Re: Back to square one-Rotten doctors!!

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Chrissy - What part of NY do you live in? Is there a chance that there's a teaching hospital somewhere within an hour or so of where you live? Although I live in MA, I know that the hospital clinic where I go accepts MA medicaid. I see folks using their cards all of the time.

Try not to take the refusal of Medicaid as something personal. Since I work in the health field, I see it all of the time. It has nothing to do with the paitent....and everything to do with the fact that the state not only reimburses physicians and other health providers at a ridiculously low rate, the state is also notorious for not "paying their bills" in a timely way. In short, it's makes it very difficult for docs to receive the money they need to operate their offices, pay their employees, etc. Although some of the problem is greedy docs, sending a few letters off to your state legislators might also bring the attention to their awareness. Many states are faced with similar circumstances, but the unfortunate ones are the people who are being refused access to quality health care (or ven just a little crummy health care!). BarbaraChrissy wrote:

Hi Everyone,

Well I thought I FINALLY found a good pain doctor until my visit yesterday. He checked out the films for both my hand x-rays and the bone scan I had done and then proceeds to tell me that he doesn't think I have RSD because my bones aren't deteriorating in my hand and arm. Then he asked me if I found a doctor to do the nerve blocks and when I told him no because no-one will accept Medicaid, his WHOLE tune changed and he said that there's nothing he can do for me and BAM! end of visit. Then he told me I have to go to a teaching hospital for the blocks and I asked him about something for pain in the interim until I can get the blocks and he wouldn't even give me anything for pain...so to everyone who lives in NY, DON'T go to Dr Perri..he obviously knows NOTHING about RSD and he won't treat you if you have "welfare insurance". And you better believe it when I tell you after I got home I called my

lawyer about this guy..poor Joe asked how the visit went and he wasn't ready for what I told him and he got PISSED about it, told me not to worry that they ARE going to get me in with someone who'll treat me regardless of the Medicaid and he also told me to never go to Perri again..Does anyone know how much those nerve blocks cost? I think it may come down to my lawyer having to front out the money for them and giving the judge another thing to ponder which is, I cannot get treatment for my NON-EXISTENT RSD (sorry, can't help being a bit arrogant about that). I am on SSD and SSI, I'm on NYS Medicaid which NO private doctor who does the blocks will accept as insurance. And just maybe this is a good thing in disguise?? Like the fact that now I can't get treatment, the judge might award me a high amount so I can get the blocks and treatment? I'm only guessing on that but it's a nice thought to guess about. So if anyone knows about how much those blocks cost, can you let me know?

Then I can tell my lawyer about it and take it from there...And thank you for letting me vent about getting tossed back to square one in my treatment process..

Gentle Hugs,

~Chrissy~

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Barbara,

I'm in Ulster County, about an hour or so south of Albany..my lawyer's have called Albany Medical Center and of course since last year, they're no longer accepting Medicaid for nerve blocks. Dr Perri told me I could TRY calling Westchester Medical Center down in either White Plains or Valhalla (can't remember where), Montifiore Hospital in the Bronx or Beth-Israel in Manhattan and they MIGHT treat me. My layer has told numerous doctors who refuse to treat me that HE'S willing to pay them cash up front, no matter what the cost and those doctors still won't see me..even the head of the law firm wanted to know why Dr Gamburg won't see me and I told him to ask Joe about it and that Gamburg's office wouldn't even call him back after he left numerous messages. I think my lawyer's are all starting to get a bit on the really mad stage with all this...with doctor not willing to treat me or brush me under the carpet or saying just because my bones aren't deteriorating that I don't have RSD...well now maybe they know how I feel when I come up to dead ends constantly and feel like giving up and throwing in the towel on all of it...now the closet teaching hospital is Westchester Med and that's about an hour and a half or more from me one way and since I don't have a vehicle, Al Manetti's son has to drive me all over kingdom come to these medical appts that end up being total washouts once they find out I have Medicaid..so aside from now being in a MAJOR depression over this latest dilemma, I think I might just start harping on Joe about getting me in with someone no matter HOW much it costs me...

Gentle Hugs,

~Chrissy~

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HI CHRISSY----------------------------------------------------Well you are right some of the doctors in new york wont give pain meds or even want to treat you because of no insurance or having medicade...right now my medicade is pending but i cant get blocks either ...then i just found out my regular doctor wont take medicade so its like a crazy circle.....i dont know how much blocks are for sure but i think they run from 1,500 to a lot more depending on the type but thats just my estimation ....i hope your day is better soft hugs PAMChrissy wrote:

Hi Everyone,

Well I thought I FINALLY found a good pain doctor until my visit yesterday. He checked out the films for both my hand x-rays and the bone scan I had done and then proceeds to tell me that he doesn't think I have RSD because my bones aren't deteriorating in my hand and arm. Then he asked me if I found a doctor to do the nerve blocks and when I told him no because no-one will accept Medicaid, his WHOLE tune changed and he said that there's nothing he can do for me and BAM! end of visit. Then he told me I have to go to a teaching hospital for the blocks and I asked him about something for pain in the interim until I can get the blocks and he wouldn't even give me anything for pain...so to everyone who lives in NY, DON'T go to Dr Perri..he obviously knows NOTHING about RSD and he won't treat you if you have "welfare insurance". And you better believe it when I tell you after I got home I called my

lawyer about this guy..poor Joe asked how the visit went and he wasn't ready for what I told him and he got PISSED about it, told me not to worry that they ARE going to get me in with someone who'll treat me regardless of the Medicaid and he also told me to never go to Perri again..Does anyone know how much those nerve blocks cost? I think it may come down to my lawyer having to front out the money for them and giving the judge another thing to ponder which is, I cannot get treatment for my NON-EXISTENT RSD (sorry, can't help being a bit arrogant about that). I am on SSD and SSI, I'm on NYS Medicaid which NO private doctor who does the blocks will accept as insurance. And just maybe this is a good thing in disguise?? Like the fact that now I can't get treatment, the judge might award me a high amount so I can get the blocks and treatment? I'm only guessing on that but it's a nice thought to guess about. So if anyone knows about how much those blocks cost, can you let me know?

Then I can tell my lawyer about it and take it from there...And thank you for letting me vent about getting tossed back to square one in my treatment process..

Gentle Hugs,

~Chrissy~

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Chrissy,

Not to be mean, but did you ever call the two doctors that I gave you? I told the one your situation and he was waiting to here from you! Chrissy please give them a try before you give up. Both doctors give the blocks and I am sure my neurologist would try and help you. Take Care and I really hope that things start to look up for you. I am glad that your lawyer has gotten angry and involved in helping you! They usually do not jump in to help, so you are extremely lucky in that area. Do not give up, many of us have been through similar experiences and eventually it will work out! LOL and Best Wishes Always!!!

Dawn Chrissy wrote:

Hi Everyone,

Well I thought I FINALLY found a good pain doctor until my visit yesterday. He checked out the films for both my hand x-rays and the bone scan I had done and then proceeds to tell me that he doesn't think I have RSD because my bones aren't deteriorating in my hand and arm. Then he asked me if I found a doctor to do the nerve blocks and when I told him no because no-one will accept Medicaid, his WHOLE tune changed and he said that there's nothing he can do for me and BAM! end of visit. Then he told me I have to go to a teaching hospital for the blocks and I asked him about something for pain in the interim until I can get the blocks and he wouldn't even give me anything for pain...so to everyone who lives in NY, DON'T go to Dr Perri..he obviously knows NOTHING about RSD and he won't treat you if you have "welfare insurance". And you better believe it when I tell you after I got home I called my

lawyer about this guy..poor Joe asked how the visit went and he wasn't ready for what I told him and he got PISSED about it, told me not to worry that they ARE going to get me in with someone who'll treat me regardless of the Medicaid and he also told me to never go to Perri again..Does anyone know how much those nerve blocks cost? I think it may come down to my lawyer having to front out the money for them and giving the judge another thing to ponder which is, I cannot get treatment for my NON-EXISTENT RSD (sorry, can't help being a bit arrogant about that). I am on SSD and SSI, I'm on NYS Medicaid which NO private doctor who does the blocks will accept as insurance. And just maybe this is a good thing in disguise?? Like the fact that now I can't get treatment, the judge might award me a high amount so I can get the blocks and treatment? I'm only guessing on that but it's a nice thought to guess about. So if anyone knows about how much those blocks cost, can you let me know?

Then I can tell my lawyer about it and take it from there...And thank you for letting me vent about getting tossed back to square one in my treatment process..

Gentle Hugs,

~Chrissy~