And yet, the ONE condition I DID have a positive test result for (Lyme) was the one that no doc wanted to treat properly or my insurance wanted to pay for;
Yet, though I had NO positive test results for any of the OTHER disorders, my docs and insurance company had no problem offering me treatment for them!
-------------------- The Bite: July 1995 Next 13 years: Treated for things I didn't have Symptom total: 45 1 faint Lyme IgM May 2000 5 More negative tests IGeneX says YES! 3/16/09 Finally feel human: 2012 Posts: 120 | From Plainsboro NJ | Registered: Feb 2007
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Tincup
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Sorry to hear that... but it happens a good bit I'm afraid.
AliG
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It really DOES make you wonder, doesn't it. That happens SO often. It's almost like we have a nasty case of "cooties".
Thank goodness we have "the few"...., "the brave"...., "the LLMDs". Without them, we might be forced to form a colony.
ALL HAIL ATTY GENERAL BLUMENTHAL, for giving us the hope that we may someday be acknowledged as legitimately suffering and in need of realistic medical treatment and be treated more fairly by insurance companies everywhere!!!!
I wonder if we can sue them all for discrimination.
They are OBVIOUSLY prejudiced against tick borne diseases. Actually, those doctors just might not be smart enough to comprehend TBDs and are afraid of making mistakes.
It's much easier to just trust the guidelines that you're given, when you don't know that they're written by MORONS!!!!
As for the insurance companies....... I can't even TRY to make up an excuse. I think it's just plain evil greed & they'd do it with EVERY disease if they thought there was a chance they could get away with it.
-------------------- Note: I'm NOT a medical professional. The information I share is from my own personal research and experience. Please do not construe anything I share as medical advice, which should only be obtained from a licensed medical practitioner. Posts: 4881 | From Middlesex County, NJ | Registered: Jul 2006
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