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- Thu Feb 03, 2011 9:22 pm
- Forum: INSURANCE & DISABILITY ISSUES
- Topic: Harvard Pilgrim Doesn't Cover Decompression Surgery
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3819
Re: Harvard Pilgrim Doesn't Cover Decompression Surgery
Hi Faith, To answer your questions Dr Conway will keep the ST ligament intact by using Dr. Antolak’s method, so he won’t cut the ligament completely and repair it using donor tissue like Dr. Hibner. If you picture the ligament fibers like your fingers when they’re straight and closed together horizo...
- Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:48 pm
- Forum: INSURANCE & DISABILITY ISSUES
- Topic: Harvard Pilgrim Doesn't Cover Decompression Surgery
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3819
Re: Harvard Pilgrim Doesn't Cover Decompression Surgery
Hi Celeste, I don't want to speak for Dr. Conway and his office, but I was offered the opportunity to have him perform the TG surgery, like I said in my earlier post it is currently undergoing approval by St. Joeseph's Hospital in NH. I don't know whether or not he's advertising the fact that pendin...
- Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:40 pm
- Forum: INSURANCE & DISABILITY ISSUES
- Topic: Harvard Pilgrim Doesn't Cover Decompression Surgery
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3819
Re: Harvard Pilgrim Doesn't Cover Decompression Surgery
Thanks AM and NYT! AM~ Luckily almost everything else has been approved by my insurance, other than the TIG Surgery, so I haven't had to write any appeals letters! I find it strange that they'll pay for the dozens of PN Blocks I've had with Dr. Quesada, but won't pay for surgery which will hopefully...
- Wed Jan 19, 2011 5:08 am
- Forum: INSURANCE & DISABILITY ISSUES
- Topic: Harvard Pilgrim Doesn't Cover Decompression Surgery
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3819
Harvard Pilgrim Doesn't Cover Decompression Surgery
Hi Everyone, After finding that my 1st surgery (transvaginal) and subsequent nerve blocks, PT, medications, were a resounding failure, I’ve made the very difficult decision to have Dr. Conway perform the transgleuteal decompression surgery this year. The only problem is that I have Harvard Pilgrim f...