So a couple days ago I sent in the Paper from my insurance regarding a warning from them that w/out special approval from the doctor, that there would be a 33% decrease in the medicine that I take for my anuerysms.
This all came about because my dosage was flagged as unusual.
Which makes perfect sense. I have a genetic mutation. By definition, I am unusual.
My cardiologist office called me, and rather than seek approval to continue the current dosage of my angiotensin medicine (prevents my aneurysms from being worse than they already are)
-the nurse or secretary that called me instead said that the doctor was "fine with the reduction" and also offered me the choice of changing to another medicine that has an inferior half-life...
So I am a person with a genetic mutation who is going to have his 3rd open-heart surgery for aneurysms in the spring, and this doctor is fine with me reducing my aneurysm medicine by a third!
FUCK YOU
do I look like a dumb sheep?
These people treat me as though I am subject to their system.
I told the person I was talking to that they need to approve the current dosage of the angiotension medicine (not a reduction by 1/3) and be fair and reasonable, or I would find another doctor.
She told me "OK sir" and hung up.
I need to to a better job of controlling my emotions in such situations and staying relaxed.
1. The doctors are not geniuses, they're just doctors and whether they fail to do their due-dilligence, or whether they have financial motive to listen to the insurance company at the expense of the patient -- I have to remain patient and be a better communicator.
2. The people that have to call me to sell me on the reduction have no power -- Their job is to get me to agree and they probably actually believe that the authority role of the doctor-patient translates into a situation where they are simply asking for "what's best". -- I have to be more patient, and understand that progress with these people will be unlikely. Simply ask to re-submit a new proposal to the doctor.
See... writing this out helped me be more rational already.
This all came about because my dosage was flagged as unusual.
Which makes perfect sense. I have a genetic mutation. By definition, I am unusual.
My cardiologist office called me, and rather than seek approval to continue the current dosage of my angiotensin medicine (prevents my aneurysms from being worse than they already are)
-the nurse or secretary that called me instead said that the doctor was "fine with the reduction" and also offered me the choice of changing to another medicine that has an inferior half-life...
So I am a person with a genetic mutation who is going to have his 3rd open-heart surgery for aneurysms in the spring, and this doctor is fine with me reducing my aneurysm medicine by a third!

do I look like a dumb sheep?
These people treat me as though I am subject to their system.
I told the person I was talking to that they need to approve the current dosage of the angiotension medicine (not a reduction by 1/3) and be fair and reasonable, or I would find another doctor.
She told me "OK sir" and hung up.
I need to to a better job of controlling my emotions in such situations and staying relaxed.
1. The doctors are not geniuses, they're just doctors and whether they fail to do their due-dilligence, or whether they have financial motive to listen to the insurance company at the expense of the patient -- I have to remain patient and be a better communicator.
2. The people that have to call me to sell me on the reduction have no power -- Their job is to get me to agree and they probably actually believe that the authority role of the doctor-patient translates into a situation where they are simply asking for "what's best". -- I have to be more patient, and understand that progress with these people will be unlikely. Simply ask to re-submit a new proposal to the doctor.
See... writing this out helped me be more rational already.