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From: Rick.Edwards@p0.f113.n106.z1.fidonet.org (Rick Edwards)
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Subject: Medicare
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Date: 12 Feb 90 02:58:31 GMT
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[This is from the Chronic Pain Conference on Fidonet]

I've had it....I need help, right now.
 
I'm tired of PAIN, I wanna be free! Long days and LONGER nights are reaching
into my very soul.
 
Ok, ok, enough of the dramatic diatribe. Seriously though, has anyone else
in here had problems with getting MEDICARE to pay for PAIN CLINIC treatments?
 
I've had my physician try to get me into several of the pain control clinics,
have called several myself, and all of them say the same thing, MEDICARE
will NOT cover it...I could pay for it, and submit my claim to MEDICARE for
reimbursement...uh uh, did that before and got burnt.
 
Chronic pain suffer'rs know what I'm talking about here when I say that it
is next to impossible to have physicians prescribe pain killers for chronic
pain. Right? Ok, I have little problem with understanding that. Just be a matter of time before one would be taking lethal doses of meds and gawd forbid
more surgery or a broken bone or something come up that you can't quell the
pain...sigh...yeah, I can understand their reluctance.
 
I know, I am digressing...Anyways...how can one get into a pain control management program with lack of funds and no coverage from MEDICARE?
 
Any ideas would be most appreaciated...thanks
 
                                          ...Rick

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