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Ivan, You are precious, and I appreciate your concern, but who would I petition? The hospital that let this happen or Medtronic, or the insurance company. Once I can focus on who is at fault it will be much easier. I follow your plights on the List and think there must not be an end to the persecution for the infirmed. >Maybe you could benefit from a PETITION, Jane. I am still struggling to >achieve a >agreement with the City of Portland, and now, the petiiton from the List >that I have >printed out will put pressure on it. > >Ivan >:-) > >On Fri, 28 May 1999 21:14:32 -0700 JaneRoss <[log in to unmask]> writes: >>The discussion seems to include me let me say I would never try to >>discourage anyone the feeling of freedom that I had these past three >>years. >> >>It was like a dream. As most of you know I had experimental DBS >>surgery >>three years ago that my insurance company refused to pay for. My >>insurance >>company was the ONLY insurance company to deny payment. I believe >>the >>other patients were covered by medicare. >> >>Several years ago a social security judge declared that I wasn't fully >>disabled >>when I quit working and I was denied my Social Security rights so I >>don't >>have medicare. >> >>Now I have a dead battery on my right side. They want to take my >>left >>battery and place it on the other side so I would get possibly get a >>couple >>of more years out of it and would disable my left side which since >>the >>surgery has almost stabilized even when turned off. >> >>I have put off calling them to see where I stand with my insurance >>company >>but Monday I must face reality. I will call. >> >>This has turned into a nightmare for me, It is like giving a child an >>ice >>cream cone then just when they find out how good it is, take it away. >>I >>want my stimulator back! >> >>jjjane >>http://www.geocities.com/soho/village/6263/pienet/people/hithross.html > >^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) > Ivan Suzman 49/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) > Portland, Maine land of lighthouses deg. F :-) >******************************************************************** jjjane http://www.geocities.com/soho/village/6263/pienet/people/hithross.html