"cshenk" > wrote in :

> "Omelet" wrote
>> "cshenk" wrote:
>
>>> Good! For me, finally saw the Doc today. First time in 26 years with
>>> a civilian Doc. Instead of just getting refills and being shuffled
>>> off on my
>>> way, got referrals and real treatment. Interesting. Off to a regular
>>> otho
>>> with a morning call to validate the referral.
>>
>> Good! I hope you get the help you need. :-)
>> It's not always easy... Keep us updated please.
>
> Now waiting on Tricare. 7-10 days and will have letter with
> authorization number. Doc wanted it in 3 but picked the wrong person to
> refer to and they don't do that without the number at that site. Lol,
> tricare will provide the number with a time/date of appointment but
> place wont provide a time/date without the number first.



Man!! What a screwed system!!


Here, if you want to see an ortho, you go to your local GP and say, "Give
me a referral to such-and-such Specialist."

He writes out a referral letter and either rings up and makes an
appoinment for you, or you do it yourself.

You turn up at the ortho appointment with the letter, and away you go!!



>
> For those in favor of 'National health care' take note, it's certainly
> better than none, but it's not like a well managed HMO. In a well
> managed HMO, an emergency referral will *happen*. Under Tricare, they
> carefully made sure i knew where the emergency room was and how to dial
> 911 if i can't get in and it gets bad fast before the appointment can be
> made. Oh well. It appears to be slowly healing with proper use of the
> robaxin ands careful use of tramadol.
>
> Don't worry, the tramadol is used very sparingly. It's a bottle of 30
> from Nov 2008. Have first refill since then. I take it only *as
> needed* as am a long term sort and that stuff can be real bad if
> mis-used over a long time.
>


If you need some extras, let me know. I have plenty here from a couple of
months ago that I'll never use again. Tramadol made me feel like I was
seasick all the time...... which probaly wouldn't be any big deal for
you!! :-)

I started on the 150mg and when they had no effect, the doc put me on the
200mg.




--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


If we are not meant to eat animals,
why are they made of meat?