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Jane, perhaps you must face reality, but that does not mean you cannot fight. Can your doctors write more letters, or can you go back before a judge. A doctor wrote letters for my mother ( who did not have PD ) but it was a firmly written letter and it worked. I may have missed other replies, so I just throw this in for what it is worth. Good luck, Nita JaneRoss wrote: > 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