Re: When Money Does Matter

From: Robin (rmasse2333@aol.com)
Sun Jul 30 11:28:30 2000


I understand about the money. I am not sure if my insurance co will cover Drs Riech & Redan, I am going to find out though. If they dont, I am considering a loan. I know you can only do what you can do. Sometimes money is an issue, even though we dont want it to be, it has to be considered at times. I wish you all the luck with your up coming surgery & will be praying for you during this time. It is very important that you can trust your dr. It sounds like you found a good one. Best Wishes Robin

At Fri, 28 Jul 2000, BarbaraS1967 wrote: >
>I wanted to say I agree 100% about how insurance companies work and how
>they treat adhesions. But people say the amount of money you spend to
>be cured should not matter. Well, it does for some of us. I would love
>nothing more to have Scranton Pa do my surgery instead but, money wise
>that will never happen with a terminally ill husband and being I'm the
>only money maker I don't have that wonderful option of being cured by
>the best of the best. My Gyno who is wonderful and I trust is going to
>do the surgery but through my hysterectomy scar. He will be using
>adhesion barriers he said he wouldn't do it without them. He is not a
>doctor that blows you off he's the one who told me I have adhesions. I
>know this kind of surgery is a 50/50 chance but this is my only chance
>at this point to try and be pain free. Insurance companies seem to be
>able to dictate that we should suffer this is unthinkable and I just
>don't understand there motive. There spending money on adhesion surgery
>that most likely won't work or on pain management. Instead of letting
>the best do it first keeping cost down in the long run. There for I'm
>one of the ARD people that will most likely fall through the cracks
>because of insurance and other life problems seems a shame we let none
>doctors dictate who suffers and who doesn't. I will go into this 50/50
>surgery with a positive attitude and a lot of faith.
>
>--
>Barbara.... TAH 11/10/1999
>Adhesion surgery 4/28/2000
>Abdominal adhesion/BSO surgery 8/18/2000
>

--
Robin

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