Take Care, Susan
At Sun, 30 Jul 2000, Robin wrote:
>
>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
>