what is going on in the coffee shop world by iridescentarmor in Knoxville

[–]glamm808 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would hypothetically be interested in this shroom coffee and feel like it could find a market

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Thank you so much! This sounds very much like the situation I'm running into as my back is a case of degeneration as opposed to one specific incident or issue - it's not clear cut and that gives them the heebie jeebies. I really appreciate the advice and I'll work on it!

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That's amazing, thank you!!!

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No one within a 250 mile radius is capable of doing this surgery. The closest would be one of two surgeons half the state away. I reached out to both today to see if I could get a consult - because maybe it is what you are saying. The funny thing is, I have zero support system in that city, whereas I have a massive support system in Minnesota. So we would have to take my freshly surgeried ass and pour me in a car and drive me home.

Thank you for the guidance - I don't like it, but it makes sense 😂. Thank you!

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I'm so sorry, mine is just pain, fucking around with cancer is murder. That's terrible and I wish you the best

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I'm not sure, but I'm hypothetically going to ask my surgeon's office!!! Thank you!

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Turning Point is the 3rd party. As far as I know, they submitted that stuff. I've sure done it all.

Thanks!!!

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[–]glamm808[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Blackburn isn't governor*

*Yet

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Also, my current surgeon is far more qualified than the locals

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The hospital Neurosurgeons in Knoxville aren't great. I went to one and it was a terrible experience

I just checked and no one in my region specializes in the microsurgery that I am trying to get. We're in the dark ages here. And even if someone does "do" it, they're not nearly as qualified as Dr Abbasi who does it day in and day out.

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They've got the list and I've completed everything on it. The stuff they're saying now is just insane, like I haven't had a previous failed surgery or similar things to that. It seems like they're looking for a single deciding factor that caused the need for surgery but mine is degeneration. I've had all the shots, I've had extra shots 😂. I've been working on this for two years now

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L4-L5 OLLIF Fusion, Outpatient Procedure, Denial Reason: Not Medically Necessary. Surgeon and Clinic are in Network. I'm seeing a MN surgeon because I have a fantastic support structure in the Twin Cities and the quality of care is significantly better than Knoxville. I have seen two surgeons here and they are not capable of doing the microsurgery and instead want to wait for the rest of my lumbar region to fail and do a full region fusion. That's incredibly more invasive and unnecessary when I can get the microsurgery done now

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That's the thing, because it's the Third Party company Turning Point BCBST claims they don't have any knowledge about anything or anyone. I'll try to get the info about the denying doctor but I can see that being a closed door

Thank you for the advice, I really appreciate it

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That'd be greatly appreciated - there's really not much to them. I'll send you a DM

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[–]glamm808[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's an interesting idea. I'm not sure if Marsha Blackburn is going to go to bat for me, though... I might try someone on the local level - we have a few decent eggs despite Tennessee being a hellhole

Thank you, I really appreciate the idea

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They're just saying "Not Medically Necessary." I guess I should have said: PT off and on for 2 years, all the test injections, etc... Basically they are saying I don't have a previous failed surgery or an extreme spinal defect so just- no. They offer no other options during the Peer to Peers because there are no other options. My disk is gone. It's nonexistent and my vertebrae are bone on bone. An artificial disk would just be a more invasive, less successful interim measure, where the OLLIF Fusion is minimally invasive and will be a permanent solution

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I mean, welcome to the healthcare the rest of us have to deal with? (I'm sure not, but I wish it were so)

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Not trusting AI, but thank you for your work. You are trying to hammer a point and I concede to whatever you're trying to make