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Pain Diary
To Tomlinson and Paul
What I would do if I were in your shoes.
1. Find out what exactly can relieve the pain. Surgery? Medication? Therapy?
2. Find out the correct surgeon by talking to people – anyone and everyone who knows and who can talk. And find *THAT* surgeon who can fix and talk to him, his patients and everyone around to see if he is THAT surgeon you need.
3. Find the costs in total and add 20% for sundries
4. Report matter to local TV, CNN and everywhere on how you were cheated, how your insurance is denying treatment and why your pain was not going away and how you are right in the middle of painful hell. I will even release a you tube video with tears rolling down my face.
5. Get solid proof before going to surgery table that this surgeon can confirm my pain *and* relieve me of it – at least to a witness or on audio or someway to produce it in court.
6. Once I found the surgeon that could fix and the costs, if I need money badly I will go to crowd funding websites, bitterly write these details and ask for funding from public. This step I will do along with (4) above. People are very generous and will support.
7. Continue to push buttons till you get relief – complain bitterly to the FDA, medical communities, local news papers, write long letters to insurance companies and even put a CC to public.
8. Washington Post has a column that does the “solved medical mysteries” series. I will email her and talk to the post too to find more details.Push every button I have in my brain as idea and then pray to God. In one sentence “I will go all out.”
Paul – if you are UK you have to find a different news paper I think but Washington post is most likely to accept your case too if you get relief.
BTW people are using crowd funding for going to other countries for volunteering and they are funded well. I am sure people will fund the surgery if it is that prohibitively expensive. But make sure you find **THAT*** correct surgeon to get you fixed. Once you go through the surgery, you cannot complain a second time. Remember that point.
Have I done this before? I did this for my Microwave that was dead. It may seem trivial but it worked for me.
An Over the Range Microwave was purchased in Menards (home depo like shop) It died after 10 months abruptly. Calling the shop revealed that counter top microwaves can be returned but OTRs are NOT returnable. Please contact the manufacturer. Manufacturer has 800 number that nobody answers and an email that nobody responds. So I email again and again and now put CC to the local TV (fox TV) lady who investigates such things. I found that from watching Fox TV. So now that the TV is in, for info, the email has been replied by the manufacturer. Sorry that the microwave died, we can send a repairman. He comes and says he cannot fix. Great, now email back to the guy. Okie dokie we will give the money back and he sends me a check. To my horror the check bounced at bank and now bank charges me $35 for bounced check. Excellent. Now I go back to Fox TV lady and then this guy at Microwave manufacturer with an additional complaint. Oh, did it bounce? if you give me your bank account I will transfer money directly to your bank. Ha ha not so fast. I never give bank account to 800 numbers and faceless guys who send bouncing checks. I email him now – send me money order and include the bounce fee or I am going back to Fox TV (did I say unwanted publicity?). By evening when I go home I have the money order and the case is closed. Total time to solve the problem – FOUR months. Cost of Microwave? $99.
No, I am not saying that IH surgery is this easy but at least you can try. Crowd funding is no more a joke. It is very real and people really help. Also I will use Facebook, twitter and everything under the sun. If the surgeon is good one you can even arrange for a payment plan with him. Most good surgeons agree for a payment plan. Even hospitals do. Nothing is frozen in cryogenic temperatures.
BTW this is what “I will do” but please feel free to trash this idea since you may or may not have interest in this kind. I wish you all the best.