The insurance companies tend to lump everyone in one bucket--if you're savvy
or ignorant about your own health needs, it matters not.  You gotta go "by
the book" or you can kiss your co-pay goodbye.  Heck, I would just as soon
have the darn thing biopsied now and skip the mammogram.  After all, it's
right underneath the dermis--it's not like they'd have to go through a few
centimeters of tissue.  It's always been my experience that when it's
suspected someone has the big "C", you don't wait even a few days to do the
testing.  Sure, you might have to wait a while for the results, but they at
least do the test PDQ.

I've talked to two guys that had breast tissue "lumps" removed:  my dad and
my best friend.  Benign in both cases, but still, the MDs jumped on the case
like a bum on a baloney sandwich.

-Kyle

-----Original Message-----
From: Trisha Cummings [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 11:28 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: To Put Things in Perspective...A Hundred Years Ago...


Hi Kyle,

   I truly don't want to sound stupid - but why won't they let you go to the
radiologist? If you need it you need it. What's wrong with these people!

                                     Trisha


> So what your saying is, "pain" is a GOOD thing, right?  If so, that's a
> good
> thing, since this is sore as all get out.  I have an "evaluation" by my
> family doctor this Thursday.  The insurance company would not let me
> schedule directly with the radiologist or oncologist.  What a bunch o'
> hooey!
>
> -Kyle
>
>