Sick of idiots....Especially Medicare ones!!!

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Well, Today I got my yearly lab done. The lady at the lab was more than

weird! I hope she didn't screw it all up. To " make sure she got enough blood she

drew about 12 vials. Now don't get me wrong, but being as I drew blood when I

did home health, I knew what was needed for some of this stuff, but she was

like... " I'll look it up after and see what needs to be done " NOT BEFORE??!!

Anyway, I got the blood drawn and if I wern't anemic before, I AM

now!...LOL.....

Anyway, they kept telling me I'd have to pay for most ogf the labs

because they didn't have the proper codes. The big stickler was the PT/Ptt.

Anyway, the diagnosis given was status post malabsorption proceedure(or

something

like that). I told the idiot to let me see the book and I'd tell them how each

could be justified, then they could call and get the OK. Well, seems the

pt/ptt was justified by " intestinal malabsorption " . Now is it me or does this not

seem like a DUH! thing? I kept telling the woman I was on Iron, lasix and

tenormin which could have justified almost all the labs, but she kept saying

that

they had to have a diagnosis...I just wanted to slap her and tell

her....Idiot...Just call! finally she did andd there was(just my luck) noone in

the office

allowed to give her the needed codes..... I am ill about this and frustrated. I

forsee a day in the near future where I have to call and cuss out the whole

lab and billing office because noone followed through and got the codes....

in Bama

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VBG to RNY revision 1996-Failed

Rny to Ds revision 12/06/02

Down111lbs!!

Thanks to Dr. K!

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In a message dated 12/23/2003 7:58:39 AM Central Standard Time,

mjs93311@... writes:

> Mel, I forsee a day when you have to make one or three trips back

> because she didn't freeze one vial and didn't wrap one in foil to

> keep the light out, etc. I think I made three trips total and that

> was at my own draw station where I work. You'd THINK they'd be

> nicer to me! LOL!

>

Let's hope not....I calling Dr. Harper(my pcp) now. My HGB is 6.5 and my HCT

is 21.0. I forsee a blood transfusion in my near future, Shit! and my last

labs were near normal. Anybody Know how to cow a doc into a hysterectomy?? I

swear if they'd do that I'd find out I could keep iron. Anyway...I may be out of

the loop for a while depending on what happens with the doc.

in Bama

http://hometown.aol.com/mdl1031/myhomepage/profile.html

VBG to RNY revision 1996-Failed

Rny to Ds revision 12/06/02

Down111lbs!!

Thanks to Dr. K!

[Guest guest]

> Well, Today I got my yearly lab done. The lady at the lab was more

than

> weird! I hope she didn't screw it all up. To " make sure she got

enough blood she

> drew about 12 vials. Now don't get me wrong, but being as I drew

blood when I

> did home health, I knew what was needed for some of this stuff,

but she was

> like... " I'll look it up after and see what needs to be done " NOT

BEFORE??!!

Mel, I forsee a day when you have to make one or three trips back

because she didn't freeze one vial and didn't wrap one in foil to

keep the light out, etc. I think I made three trips total and that

was at my own draw station where I work. You'd THINK they'd be

nicer to me! LOL!

Marta

[Guest guest]

Mel, the next time we hear from you, you had better have at least

8/24 to tell us about! Damn it! Tell them you are hemorrhaging

every month or something. It must be true or you wouldn't be in

this condition.

marta