Guest guest Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 What a terrible decision to have to make. I'm sorry you're in this position. I know he will understand, but that isn't the point. This is another good reason for insurance reform. I'm glad you got more affordable insurance. It's to bad that money dictates our medical care. a On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 09:19:48 -0500, ruf-caimi@... <ruf-caimi@...> wrote: > Hi Guys, > I am such a terrible point in my life. My health insurance has gone up > so much since January that I can not afford the plan I have any longer. > That is not so bad because I found a much cheaper plan with basically the > same benefits. Actually a better and cheaper plan than I had. This plan > is half the cost of what I was paying. > The problem is my doctor is not on this plan. He takes no insurance at > all. I have been paying him 45.00 an office visit. The new plan with a > new doctor is 15.00, quite a savings. I estimate I will save between > 1200.00 and 1500.00 a year. Money I desperately need. The problem is I > have been going to this doctor since I was 15 years old. I have know him > over forty years. Our family when I was a kid, was one of his first > patients. > This is so hard to have and call him and tell him. He has become such a > friend over the years. He took care of all my children. They have all had > to leave him for insurance reasons. I don't know were I would have been > without him with all the stomach problems. I still don't know what I will > do without him. Hoping the new doctors knows all about whipple and all > that comes with it. I am not worried about finding a good doctor. My sons > father in law is a doctor and he will recommend a doctor he knows well. > If only my current doctor took one insurance I would get that, but he > doesn't. This is so hard and I don't know what to do. However, I just > can't afford to continue the premiums I am paying and have to do this now. > I am feeling bad and just thought I would write about it all. > Lynn (MeMom) > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://mail2web.com/ . > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 What a terrible decision to have to make. I'm sorry you're in this position. I know he will understand, but that isn't the point. This is another good reason for insurance reform. I'm glad you got more affordable insurance. It's to bad that money dictates our medical care. a On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 09:19:48 -0500, ruf-caimi@... <ruf-caimi@...> wrote: > Hi Guys, > I am such a terrible point in my life. My health insurance has gone up > so much since January that I can not afford the plan I have any longer. > That is not so bad because I found a much cheaper plan with basically the > same benefits. Actually a better and cheaper plan than I had. This plan > is half the cost of what I was paying. > The problem is my doctor is not on this plan. He takes no insurance at > all. I have been paying him 45.00 an office visit. The new plan with a > new doctor is 15.00, quite a savings. I estimate I will save between > 1200.00 and 1500.00 a year. Money I desperately need. The problem is I > have been going to this doctor since I was 15 years old. I have know him > over forty years. Our family when I was a kid, was one of his first > patients. > This is so hard to have and call him and tell him. He has become such a > friend over the years. He took care of all my children. They have all had > to leave him for insurance reasons. I don't know were I would have been > without him with all the stomach problems. I still don't know what I will > do without him. Hoping the new doctors knows all about whipple and all > that comes with it. I am not worried about finding a good doctor. My sons > father in law is a doctor and he will recommend a doctor he knows well. > If only my current doctor took one insurance I would get that, but he > doesn't. This is so hard and I don't know what to do. However, I just > can't afford to continue the premiums I am paying and have to do this now. > I am feeling bad and just thought I would write about it all. > Lynn (MeMom) > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://mail2web.com/ . > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 a, This is such an awful thing to have to do. I called the primary and ask him if there is any insurance he takes. Of course I knew the answer and there isn't. So Rick's father in law, who is a doctor, helped this morning and we narrowed it down to two doctor. His suggestion was to call the stomach doctor and get her input. Ask if she could recommend someone, plus give her the names of the doctors who he thought were good. I have done this and waiting to hear. The one doctor who he really liked is know in her office and the nurse said she is wonderful. So she has a star next to her name. I hope to mail everything back to the insurance company on Monday. You are right we need better health care in this country. This has been very stressful for me. I feel just awful but I simply can not afford the insurance I had anymore. I hope you are feeling well. Did I miss something about your new grandchild. If I did I am sorry, if I didn't when is the event. Hope all is well. Lynn Original Message: ----------------- From: a papola@... Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 14:13:30 -0500 Subject: Re: [ ] doctor problems ot What a terrible decision to have to make. I'm sorry you're in this position. I know he will understand, but that isn't the point. This is another good reason for insurance reform. I'm glad you got more affordable insurance. It's to bad that money dictates our medical care. a On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 09:19:48 -0500, ruf-caimi@... <ruf-caimi@...> wrote: > Hi Guys, > I am such a terrible point in my life. My health insurance has gone up > so much since January that I can not afford the plan I have any longer. > That is not so bad because I found a much cheaper plan with basically the > same benefits. Actually a better and cheaper plan than I had. This plan > is half the cost of what I was paying. > The problem is my doctor is not on this plan. He takes no insurance at > all. I have been paying him 45.00 an office visit. The new plan with a > new doctor is 15.00, quite a savings. I estimate I will save between > 1200.00 and 1500.00 a year. Money I desperately need. The problem is I > have been going to this doctor since I was 15 years old. I have know him > over forty years. Our family when I was a kid, was one of his first > patients. > This is so hard to have and call him and tell him. He has become such a > friend over the years. He took care of all my children. They have all had > to leave him for insurance reasons. I don't know were I would have been > without him with all the stomach problems. I still don't know what I will > do without him. Hoping the new doctors knows all about whipple and all > that comes with it. I am not worried about finding a good doctor. My sons > father in law is a doctor and he will recommend a doctor he knows well. > If only my current doctor took one insurance I would get that, but he > doesn't. This is so hard and I don't know what to do. However, I just > can't afford to continue the premiums I am paying and have to do this now. > I am feeling bad and just thought I would write about it all. > Lynn (MeMom) > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://mail2web.com/ . > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 a, This is such an awful thing to have to do. I called the primary and ask him if there is any insurance he takes. Of course I knew the answer and there isn't. So Rick's father in law, who is a doctor, helped this morning and we narrowed it down to two doctor. His suggestion was to call the stomach doctor and get her input. Ask if she could recommend someone, plus give her the names of the doctors who he thought were good. I have done this and waiting to hear. The one doctor who he really liked is know in her office and the nurse said she is wonderful. So she has a star next to her name. I hope to mail everything back to the insurance company on Monday. You are right we need better health care in this country. This has been very stressful for me. I feel just awful but I simply can not afford the insurance I had anymore. I hope you are feeling well. Did I miss something about your new grandchild. If I did I am sorry, if I didn't when is the event. Hope all is well. Lynn Original Message: ----------------- From: a papola@... Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 14:13:30 -0500 Subject: Re: [ ] doctor problems ot What a terrible decision to have to make. I'm sorry you're in this position. I know he will understand, but that isn't the point. This is another good reason for insurance reform. I'm glad you got more affordable insurance. It's to bad that money dictates our medical care. a On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 09:19:48 -0500, ruf-caimi@... <ruf-caimi@...> wrote: > Hi Guys, > I am such a terrible point in my life. My health insurance has gone up > so much since January that I can not afford the plan I have any longer. > That is not so bad because I found a much cheaper plan with basically the > same benefits. Actually a better and cheaper plan than I had. This plan > is half the cost of what I was paying. > The problem is my doctor is not on this plan. He takes no insurance at > all. I have been paying him 45.00 an office visit. The new plan with a > new doctor is 15.00, quite a savings. I estimate I will save between > 1200.00 and 1500.00 a year. Money I desperately need. The problem is I > have been going to this doctor since I was 15 years old. I have know him > over forty years. Our family when I was a kid, was one of his first > patients. > This is so hard to have and call him and tell him. He has become such a > friend over the years. He took care of all my children. They have all had > to leave him for insurance reasons. I don't know were I would have been > without him with all the stomach problems. I still don't know what I will > do without him. Hoping the new doctors knows all about whipple and all > that comes with it. I am not worried about finding a good doctor. My sons > father in law is a doctor and he will recommend a doctor he knows well. > If only my current doctor took one insurance I would get that, but he > doesn't. This is so hard and I don't know what to do. However, I just > can't afford to continue the premiums I am paying and have to do this now. > I am feeling bad and just thought I would write about it all. > Lynn (MeMom) > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://mail2web.com/ . > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 I am such a coward, I called him this morning. And he said I had to do what was best for me. Not what I expected him to say. He told me to think about everything and make the decision. I went today and got the blood work done he wanted. I wanted to do that before I got the new insurance. Thanks for your note, it meant a lot. Hope you are well! Lynn Original Message: ----------------- From: June Dixon juner24@... Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 19:36:46 -0500 Subject: [ ] doctor problems ot Lynn, you might be pleasantly surprised on how your doctor takes the news. I had much the same experience when I changed rheumatologists. I dreaded telling him since he was my one and only rheumy since diagnosed (20 years). When I got up the courage, I made an appointment so I could tell him. When I finished talking, he got up, gave me a big hug and said he fully understood why I was taking this action. We parted on very good terms and he only asked that I keep in touch to let him know how I was doing. Here's hoping you have a similar experience. Hugs June ---------- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.1 - Release Date: 3/9/2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 I am such a coward, I called him this morning. And he said I had to do what was best for me. Not what I expected him to say. He told me to think about everything and make the decision. I went today and got the blood work done he wanted. I wanted to do that before I got the new insurance. Thanks for your note, it meant a lot. Hope you are well! Lynn Original Message: ----------------- From: June Dixon juner24@... Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 19:36:46 -0500 Subject: [ ] doctor problems ot Lynn, you might be pleasantly surprised on how your doctor takes the news. I had much the same experience when I changed rheumatologists. I dreaded telling him since he was my one and only rheumy since diagnosed (20 years). When I got up the courage, I made an appointment so I could tell him. When I finished talking, he got up, gave me a big hug and said he fully understood why I was taking this action. We parted on very good terms and he only asked that I keep in touch to let him know how I was doing. Here's hoping you have a similar experience. Hugs June ---------- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.1 - Release Date: 3/9/2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 So sorry, Lynn! It must be really hard to leave your friend. I hope your new physician is fantastic. Not an MD I'll tell you where to go! Mayo Clinic in Rochester http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester s Hopkins Medicine http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org Re: [ ] doctor problems ot > > a, > This is such an awful thing to have to do. I called the primary and ask > him if there is any insurance he takes. Of course I knew the answer and > there isn't. So Rick's father in law, who is a doctor, helped this > morning > and we narrowed it down to two doctor. His suggestion was to call the > stomach doctor and get her input. Ask if she could recommend someone, > plus > give her the names of the doctors who he thought were good. I have done > this and waiting to hear. The one doctor who he really liked is know in > her office and the nurse said she is wonderful. So she has a star next to > her name. I hope to mail everything back to the insurance company on > Monday. > You are right we need better health care in this country. This has been > very stressful for me. I feel just awful but I simply can not afford the > insurance I had anymore. > I hope you are feeling well. Did I miss something about your new > grandchild. If I did I am sorry, if I didn't when is the event. Hope all > is well. > Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 So sorry, Lynn! It must be really hard to leave your friend. I hope your new physician is fantastic. Not an MD I'll tell you where to go! Mayo Clinic in Rochester http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester s Hopkins Medicine http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org Re: [ ] doctor problems ot > > a, > This is such an awful thing to have to do. I called the primary and ask > him if there is any insurance he takes. Of course I knew the answer and > there isn't. So Rick's father in law, who is a doctor, helped this > morning > and we narrowed it down to two doctor. His suggestion was to call the > stomach doctor and get her input. Ask if she could recommend someone, > plus > give her the names of the doctors who he thought were good. I have done > this and waiting to hear. The one doctor who he really liked is know in > her office and the nurse said she is wonderful. So she has a star next to > her name. I hope to mail everything back to the insurance company on > Monday. > You are right we need better health care in this country. This has been > very stressful for me. I feel just awful but I simply can not afford the > insurance I had anymore. > I hope you are feeling well. Did I miss something about your new > grandchild. If I did I am sorry, if I didn't when is the event. Hope all > is well. > Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 Hi , Forgive me for not answering this right away. I haven't been feeling well. I am so tired and my knees hurt so bad, this is a first for me with this kind of pain. Plus I have terrible heartburn, I take prilosec for it but it is not doing its job. I think I will have to increase it to twice a day. I don't think this should be happening since I am not suppose to have any bile in my stomach. I don't understand it. I took the plunge and changed insurance and doctors. It is one of the hardest things I have ever done but it didn't make sense to pay for insurance and not use it. Plus the saving is money I can use for sure. I have gone to him since I was 15 so it is difficult. I hope and pray we will still be buddies. We are on the computer, emailing stuff so I will see if that continues. Hope you and the kids are well. must be getting ready to be in her third year. That can not be right. My Laurie took her lslac for law school and she did well. So I hope this works out for her. She was very disappointed when the whole U.of P. didn't work out. I think she will make a good lawyer. So we will see. Hope you have a good day. Lynn Original Message: ----------------- From: Matsumura_Clan@... Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 13:42:10 -0600 Subject: Re: [ ] doctor problems ot So sorry, Lynn! It must be really hard to leave your friend. I hope your new physician is fantastic. Not an MD I'll tell you where to go! Mayo Clinic in Rochester http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester s Hopkins Medicine http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org Re: [ ] doctor problems ot > > a, > This is such an awful thing to have to do. I called the primary and ask > him if there is any insurance he takes. Of course I knew the answer and > there isn't. So Rick's father in law, who is a doctor, helped this > morning > and we narrowed it down to two doctor. His suggestion was to call the > stomach doctor and get her input. Ask if she could recommend someone, > plus > give her the names of the doctors who he thought were good. I have done > this and waiting to hear. The one doctor who he really liked is know in > her office and the nurse said she is wonderful. So she has a star next to > her name. I hope to mail everything back to the insurance company on > Monday. > You are right we need better health care in this country. This has been > very stressful for me. I feel just awful but I simply can not afford the > insurance I had anymore. > I hope you are feeling well. Did I miss something about your new > grandchild. If I did I am sorry, if I didn't when is the event. Hope all > is well. > Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 Hi , Forgive me for not answering this right away. I haven't been feeling well. I am so tired and my knees hurt so bad, this is a first for me with this kind of pain. Plus I have terrible heartburn, I take prilosec for it but it is not doing its job. I think I will have to increase it to twice a day. I don't think this should be happening since I am not suppose to have any bile in my stomach. I don't understand it. I took the plunge and changed insurance and doctors. It is one of the hardest things I have ever done but it didn't make sense to pay for insurance and not use it. Plus the saving is money I can use for sure. I have gone to him since I was 15 so it is difficult. I hope and pray we will still be buddies. We are on the computer, emailing stuff so I will see if that continues. Hope you and the kids are well. must be getting ready to be in her third year. That can not be right. My Laurie took her lslac for law school and she did well. So I hope this works out for her. She was very disappointed when the whole U.of P. didn't work out. I think she will make a good lawyer. So we will see. Hope you have a good day. Lynn Original Message: ----------------- From: Matsumura_Clan@... Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 13:42:10 -0600 Subject: Re: [ ] doctor problems ot So sorry, Lynn! It must be really hard to leave your friend. I hope your new physician is fantastic. Not an MD I'll tell you where to go! Mayo Clinic in Rochester http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester s Hopkins Medicine http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org Re: [ ] doctor problems ot > > a, > This is such an awful thing to have to do. I called the primary and ask > him if there is any insurance he takes. Of course I knew the answer and > there isn't. So Rick's father in law, who is a doctor, helped this > morning > and we narrowed it down to two doctor. His suggestion was to call the > stomach doctor and get her input. Ask if she could recommend someone, > plus > give her the names of the doctors who he thought were good. I have done > this and waiting to hear. The one doctor who he really liked is know in > her office and the nurse said she is wonderful. So she has a star next to > her name. I hope to mail everything back to the insurance company on > Monday. > You are right we need better health care in this country. This has been > very stressful for me. I feel just awful but I simply can not afford the > insurance I had anymore. > I hope you are feeling well. Did I miss something about your new > grandchild. If I did I am sorry, if I didn't when is the event. Hope all > is well. > Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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