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My son has a lot of relatively minor health issues, largely left over from having been abused. Some just life stuff. But a lot from abuse.
My list of his doctors appointments from the past 3 months alone include 14 specialist appointments, including a few minor surgeries. So, yeah, lot going on.
One of the things going on is that he has been waitlisted with a premier physical therapy group for handling neck trauma (from being thrown into a wall, tackled, and strangled. Lots of smallish injuries). Of course, as soon as the specialist made the referral to this amazing clinic, there had to be preapproval from the insurance company. Which they did. But they also sent out a list of their own providers we could choose to use instead.
Clinic with their own X-ray, MRT, CT, plus facility to freaking drool over, and every therapist a PhD level physical therapist specializing in children & teens. Deep experice working with kids with acute and chronic injuries from surgeries, car accidents, abuse... bad ass providers with amazing skill and rapport in a killer facility.
Versus?
McPhysio.
Seriously. Mick-f*cking-Physio. Personal trainers overseen by an MD who oversees 12 different hole in the wall good-enuf half assed “physical therapy”.
This is my son’s NECK.
Damn straight I want the best f*cking care.
It took 6 months to get the specialist consult (at an award winning regional level 1 trauma center children’s hospital my son has spent some serious time at or he couldn’t have even gotten that appointment) , who pulled strings to get the wait for physio to 3mo, instead of the usual 6-9mo, whose LEGAL DEPARTMENT ran interference with the insurance company to get all treatment preapproved. We’re expecting the call in June/July for a space available.
So what does my mom do?
Well... clearly... I haven’t been “following through” with my son’s physical therapy, because she found a referral letter I hadn’t even bothered to open (yeah, no shit, it’s like the 6th the stupid insurance company has sent)... so she signed him up for mick-f*cking-physio and took him. :mad: :banghead: :mad:
I am f*cking FURIOUS.
Because now??? No. Of course the insurance won’t pay for the premier clinic.
And the referral & preapproval process? Would have to be entirely started over NEXT CALENDAR YEAR.
AGAIN! She does this Motherf*cking AGAIN. Completely f*cking us over in an attempt to be “helpful”. :banghead: I could just break shit right now I am so f*cking pissed off.
My list of his doctors appointments from the past 3 months alone include 14 specialist appointments, including a few minor surgeries. So, yeah, lot going on.
One of the things going on is that he has been waitlisted with a premier physical therapy group for handling neck trauma (from being thrown into a wall, tackled, and strangled. Lots of smallish injuries). Of course, as soon as the specialist made the referral to this amazing clinic, there had to be preapproval from the insurance company. Which they did. But they also sent out a list of their own providers we could choose to use instead.
Clinic with their own X-ray, MRT, CT, plus facility to freaking drool over, and every therapist a PhD level physical therapist specializing in children & teens. Deep experice working with kids with acute and chronic injuries from surgeries, car accidents, abuse... bad ass providers with amazing skill and rapport in a killer facility.
Versus?
McPhysio.
Seriously. Mick-f*cking-Physio. Personal trainers overseen by an MD who oversees 12 different hole in the wall good-enuf half assed “physical therapy”.
This is my son’s NECK.
Damn straight I want the best f*cking care.
It took 6 months to get the specialist consult (at an award winning regional level 1 trauma center children’s hospital my son has spent some serious time at or he couldn’t have even gotten that appointment) , who pulled strings to get the wait for physio to 3mo, instead of the usual 6-9mo, whose LEGAL DEPARTMENT ran interference with the insurance company to get all treatment preapproved. We’re expecting the call in June/July for a space available.
So what does my mom do?
Well... clearly... I haven’t been “following through” with my son’s physical therapy, because she found a referral letter I hadn’t even bothered to open (yeah, no shit, it’s like the 6th the stupid insurance company has sent)... so she signed him up for mick-f*cking-physio and took him. :mad: :banghead: :mad:
I am f*cking FURIOUS.
Because now??? No. Of course the insurance won’t pay for the premier clinic.
And the referral & preapproval process? Would have to be entirely started over NEXT CALENDAR YEAR.
AGAIN! She does this Motherf*cking AGAIN. Completely f*cking us over in an attempt to be “helpful”. :banghead: I could just break shit right now I am so f*cking pissed off.
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