Quote of the week: "Learn from the mistakes of others........ You can't live long enough to make them all yourself"
>----- Original Message -----
From: "Karla" <ifirgit@new.rr.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 1:22 AM
Subject: Re: I Finally Got An Authorization But...
Lesa,
Happy Birthday! I will be celebrating my 45th on Saturday as well. Mine isn't until Sunday, but I will be on my way to Chicago for my surgery so we are celebrating early. Have a wonderful weekend!
Love, Karla
t Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Lesa wrote:
>
>I am so frustrated at this moment I could scream! My GP had sent a
>request for me to see a new pain management doctor. I didn't like the
>first one I went to because he put me on morphine and when I got sick
>from it he gave me duragesic patches, which were worse. All I wanted
>was something a little better than vicodin. Last week I asked for your
>help regarding oxycontin and was planning on asking the new pain doc to
>let me try it. Well, I got the authorization today and it was for the
>same pain doctor, they are denying me authorization to go to the new
>guy. I am furious! Tomorrow I plan on calling them to see what I can do
>to change their minds. I cannot believe insurance companies, HMO's and
>the like, they make absolutely no sense to me.
>
>Well, I had to get that off my chest, screaming probably would of made
>me feel better! I hope you all have a wonderfully pain free day. Oh, by
>the way, I may be off the computer for a few days, this saturday is my
>birthday (41!!) and my husband is taking me to the beach for the
>weekend.
>
>Take care all.
>With love,
>Lesa