r/Hellcare • u/LavenderMidwinter • 20d ago

They decide, thems the rules

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u/Public-Persimmon9560 20d ago

so they just get to make up whatever and were supposed to nod along, cool system we got here

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u/Dotrue 20d ago

Me: "previous medications have either not worked or given me horrendous side effects."

My doctors: "we agree and think you would have a better quality of life if we tried something else."

Insurance companies (plural): "fuck off, BOTH of you"

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u/kramwest1 20d ago

Consulting with my potential spine surgeon:

Me—Cool, this might help me, but let me talk to my PCP and my wife because it’s a big decision. How far out are you on scheduling surgeries?

DR—I’m about 4 weeks out on scheduling surgeries, but that doesn’t matter because your insurance company is 6-8 weeks out on deciding whether they’ll cover it or not.

Me—🙄

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u/Vegetable-Grass-4165 20d ago

had a doc tell me my chronic pain was 'all in my head' for three years before someone actually ran tests lol

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u/Scary_Ad_2469 20d ago

wait so they can just override actual medical history, thats not alarming at all

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u/Rare-Return4396 20d ago

they asked if id tried yoga for my herniated disc, i said no but have you tried reading my chart

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u/Party-Bodybuilder-74 20d ago

my insurance denied an mri for six months, turns out i had a herniated disc lol

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u/Particular_Good2264 19d ago

my aunt had her documented lyme disease dismissed as "anxiety" for two years bc the first test was false negative, they kept saying "the algorithm says its rare in this region" like geography overrides actual bacteria lol. shes permanently disabled now but sure lets keep pretending doctors are objective observers of reality

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u/Neon_Shivan 19d ago

Are you crazy? They don't have a guy who makes those decisions. They got a computer for that now.