Surgery Cancelled.....end of the battle for me:-(

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone.

I just wanted to thank you all for your support and advice here. I

had to cancel my Jan. 27 surgery today because of the insurance

company not responding to me. I am absolutely devastated. I think I

am sinking into a huge depression right now. I can't even appeal

because my COBRA coverage ends Jan. 31, and I am switching to my

employers policy. (Which of course excludes orthognathic surgery!)

This is the worst news I could have received. I keep trying to hold

my head up about it, and think " well I have been like this for 26

years, what's a few more, right? " . Well, it's not alright for me.

And I feel like such a spoiled brat too, expecting all of this to

happen for me, but darnit, I deserve this. I really don't know how

this is legal for the insurance companies to do this to us. Granted,

I am not having major problems the way my jaw is (thank god), but I

do have vertical maxillary excess of almost 1 cm (yes cm), and TMJ

problems. The only thing left to do is to hope that next Feb. my

employer changes insurance companies. But that is a whole year away,

and I will have to wear braces that whole time, maybe even for

nothing.

I am really sorry to be ranting and raving about this, but I know if

anyone would understand you guys would. Again thanks, you guys have

been a wealth of knowledge, and I really appreciate all you've given

me.