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  • Good luck Melissa. I so hope you get relief.
    Surgery March 3, 2009 at almost 58, now 63.
    Dr. Askin, Brisbane, Australia
    T4-Pelvis, Posterior only
    Osteotomies and Laminectomies
    Was 68 degrees, now 22 and pain free

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    • Thank you Jennifer but I will not be having it done today.

      It has not been approved by insurance.

      Meliss
      Melissa

      Fused from C2 - sacrum 7/2011

      April 21, 2020- another broken rod surgery

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      • Bummer. Hope it's soon Melissa. I came here tonight to see how yours went. Still hoping for the best for you.
        Surgery March 3, 2009 at almost 58, now 63.
        Dr. Askin, Brisbane, Australia
        T4-Pelvis, Posterior only
        Osteotomies and Laminectomies
        Was 68 degrees, now 22 and pain free

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        • I hope it comes through soon.
          T10-pelvis fusion 12/08
          C5,6,7 fusion 9/10
          T2--T10 fusion 2/11
          C 4-5 fusion 11/14
          Right scapulectomy 6/15
          Right pectoralis major muscle transfer to scapula
          To replace the action of Serratus Anterior muscle 3/16
          Broken neck 9/28/2018
          Emergency surgery posterior fusion C4- T3
          Repeated 11/2018 because rods pulled apart added T2 fusion
          Removal of partial right thoracic hardware 1/2020
          Removal and replacement of C4-T10 hardware with C7 and T 1
          Osteotomy

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          • Well, yesterday BCBS came through with their decision. They denied it. Now, my doctor has to jump through hoops to try to get it approved for me.
            Melissa

            Fused from C2 - sacrum 7/2011

            April 21, 2020- another broken rod surgery

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            • I'm so sorry! Our Australian system is going down the same route although it's early days yet...we desperately need to get rid of our current extreme right wing government though we don't have a strong alternative. They're trying to privatize everything. I'm strongly against privatized health in particular but also education. While health is in the hands of government, we can vote to keep it fair and available for everyone. In the hands of private corporations, we're screwed.
              Surgery March 3, 2009 at almost 58, now 63.
              Dr. Askin, Brisbane, Australia
              T4-Pelvis, Posterior only
              Osteotomies and Laminectomies
              Was 68 degrees, now 22 and pain free

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              • Originally posted by mabeckoff View Post
                Well, yesterday BCBS came through with their decision. They denied it. Now, my doctor has to jump through hoops to try to get it approved for me.
                Melissa, This is the norm, I’m sure you Doc will get it worked out.

                Ed
                49 yr old male, now 63, the new 64...
                Pre surgery curves T70,L70
                ALIF/PSA T2-Pelvis 01/29/08, 01/31/08 7" pelvic anchors BMP
                Dr Brett Menmuir St Marys Hospital Reno,Nevada

                Bending and twisting pics after full fusion
                http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/showt...on.&highlight=

                My x-rays
                http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/attac...2&d=1228779214

                http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/attac...3&d=1228779258

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                • Originally posted by titaniumed View Post
                  Melissa, This is the norm, I’m sure you Doc will get it worked out.

                  Ed
                  Thanks Ed. I just don't get it. They approve everything that any doctor asks for. Every single surgery that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars they approve and this they say no to.
                  Melissa

                  Fused from C2 - sacrum 7/2011

                  April 21, 2020- another broken rod surgery

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                  • If there's not enough evidence that a procedure is effective, insurance companies can easily deny coverage. And, it's the insurance companies that set the bar. If there's adequate literature, your doctor should be able to get it covered.
                    Never argue with an idiot. They always drag you down to their level, and then they beat you with experience. --Twain
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                    Surgery 2/10/93 A/P fusion T4-L3
                    Surgery 1/20/11 A/P fusion L2-sacrum w/pelvic fixation

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                    • Originally posted by LindaRacine View Post
                      If there's not enough evidence that a procedure is effective, insurance companies can easily deny coverage. And, it's the insurance companies that set the bar. If there's adequate literature, your doctor should be able to get it covered.
                      But I thought that Spinal Cord stimulators have been used for quite a while, haven't they?
                      Melissa

                      Fused from C2 - sacrum 7/2011

                      April 21, 2020- another broken rod surgery

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                      • Originally posted by mabeckoff View Post
                        Thanks Ed. I just don't get it. They approve everything that any doctor asks for. Every single surgery that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars they approve and this they say no to.
                        Ed

                        Check your PM

                        Melissa
                        Melissa

                        Fused from C2 - sacrum 7/2011

                        April 21, 2020- another broken rod surgery

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                        • Originally posted by mabeckoff View Post
                          But I thought that Spinal Cord stimulators have been used for quite a while, haven't they?
                          I think so, but if this is a new technology, even if it's just a slight change, insurance companies can say there isn't enough proof that it works.
                          Never argue with an idiot. They always drag you down to their level, and then they beat you with experience. --Twain
                          ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Surgery 2/10/93 A/P fusion T4-L3
                          Surgery 1/20/11 A/P fusion L2-sacrum w/pelvic fixation

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                          • Well, after a phone call ,an email, and a letter to the head of the orthopedic department at UCI, I now have an appointment today , instead of the end of August with the new knee/hip surgeon at UCI. So hopefully I will have a knee surgery date soon

                            Melissa
                            Melissa

                            Fused from C2 - sacrum 7/2011

                            April 21, 2020- another broken rod surgery

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                            • Hi Melissa, I hope all works well.
                              T10-pelvis fusion 12/08
                              C5,6,7 fusion 9/10
                              T2--T10 fusion 2/11
                              C 4-5 fusion 11/14
                              Right scapulectomy 6/15
                              Right pectoralis major muscle transfer to scapula
                              To replace the action of Serratus Anterior muscle 3/16
                              Broken neck 9/28/2018
                              Emergency surgery posterior fusion C4- T3
                              Repeated 11/2018 because rods pulled apart added T2 fusion
                              Removal of partial right thoracic hardware 1/2020
                              Removal and replacement of C4-T10 hardware with C7 and T 1
                              Osteotomy

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                              • The appointment was a disaster. To begin,I waited over 2 hours. The resident walked in and asks me if I have had the 3D MRI done of my knee. I asked who who have ordered it. Then she says that Dr McMaster will see you after you have it done. I ask if I can meet him. Her answer is I guess if you want to . I said that is why I waited over 2 hours , as it is close to 5:30pm and my appointment was for 2:45pm. At 6pm, He comes in. He does not say hello or anything to me He then tells me that he wants to take the metal out of my femur bone in one surgery and let me heal. Then he will do the knee replacement. When I ask him , why it has to be done in two surgeries his answer is that it is too much for my body to handle. I ask him if he has even read my file. He is at least 65 years olds

                                He did not even know that I was fused from C2 to my pelvis. I doubt he even read my record.

                                I am leaving the UCI orthopedic department.

                                The pain management department is fighting BCBS on my spinal cord stimulator. If they lose. I have no choice except to go back on pain meds
                                Melissa

                                Fused from C2 - sacrum 7/2011

                                April 21, 2020- another broken rod surgery

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