LAP-BAND Surgery

Wednesday, 02 March 2011 15:24 Nerve pain in the shoulder is not an uncommon reaction after Lap-Band surgery. Although the actual site of the surgery is nowhere near your shoulder, pain can sometimes travel up to this area via a nerve known as the phrenic nerve

he reads the info i give him says oh it's great when my Patients do research and I'm not saying it's not your band, and if you want me to take it out I will BUT I don't believe it's your band.THEN........

He reads the reports from X-rays from shoulder, spine and chest. His interpretation of the Spine X-rays is that .the radiologist that read them states something is going on,on the left NOOOO what he said is: left-sided narrowing maybe related to artifact from patient positioning(well maybe because I can't raise my arm straight up) OH NO, he says that's not it, it's on the left side, your problem is on the left,You need to have an MRI that will show soft tissue(nope report says; prevertebral soft tissues are not thickened.

The Internist (after seeing him 2X in the past week Explains the report to me(Yes Dr. I know I've HAD anatomy & Physiology and Says IF THE RADIOLOGIST HAD ANY DOUBTS ABOUT WHAT HE READ he would have written it on the report.) AMEN!

Internist says well I want to let you know B/C B/C probably isn't going to pay for this 95% of the time they deny MRI's. I said please try to get it approved because IF they say NO I'm going to shove the rejection in my Surgeon's face.

Internist says: PLEASE keep me posted tho, I laugh and said your kidding Right? I have a Standing appointment now On Friday's and I think I'm going to bring you coffee and bagels every morning  

SO when the Denial from the Insurance comes through The only reason I'll be going back to the office is to pick up My records and stick a copy of the Denial in his face.   Because I also waited in his office AGAIN, appointment was for 9:30 he shows up with 8 other people waiting since 8:30.

Notice my posting is in Black and Blue since that is how I feel lately 

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