Guest guest Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 IF YOU ARE STILL ON PLS FRIENDS PLEASE RESPOND I HAVE ALL OF YOUR MOMS SYMPTOMS AND I HAVE DECIDED THAT I MUST NOW HAVE ALS WHEN DID YOUR MOM HAVE AN EMG THANKS, ANNIE Hello everyone... > Hello, > > My name is . My mom has PLS. She started having symptoms in > late 2000 and has progressed to where she cant walk, talk, or use > either of her legs and her right arm. Her left arm she can barely > raise to give us acknowledgement, on a good day. > > I just joined and wanted to introduce myself. My mom is currently in > the hospital because of a bed sore that got so bad she has to have > surgery on it. > > Her pain specialist says she is a good candidate for the baclofen > pump but her insurance wont cover it. They covered the test but they > wont cover the perm one for some reason. I'm still working on finding > out why. A lawyer suggested that maybe it was rejected strictly on > price ($15k+) and didnt reasearch weather or not they should cover > it. > > She doesnt qualify for medical/medicare because my dad makes $60k+ a > year because he works 7 days a week and we live in souther california > where it is really expensive and if he didnt work the overtime we > wouldnt be able to afford to live out here. He has a really good job > at Solar Turbines. > > Does anyone know if there is a way around the fact that he makes so > much money but she has the need for medical and possibly to get a > monthly disability check would help out tremdeously. > > Has anyone heard of the Neuromove ( www . neuromove . com )? If so, > does it help at all? > > Thank you, > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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