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moniss

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53. My life from the time I was about 12

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 03:05 PM

Dec 2024

has been filled with joint pain. Except for a single time of cartilage tear removal my family never took me to a doctor. Any time I did certain things the pain would follow within hours and the next days would be debilitating. I was constantly chastised by my parents and siblings as being "lazy" and "no good". The joint pain now that I'm old is just brushed off by doctors as "arthritis". So I've never been away from chronic pain for the most part or forgotten a life with parents who would constantly rip and ridicule their own child.

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Outrageous reason UnitedHealthcare halted critical surgery... and LAUGHED while mocking suicidal patient [View all] vanessa_ca Dec 2024 OP

Medicare would have denied $40k balloon dilation procedure too. It's a 15 minutes procedure Silent Type Dec 2024 #1

She tried that. MrsCoffee Dec 2024 #2

She tried that and it was painful. So let's spend $35k more because it's uncomfortable for a few minutes. Silent Type Dec 2024 #4

I'm sorry but this is peripherally personal. JMCKUSICK Dec 2024 #8

My life from the time I was about 12 moniss Dec 2024 #53

You are a walking, talking example of insidious discrimination JMCKUSICK Dec 2024 #54

Thank you. I can remember moniss Dec 2024 #55

Are you fucking kidding me?! Arazi Dec 2024 #15

Nope, not one of those because they aren't of questionable clinical value and government plans Silent Type Dec 2024 #24

You. Are. Not. A. Medical. Expert. Arazi Dec 2024 #26

Well, then, you won't like MFA because any government plan is likely going to do Silent Type Dec 2024 #30

She was suicidal and needed medical care Arazi Dec 2024 #39

Your lack of empathy is noted. choie Dec 2024 #27

Empathy yes. Spending considerably more without looking to see if Medicare/caid guidelines Silent Type Dec 2024 #32

You are not in a position to judge someone's pain tolerance Keepthesoulalive Dec 2024 #35

I think I'll stick with the judgement of the attending physician.... paleotn Dec 2024 #3

You mean the ones who order millions of quack treatments and tests a year to pad their bank account. Silent Type Dec 2024 #5

Ah yes. ALL physicians are crooks. Is that what you're saying? paleotn Dec 2024 #9

And I told you I'm not. I do work with doctors, and yes many cheat. Shouldn't be surprising Silent Type Dec 2024 #11

So answer my question, do people have to die just so we ensure no grifting? paleotn Dec 2024 #12

Got citations of people dying because of denials? There are plenty of cases where docs Silent Type Dec 2024 #14

Hard to believe I'm having to defend this..... paleotn Dec 2024 #17

Looked at Buzzfeed link, Silent Type Dec 2024 #20

Words wasted on the wrong people. paleotn Dec 2024 #40

Do you have a connection to the for-profit private health insurance industry? (no, not being a customer) Celerity Dec 2024 #45

Bullshit choie Dec 2024 #28

I work with many doctors Horse with no Name Dec 2024 #44

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2024 #16

I agree with your assessment. choie Dec 2024 #29

Medicare would have paid the negotiated rate, not denied the care. Ms. Toad Dec 2024 #23

American Academy of Otolarngology differs with your perception of need. Silent Type Dec 2024 #50

I'm astounded you're continuing this Arazi Dec 2024 #52

First - this has nothing to do with my perception of need. It was her doctor who made that assessment - the doctor Ms. Toad Dec 2024 #56

So much effort to explain UHC, amazing. Passages Dec 2024 #41

So much criminality is exposed in McNaughton's case. vanessa_ca Dec 2024 #47

Absolutely. Passages Dec 2024 #48

I just noticed your signature line. I love you lol. eom vanessa_ca Dec 2024 #49

This is so painful to read that it leaves me with one question JMCKUSICK Dec 2024 #6

As long as healthcare is a profit motivated "industry", the answer is to your question is yes. paleotn Dec 2024 #10

Every component of our so-called health system takes a big cut. Heck, UHG donated significantly more to Dems Silent Type Dec 2024 #13

As usual JMCKUSICK Dec 2024 #18

Once again government failed us. While a big friggin deal, ACA is based totally upon private insurers. Why? Silent Type Dec 2024 #22

Because Dems don't fight, they negotiate...with our lives JMCKUSICK Dec 2024 #33

That's what I'm saying, Congress has failed us. Silent Type Dec 2024 #51

"a million medical victim march on Washington" vanessa_ca Dec 2024 #25

I'm sorry I can't hear you. I'm... lame54 Dec 2024 #7

I hope she eventually got the surgery Meowmee Dec 2024 #19

I wish they would showcase these stories Skittles Dec 2024 #21

The Daily Mail? sheshe2 Dec 2024 #31

Yes. I have better sources from independent outlets like ProPublica, however vanessa_ca Dec 2024 #36

You don't need three OPs. sheshe2 Dec 2024 #37

Because I am familiar with those three stories vanessa_ca Dec 2024 #38

Since when were doctors not the authority on "medically necessary"? ColinC Dec 2024 #34

Since when? Ask a woman who needs an abortion and can't get one. Autumn Dec 2024 #42

Yeah, I have an old high school acquaintance, an MD who treats the LGBTQ community primarily Nittersing Dec 2024 #43

Ask Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton and a host of other mostly male, GOP officials who are now overlords of the uterus. Vinca Dec 2024 #46