On Oct 15th, I slipped and fell 9-10 feet at work and broke the tibia plateau in several places of my left knee. The plan was to heal the fracture without surgery, no weight bearing for 3 months , then a knee replacement due to deformity of the bone from trauma. Back to work by early June.
That’s when the insurance company stepped in. Knowing the plan, the insurance carrier waited until surgery was scheduled to deny the surgery. Surgery has been scheduled at Piedmont Fayetteville on the Jan 7th, 15th, 23rd and feb 6th. Each time a couple of days before, it was scrubbed because insurance denied the surgery claiming my knee had documented arthritis and would eventually need replacing anyway. This was kind of funny, because I have never been treated nor complained of pain in that knee. The only documentation was a comparative X-ray because of knee trouble in my right knee, Meanwhile, I went twice for an independent medical review both concurring with the original surgeon. After all this, they finally approved surgery, and now the Surgeon is booked up for the next 4 weeks!
SURGERY is scheduled for Thursday, March 14th. Trying to save a little money will end up costing them an extra few thousand dollars , my company even more , plus lost production while I am down. All the while, I am trying to just get back to work! So , it looks like my increased activity on Tidefans will be around a few more months!
That’s when the insurance company stepped in. Knowing the plan, the insurance carrier waited until surgery was scheduled to deny the surgery. Surgery has been scheduled at Piedmont Fayetteville on the Jan 7th, 15th, 23rd and feb 6th. Each time a couple of days before, it was scrubbed because insurance denied the surgery claiming my knee had documented arthritis and would eventually need replacing anyway. This was kind of funny, because I have never been treated nor complained of pain in that knee. The only documentation was a comparative X-ray because of knee trouble in my right knee, Meanwhile, I went twice for an independent medical review both concurring with the original surgeon. After all this, they finally approved surgery, and now the Surgeon is booked up for the next 4 weeks!
SURGERY is scheduled for Thursday, March 14th. Trying to save a little money will end up costing them an extra few thousand dollars , my company even more , plus lost production while I am down. All the while, I am trying to just get back to work! So , it looks like my increased activity on Tidefans will be around a few more months!