who's the carrier? they might/most likely will require authorization in order to approve the surgery and if they turn him down have will state why he is being denied
Posted on 09/01/2013 7:00:40 PM PDT by Black Agnes
We've very nearly had our first obamacare victim in the family. We'll see next week.
Daddy goes in for open heart surgery in Houston sometime next week. Prayers would definitely be appreciated...
My father is a heart patient for 25 years. Had bypass surgery in 94 and clean arteries after that. Had a mild clotting incident in '05 and was put on warfarin. Warfarin leads to aortic stenosis (calcification of the aortic valve) in some patients, particularly older men.
Daddy started noticing symptoms of heart failure last spring (spring 12). He wasn't given any medical options. Just 'let's wait it out'. (which I find now is death for this type of thing. the earlier you operate the higher the chances of success, the longer you wait the weaker the heart the bigger the risk of death...)
Fast forward to this spring. He had a major episode and they did a balloon catheter on him. Said they could do that repeatedly (a lie). 3m later he has another episode and now they mention transcatheter valve replacement. But, they tell him they don't use the size he needs so he has to participate in a clinical trial that's testing that size.
So, daddy has a cousin in TX who is a bigwig with marathon oil. Who has a buddy who's an even bigger (retired) bigwig with marathon oil and a donor to Texas Heart Institute. A phone call is made on a Tuesday and daddy has an apointment with a Dr. Fish on a Thursday.
During that appointment the doc tells him that transcatheter has a much higher risk in HIS age group of knocking clots loose and causing problems. And since daddy's had open heart surgery before and knows what that recovery is like they can replace the valve with the correct size that way. But his only concern is with daddy's lungs...
My dad was like ...'what's wrong with my lungs?'...
'Well, you are a heavy abuser of nicotine and have smoked for 60+ years it says here in your medical record and that sort of risk factor concerns us'...
**Daddy's never smoked a cigarette in his entire life.** ...
They were death paneling him because he was supposedly a smoker.
We're still wondering how THAT got on his medical record and how many OTHER older white people have that?
And the great part is...with Obamacare you have no rights to see your medical record...unlike Experian. To correct things that might death panel you w/o your knowledge.
So here's the rundown.
Baptist (Jackson Heart) wasn't going to do open heart surgery on him, at all. Didn't even present it as an option with risks due to his 'smoking'. Just told him 'we'll wait and watch'...Which we find out (from reading pubmed and his asking the surgeon and cardiologist in Houston) is the WORST thing you can do with heart failure from a replaceable valve...
So here we are, a year and a half later with GREATLY reduced heart function, waiting for heart surgery in Houston...
Again, prayers appreciated...
Yeah. Other insurance.
I was speaking in general though. For the rest of us. We’ll have no way of knowing WHAT has been added, or subtracted (drug allergies, reactions, etc), from our medical records since they’re all digital and all in the hands of Acorn and other ‘minions’.
A sincere prayer for J and his surgeon. May the Lord be with both of them.
Thank you. You have no idea how much I’m comforted by the prayers.
It’s in God’s hands. Always. I’m praying for God’s will and the surgeon’s skill.
Thanks. I’m a nervous wreck. We’re trying to work logistics to be with my mom during surgery next week. It’s about a 10hr trip one way for me.
B U M P
Prayers offered. It would seem that a person’s medical records should be their personal property. Maybe a law is in order sooner rather than later.
Note: I am sending a personal message
who's the carrier? they might/most likely will require authorization in order to approve the surgery and if they turn him down have will state why he is being denied
Will pray for your father. This is horrendous!
Blessed Lord,
we ask your loving care and protection for those who are sick
in body, mind, or spirit and who desire our prayers.
Take from them all fears and help them put their trust in you,
that they may feel your strong arms around them.
Touch them with your renewing love,
that they may know wholeness in you and glorify your name,
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God,
now and for ever.
AMEN.
HIPPA is about granting the feral government sole ownership of your medical records.
And they have always planned on using those records as a weapon against non-preferred groups.
Prayers said!
Incidentally, one of the FR physician posters said now when you agree to DNR, they take it to mean don’t do anything.
My niece, a nurse, was pro-DNR, but recommended that a family member NOT permit it now.
It’s a different world today.
praying for your Dad, and for you.
Prayers up. Sue the SOBs. It may save someone else’s life. During my Dad’s illness, I too learned the importance of being diligent about his treatments, asking challenging questions, and I started demanding copies of all his test results etc, made sure they were corrected.
That way when he went into ER, I had everything they needed for accurate history. The inaccuracy of medical records is not a new thing. Back when I had my insurance license, we o had insurance that declined coverage for clients, and sometimes it was purely a mistake in medical records.
Dad had a cardiologist who did a cardiac cath, and then just shrugged and said there’s nothing more that can be done. No stent or baloon angioplasty. I had the nurse track him down, and spoke to him on the phone.
Finally he said well, in a younger person, you might consider a bypass operation. I said well, don’t you think that should be up to the surgeon, and shouldn’t we at least explore the possibilities?
The nurse felt sorry for us, and found a really nice and good surgeon to call for consult. He put the odds at 95 percent favorable. Dad said he liked those odds and had the surgery;he came through just fine.
He had had congestive heart failure for years and was on warfarin for years due to heart attack in early 50s, and arterial fibrillation. He also had lung problems, due to smoking 3 packs a day until he was 45 years old, as well as asbestos exposure in the Navy. He was close to 80 years old, and his kidneys only worked at 50 percent.
You hang in there; It might not be ideal, due to delays, but they can do amazing stuff today. I’ll pray that the lord will look out for you and your loved ones.
Get a lawyer. It is/was your Dads medical history, and NO Doctor has the right to refuse.
I call BS on that not allowed to look. If someone told me that, I would get hot and look them straight in the eye, and say I hope you are not trying to tell me that I can NOT look at records that I PAID for!!!!!!!!
I always got them, and if I hadn’t, I would have told them my lawyer will be in touch, now let me talk to some one with a brain that is in charge of this pitiful excuse for health care treatment.
I have the results of every single test that I have had in the last 15 years. For my Dad, I had a typed health history that we kept updated and took with us for every appointment, and gave it to them, if they didn’t have their own form to update.
I would never continue to do business with someone that wouldn’t let me see the records, and I would darn sure have those records if I wanted them. Under HIPPA those records can not even be shared with insurance companies if you don’t sign an authorization, and I really am serioous-I would have my records even if I had to have a lawyer demand them on my behalf.
That’s what my Dad had. I would be rich if I had a dollar for everytime someone looked at us like what the heck is that?
His VA Doctor told him it was the asbestos that they refurbished his ship with during WWII, but that the time for claims was past. He was also a heavy smoker till age 45.
“’Well, you are a heavy abuser of nicotine and have smoked for 60+ years it says here in your medical record and that sort of risk factor concerns us’... “
That is a serious medical error. I’d call a lawyer right now.
In the mean time Prayers up.
“The problem is, how do you know there are discrepancies in there? If you’re not allowed to look. I guess get an internist or gp you trust and just sit down and go over the whole entire thing.”
Oh they better tell you everything and if they don’t you get down to Circuit Court and make them hand EVERYTHING over to your lawyer.
Prayers for your father
Prayers up!
Who is your Dad’s insurance carrier?
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