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by LeftTurnSignal 2653 days ago
/incoming rant but related to your story

It sucks so bad. My brother and I got parasites from water at some restaurant in GA.

Down there they were able to help him, but up in the north, the Drs have no clue on how to deal with parasites. The most help I got was the Dr calling the pharmacy for me.

So my brother got meds from his Dr, sent them up here to get rid of the parasites. Now I'm dealing with some bacterial infections that no one can figure out.

I asked to have the same test done that my brother had that found all his issues relating to this. They replied with "Yes, we can do that test." Then they sent me to CT and for a colonoscopy which took 2 months before I could get in... all the while they couldn't "give advice" because they "don't know what my system is like."

I'm seeing the 4th opinion next week. It's been 4 1/2 months now, so maybe this one will care.

This is with the "good insurance" I keep hearing about.

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How much did you have to pay for that colonoscopy? Good insurance can't make doctors better but it can lower the costs for you.
I'm in a bit of insurance hell at the moment.

Depending on when I call them during the month, I might owe money or I might not....

Before the colonoscopy, they said I would owe $500 for my deductible, which is correct.

Then I got there, they said I didn't need to pay anything, and I just got a bill yesterday for $2700. The insurance line items say they covered about $1300 of it. Now I get to fight insurance again because I shouldn't be paying anything over $500. I have 30 days before collections too.

I love paying for the privilege of fighting for insurance coverage.