I was really inspired by your story to fight for recognition from your insurance company. I admire you for fighting on your good days and your bad! I hope that many will now follow your example.
I too have managed to get in earlier to see specialists etc to help me. I made phone calls, asked questions and explained my situation. I was patient, polite, but I was also firm in my requests for help, I didnot give up and wait for them to return my call. I called back if I didn't hear from them in the specified time & continued to call until I got an answer.
I'm not fighting insurance companies, but public health waiting lists here in Australia. I know this doesn't always work, and some fail to get the help they need.
There is a saying rattling around in the back of my head....."If it is to be; Then it is up to me".
Best wishes Pascale for your surgery,
cheers & hugs, Jo
At Tue, 3 Apr 2001, Pascale Vlaun wrote:
>
>I am the perfect example of winning a fight with my insurance company,
>the big difference is though that I am not residing in the USA, but in
>the Netherlands Antilles, but still ..
>My fight took over 3 months and it was a very long and hard fight.
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>And for the rest I stayed on their case every day, either passing by in
>the office or calling them, until they got so sick of me.
>I visited the insurance office on my good days but also on my bad days,
>and I was there waiting for somebody to see me with my bucket in my hand
>because of the vomiting, and I was feeling miserable I can tell you.
>But at the end, all the pain and misery, all the frustrations,paid of
>though.
> XXXXXXXXXXXX
>So for you fighters out there,never give up, there is hope!
>
>Love,
>Pascale Vlaun
>St Maarten
-- You will never never know.......if you don't give it a go :)