Re: Bilateral Surtery Update

[Guest guest]

hello ,

Yes I told you my clinic didn't initially back me up. However, on the

basis of total blindness, I was finally able to get my surgeon to write a

letter to Medicare and file the papers necessary for my second implant. I

also persuaded Services For The Blind to pay the 20% Medicare wouldn't take

care of. I am a fighter and it didn't come about by me accepting lip

service. I wish you luck on the barricades. Larry

Re: Bilateral Surtery Update

> Larry,

> Didnt you tell us that your clinic did not back you up, that you did

> this without their support?

>

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> If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked

> something.

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> & Dreamer Doll (Guide Dawggie)

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>

>

[Guest guest]

Larry,

What you said is confusing. Seems I recall you telling me you had no

help from your clinic, that you did it all, you took in the records and so

on and on. (shrugs) No matter.

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Wrinkled was not one of the things I wanted to be when I grew up.

& Dreamer Doll (Guide Dawggie)

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[Guest guest]

Hasn't filled you in yet on how she got approval? After all she didn't

want to beat a dead horse over it all if I remember correctly.come on

tell all!!! You promised!!!

[Guest guest]

D,

is covered also by Medicaid which is not the case for me. If she

had Medicare only, she would not have been approved.

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A good friend will come and bail you out of jail. A true friend will be

sitting next to you saying, " Damn! That was fun! "

& Dreamer Doll (Guide Dawggie)

Newport, Oregon

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[Guest guest]

,

LOL! You're right. I did promise. I was planning to talk to my surgeon today

about paperwork, but he wasn't in the office. I'll send him an e-mail this

week to ask about the documentation that was submitted to Medicaid. I really

want to do whatever I can to help and others obtain bilaterals

through Medicare. Thank you for the reminder! I promise to send whatever

information I can as soon as I talk to my surgeon. My surgeon and audi are

very prompt in responding to e-mail, so I should have a reply very soon!

Left ear - Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with 3G

Implanted: 12/22/04 Activated: 1/18/05

Right ear - Nucleus Freedom

Implanted: 2/1/06 Activation date: 3/1/06

Deafblind/Postlingual

Severe-profound hearing loss since 1995

[Guest guest]

,

That's what my audi told me as well. If Medicaid had not approved my second

CI, there would have been no other way for me to obtain one besides other

means of funding.

Left ear - Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with 3G

Implanted: 12/22/04 Activated: 1/18/05

Right ear - Nucleus Freedom

Implanted: 2/1/06 Activation date: 3/1/06

Deafblind/Postlingual

Severe-profound hearing loss since 1995

[Guest guest]

I have Medicare as my insurance carrier and I was approved for bilateral

implants. You can also get 80% reimbursement for batteries by ordering them

from Nucleus. (800-523-5798 I order them by the case. Larry

Re: Bilateral Surtery Update

> D,

> is covered also by Medicaid which is not the case for me. If she

> had Medicare only, she would not have been approved.

>

> *---* *---* *---* *---* *---*

> A good friend will come and bail you out of jail. A true friend will be

> sitting next to you saying, " Damn! That was fun! "

> & Dreamer Doll (Guide Dawggie)

> Newport, Oregon

> N24C 3G 8/2000 Hookup

> rclark0276@...

> http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/ NEW Home Page!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, I had to do some of the papperwork myself. After my CI center

found out I meant business, my surgeon wrote the letter for me. Larry

Re: Bilateral Surtery Update

> Larry,

> What you said is confusing. Seems I recall you telling me you had no

> help from your clinic, that you did it all, you took in the records and so

> on and on. (shrugs) No matter.

>

> *---* *---* *---* *---* *---*

> Wrinkled was not one of the things I wanted to be when I grew up.

> & Dreamer Doll (Guide Dawggie)

> Newport, Oregon

> N24C 3G 8/2000 Hookup

> rclark0276@...

> http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/ NEW Home Page!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Larry,

In other words Larry, you did not do this on your own. You had others

in the loop. Duh!

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Every calendar's days are numbered.

& Dreamer Doll (Guide Dawggie)

Newport, Oregon

N24C 3G 8/2000 Hookup

rclark0276@...

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