As Far As I Know
California Major Risk Insurance Program is a program for people who have been denied insurance from any insurance company. I was denied by Atnea and Kaiser. So, basically you have to have been insured continuously for the previous year I believe. We had Corbra and it was running out when I found out about the program and applied. I was accepted but was put on a waiting list for months. When my number came up I had the choice of BCBS or Kaiser. Plus since I had been insured the pre existing condition was waived. Thank Goodness!
I was the one who asked the doctor if I should donate my own blood. So, I got the written orders from Kaiser to take the iron (3 per day week ahead of the donation date) I am not anemic. I am doing this donation 9 days before surgery. The whole day I have pre-op appointments with at least 3 doctors it seems. Any suggestions as to what I should ask them? Spine doctor, anesthesiologist, a general doctor to clear me for surgery.
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Water ski accident 86'
Chiropractic& PT Pain meds
Discectomy Laminectomy
L5 S1 Partially sacralized
97' epidural injections
L3 L4 ruptured and torn
L4 L5 Almost no disk height left along with osteophytes
Left leg pain and tingling going down back of leg into heel & foot
3 appeals with BCBS no success Lost insurance.
Kaiser Permanente
L3-L4, L4-L5 Prodisc 9/18/09
C5-6 & C6-7 ruptured and looking at hybrid surgery fusion & Prestige ADR
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