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HELLO EVERYONE!!!!!
I joined ADR Support several months ago but, I've been out of touch. This has got to be one of the strangest stories you guys have heard lately. "PLEASE" I'd like to hear from some of you especialy if someone has heard of anything similar!!!Sorry, I've been out of the loop here on ADR Support for a long while but, I'm back with some news. I have been approved by my Insurance carrier for full100% coverage for an artificial disc replacement in my L5/S1 region. It took six months of countless letters, emails, phone calls etc. Finaly on the 12th of August I received a phone call authorizing full insurance coverage for the proceedure (100%) needless to say, I was floored!!!!. I called Southeastern Spine Institute in Mt Pleasant, SC where my Dr's office is. It is located next door to East Cooper Hospital which is where the surgery is actualy done. My Surgeon is, according to everything I've read & heard is one of the best in the Nation at this proceedure. I called them with the great news & they said as soon as I received the official authorization letter to fax it & the surgery would be scheduled ASAP. Needless to say I was extatic & when the actual letter arrived two days later I called to schedule the ADR proceedure. The surgery was scheduled for 1 ![]() Signed, Totaly frustrated
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MM:
You got burned and I'd want to horsewhip (methaphorically) that nurse re: "now be nice", etc. OK...you're up against the wall. Can you see another Great Doctor elsewhere. I'm in LA and there's several top surgeons whom I'd feel comfortable with. And also, the quality of the vascular surgeon is impt. Too bad your PM doc is gone; he sounded cool. And I hope he comes back fully intact. Best, Allan
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Im sorry that your in this awful situation. The hospital/surgeon's office screwed up big time. This just sounds nuts to me. I haven't had surgery yet but didn't know it's a requirement to necessarily have the pain specialist that usually treats you. Is this just the requirement of this surgeon or the hospital's policy?
First of all, I would suggest writing to Hospital Administration/surgeon's office with the information you just provided in your post, and copying the letter to the insurance company so your authorization for surgery doesn't expire or is extended without additional paperwork. Then I'd find out why the pain management specialist on staff at the hospital can't manage your meds while in the hospital. I don't even have a pain management doctor - does that I mean I'd need to get one before having surgery? You can always complain to what ever regulatory agency survey's the hospital or the doctor. In any case, I'd be demanding another surgery date right away especially after all you've gone through. I hope you do get answers soon.
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Very sorry to hear about your situation. The
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Spotty14,
From what I'm told & read the proceedure does not require a pain managment specialist to do this proceedure. In fact my surgeon does on average about 4 ADR'S per week & his staff does the pain mgnt. It's my understanding that according to my surgeon I'm on such a high dose of Morphine pre opp, that in order to give me enough medication post opp for me to be able to tolerate the pain they would need to increase my medication to a lethal dose?? Then the "Specialist" (PM) says he doesn't think I'm on that much Morphine & he is being parinoid. The PM assistant says he can manage my pain post opp with no problem. Only he's retired & just filling in for the Dr while he's in Iraq. The Surgeon thinks he would have to give me so much pain med post opp to control the pain that it would or could stop my respritory system. personaly I don't feel like I'm on much pain meds now. I take my recommended dose & go about my business & no one even knows I'm taking medication. No drowsiness or any side effects. Is there anyone out there taking as much or more that has had this surgery? I take 4 MSIR ( MORPHINE ) 15 mg daily along with one "AVINZA"120mg ( THAT'S ALSO mORPHINE) TOTAL 180 mg DAILY...iS THAT TOO MUCH FOR A SAFE SURGERY RECOVERY & STILL HANDLE MY POST OPP PAIN? THANKS FOR ANY HELP!!!
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Amy,
You are 100% right about the Nurse. I found out later on the same day the surgery was cancled that she called my PM dr's office for a consult to inform them of the upcomming surgery on Thursday at 3:Pm. She told me & her boss my Surgeon & everyone else that she found out twneny minutes prior to my arrival at the Hospital. When I told her that both nurses at the Pain Managment center confirmed that she knew the day before she called them liars. Later that afternoon when my surgeon phoned me to personaly appologise for the mix-up I told him of hre knowledge the day before. He didn't say anything about it but, I can't imagine he was very pleased either because he had to block time for the surgery for himself, the vascular surgeon, anesthegeoligist & assistants & there was no surgery to take place. I called her office this week, Monday to see if there had been any changes & the first thing she said to me was I don't appreaciate being called a liar, now how can I help you? Can you say Attitude??? I'm the one that should have the attitude. Had she told us the day before we could have prevented two plane flights if nothing else. I own a business myself & would never treat or speak to a customer like that. Like I said, my ins. is paying 100% of a proceedure that is over $110,000.00. At this point with all I've been through I just want my surgery. I have a wonderfull family & I need & want to spend good quality time with them. I'm almost 50 yrs. old with an absoutley beautifull 29 year old wife & a seven year old son. It's very difficult to be the type of Father & Husband they deserve. I just pray that something good will happen soon.
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Hi Harleys Dad,
well I can send my sympathies to you from the UK -- -- -- we actually get people on the trolley and waiting to go into the operating theatre and this sort of thing happens to them. I call it a form of mental torture. It's obviously total confusion with the organisation by the people who did it. It sounds as if you're being a little bit hard on the nurse who was only the messenger. You know what we say "Don't Shoot the Messenger". I have got to believe that your surgery will go ahead in the next two to three weeks. It's a dreadful experience and I do sympathise. Best, Alastair ![]()
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I actually arrived at the hospital for my surgery and I live only 10 minutes away. that's when I found out the surgery had been cancelled. My neurosurgeon had to do an emergency Brain surgery, and like it or not, my four level fusion was an elective surgery. what made me the most sad was my daughter had taken off from work and flown down from Oregon. It got scheduled a week later on a Saturday.
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cervie queen
I'm sorry to hear of your delay & I'll pray for you that all is well. Good luck & God Bless!!!
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That was six years ago. I'm over it. Sorry you had to deal with rudeness on top of it all. That's the hardest part.
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