Re: Catch 22, or deja vu all over again

[Guest guest]

Oh Geez, circular arguments, doesn't kill you.

alblau999 <alblau999@...> wrote:

Hi,

At the beginning of March, I had three physical therapy sessions.

Therapy was suspended when my walking and hips got

suddenly worse, and PT would resume after I'd seen a

rheumatologist. I have a PT prescription now, and when I called

my Primary for a new referral, her assistant told me I should

have an appointment first. Okay, fine. I called the PT center and

was told that I couldn't be given an appointment until I had a

referral!

I have some phone calls to make Monday morning!

[Guest guest]

I don't have insurance that requires referrals anymore, so maybe

things have changed.

I would think that since the rheumatologist wrote the prescription

for therapy, THEY

should be the ones to write the referral as well. That is how it

worked when I was on

insurance that required a referral. I hope you get this straightened

out soon so you

can stop playing the paper game and get some therapy!!!

a

On Mar 26, 2006, at 2:51 AM, alblau999 wrote:

> Hi,

> At the beginning of March, I had three physical therapy sessions.

> Therapy was suspended when my walking and hips got

> suddenly worse, and PT would resume after I'd seen a

> rheumatologist. I have a PT prescription now, and when I called

> my Primary for a new referral, her assistant told me I should

> have an appointment first. Okay, fine. I called the PT center and

> was told that I couldn't be given an appointment until I had a

> referral!

>

> I have some phone calls to make Monday morning!

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

My GP supports me all the way. If I want a referral and that doctor will take it

from my mouth I go ahead and make it and say he is referring me. That usually

works and because his office takes days to get around to calling. When I can do

it I get a quicker apt.

Getting a 2nd opinion here is sometimes impossible. The last time I tried to

change doctors I could not. I have neuropathy and had been seeing the doctor

that I spoke of before who's mother has neuropathy and " it will just get worse " .

My daughter is a boat captain and we were out on the boat. There were no doctors

on board but there was a group of parametric, EMTs and such. I had a problem and

they all agreed it was probably a TIA. With difficulty my daughter was able to

get a radio call to my GP. They all wanted to air evac me out but that would

involve either getting a seaplane or a helicopter. But I began to function

better and I said " no " to them doing that. My GP said ok, what else could he

say, and that I should see a doctor as soon as we in a port.

When I returned home I called the neurologist office and said I need to see him.

I was told that your apt. is not until next month and we can't move it up as he

has stipulated seeing him at 3 months. OK, so I tell them I had a different

problem. Their reply was your doctor will have to referee you and it will be as

a new patient. It had taken 3 months to get my first apt.

I went to my GP with that and he admitted me to the hospital for test, listing

another neuro. As the doctor. He mostly worked at a different hospital. Would

you believe he came into my room and advised me that I was the other doctor's

patient. Telling him that the other doctor had not been in on this problem made

no difference. I never saw him again. Then " my " neurologist showed up. Upon

discharge he gave me a follow-up apt. for 1 week. When I saw him that time he

made no mention of the neuropathy in any way. I walked out of his office never

to see him again.

This time my GP has suggested a rheumatologist at yet another hospital. I think

I will suggest that my GP call and tell him it is a 2nd opinion and ask if he

would take it.

I will decide which way to go after I see the lung doctor this week. He seems to

know a lot more about autoimmune problems than the neurologist.

All this Is a bunch of crap.

Bvan (Betty)

Re: [ ] Catch 22, or deja vu all over again

I don't have insurance that requires referrals anymore, so maybe

things have changed.

I would think that since the rheumatologist wrote the prescription

for therapy, THEY

should be the ones to write the referral as well. That is how it

worked when I was on

insurance that required a referral. I hope you get this straightened

out soon so you

can stop playing the paper game and get some therapy!!!

a

On Mar 26, 2006, at 2:51 AM, alblau999 wrote:

> Hi,

> At the beginning of March, I had three physical therapy sessions.

> Therapy was suspended when my walking and hips got

> suddenly worse, and PT would resume after I'd seen a

> rheumatologist. I have a PT prescription now, and when I called

> my Primary for a new referral, her assistant told me I should

> have an appointment first. Okay, fine. I called the PT center and

> was told that I couldn't be given an appointment until I had a

> referral!

>

> I have some phone calls to make Monday morning!

>

>

>

>

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