Pain Management For Interstitial Cystitis | Forum profile

Lauren, Amaranthe has some very good advice there. Get on the phone and check every clinic that you can and see what can be done. I also think what she said about getting a letter of recommendation from your old clinic is a great piece of advice. That can help you a great deal but please check in and let us know that you are all right (and calling your insurance should be the first thing you do because they will have the list of places they...

I use to have a Plastic Surgeon that removed Tumors off my face and he billed my Insurance and they paid him only about 1/2 of the charges for his billed amount. So He dropped me with out any warning Because he didn't get his full billed amount for the service. I guess if I was a doctor , and I performed a service for the patient , and I then billed your insurance company , and when they paid me for that service , I only recieved a...

In this day and age, most physician offices have contracts with various insurance companies, in which they agree on specific payments for specific services. Your insurance company should be able to provide you with a list of doctors covered under your plan. With the coming of the new year in less than a month, many contracts will be in the renewal process. It's extremely inconvenient for many patients (and their doctors!) but it does...

Both my female urologist and male internist are fairly young. Again gender nor age guarantee compassion nor do they guarantee knowledge of a subject.

Quote: Originally Posted by ICPrincess Obviously the man fell as a child or spent half his life in an institution (or will eventually). I certainly hope you saw him for the nut job that he is and moved on to another establishment even if its complicated to do so. There are no words adequate to describe what you have just told us. Not only is he obviously frighteningly clueless about this disease, he is also a neanderthal with very little...

Thank u for the reply!

I almost had this happen to me with one of my doctors but thankfully they made a deal with the insurance that they both could live with so I was very happy. I know its rough finding another doctor (most especially a pain doctor I would think (as most will label us as pill seekers). Maybe your family doctor can take you on? Or have him/her get you a referral for another doctor.

There is just noway getting around ignorant people. Hopefully someday people will have some sort of understanding of what we go through. MG

I have found that the generic do not stick nearly as good as the name brand. When I use the generic brand I have to use tape to make them stay put. And sometimes that don't work. When I said about the pills (oxycodone 5mg) were no doing anything for the pain he said well you have the patches and also the pain pump. Then I said maybe the pump is not working again like the other pump I had. It had like a cystual at the end of it and nothing...

What a freckin idiot!! Run, don't walk to another one!!!! That's right up there with it being a somataform and "all in our heads" I really don't think that gender has anything to do with it!! I was referred a few times to pain mangagement. When I'd call to set up an appointment I ask it they knew anything about IC and the pain it brings and "she" answered "what's...