Re: [TMIC] LTD IME - HELP
kinda makes one want to scream foul!
more of the ins co's controll over patient care
--- On Fri, 12/3/10, CANDIS KALLEY cakal...@embarqmail.com wrote:
From: CANDIS KALLEY cakal...@embarqmail.com
Subject: Re: [TMIC] LTD IME - HELP
To: tmic-list tmic-list@eskimo.com
Date: Friday, December 3, 2010, 8:20 PM
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An IME is an Independent Medical Exam carried out by a doctor paid by the
insurance usually! Which makes Independent a REAL LAUGH!
Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly!
Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably .
And never regret anything that made you smile.
Prayers and thoughts for you and yours,
Candy K.
- Original Message -
From: James Berg molokai...@gmail.com
To: CANDIS KALLEY cakal...@embarqmail.com
Sent: Friday, December 3, 2010 8:05:32 PM
Subject: Re: [TMIC] LTD IME - HELP
I wish I knew what an IME was--surely not MRI? I really feel for the
paper'legal problems you are having. sounds like the Neuro may not be a real
Neuro at all! I managed to get thru SSDI and it only took six months. I know
I am lucky because others have been fighting for a year or more and still
waiting. And their condition is the same. I was prepared to get a lawyer and
fight but it wasn't necessary. Wish I could help, we have enough problems
without rip off insurance co.s and neuros. Where I live, I can't find a neuro
who has ever had a TM patient. Stand Strong.
On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 7:26 AM, CANDIS KALLEY cakal...@embarqmail.com wrote:
After 31 months, I'm finally scheduled for an IME for my LTD on the 16th of
this month!
My question is for anyone who has gone through an IME. What can I expect?
This NEURO assigned for the IME is board certified BUT he owns his own Neuro
Center which does nothing but Workers Comp and other insurance Independent
neuro exams - LOL! While he attended college in some neuro fields, I can't
find where he received a degree in neurology! He did, however, attended
several months of training for insurance medical examinations and receive
creditials!
This is a BIG case with almost $50,000 past due from Insurance and another
$60,000 to the end of the end of LTD.
Warning for all you newbies - if you have STD/LTD through your employers, after
2 years the insurance company will TRY to discontinue payments due to a law for
mental cases!
That law does not apply for physcial conditions EVEN though the insurance
companies will do anything they can to NOT pay!
At the beginning, I suggest that you look up a GOOD LTD lawyer and call to be
prepared for problems especially after 2 years! Laws are changing all the
time and the insurance
Also, TELL your doctor not to send any papers to ANY ONE without telling you
and letting you review BEFORE sending out the papers! Have a BIG note put on
your case file to that effect!
MY Neuro answered papers that allowed only YES/NO answers at the height of
Season here in SW FL! Since this is mainly a retirement town, and most of his
patients are on Medicare Already, he answered the YES/NO WITHOUT further
explanation and sent back to insurance without my knowledge!
ALWAYS before, the insurance company sent forms to me for me and the doctor to
fill out. I would always have to drop off the papers and pick them up to send
back. BUT to get rid of me, the insurance company sent papers directly to my
doctor and none to me - not even a notice! The last set of papers was just 6
weeks after the quarterly review papers! LIKE a MIRACLE would occur after 2
1/2 years of severe TM in just 6 weeks - 2 attacks of TM affecting C4 - T1 and
T10 - T12!
Just a word of warning to all newer TMers! SSDI is bad enough but the LTD
insurance companies are the WORST !%!$#$!#@ OF ALL!
Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly!
Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably .
And never regret anything that made you smile.
Prayers and thoughts for you and yours,
Candy K.
[TMIC] Med Question
On Thursday I saw a new doctor, a physiatrist (sp), that my neuro recommended. I am very impressed with him and his care which was very thorough. When I mentioned my freezing/burning and pain n my feet, he gave me a script for gabapentin. My previous neuro always said there was nothing I could take. I know many of who have mentioned it previously. I took my first capsule last night when I went to bed. This morning I feel so groggy, like I had a night on the town last night. Is that common? Will it go away after I am on it for a while? Maybe I should take it earlier in the evening so the affect wears off by morning. He has also recommend that I saw a ortho who will evaluate me to see if a brace on my bad leg would help with my balance and walking. If it helps, I am game for anything. Thank you in advance for any advice you can give me. Patti - Wisconsin
Re: [TMIC] Med Question
and then there are folks like me that Gabapentin..(Neurontin) didn't do a thingnot help the pain or burning nor even give me any side effects and I was up to 2800mg a day before my doc decided to take me off of it. Again, just goes to show you...that we are all different and react differently to meds and to TM. Here's hoping that the Gabapentin works for you and just adjusting the time of day that you take it helps with the drowsiness. Candy...like you saidI'd give up TM for acne anydayAcne can be successfully treated...TM's hit or miss it seems. Kevin Weilacher N.E. Ohio (Canton) From: CANDIS KALLEY cakal...@embarqmail.com To: tmic-list tmic-list@eskimo.com Sent: Sat, December 4, 2010 10:55:50 AM Subject: Re: [TMIC] Med Question Patti, I've been on gabapentin for awhile now. It does seem to help with the cold/burning in the feet along with several other things. It doesn't however take everything completely away all the time or even sometimes! There doesn't seem to be anything that does that! TM is worst than the weather in that if you don't like it stick around it can get worse! The gabapentin does seem to make me more drowsy no matter when or how I take it! I take 300 mg 3X daily! To prevent even worse afternoons, I take 300 mg in a.m. and 600 mg at bedtime! I must admit that the night sleep seems to be better! Within 30 minutes, I'm fast asleep and usually sleep 7 hrs straight thru! Sometimes this is bad because the bladder relaxes too much and in the morning I have to change the bed! TM in a way takes us all back to a 2nd childhood - learning to walk, toddling and falling, wearing diapers, changing clothes 2 or 3X daily, and changing beding in the morning! If it wasn't for all the pain, I'd feel like a 1 year old! Always wanted to do it over again but I had imagined starting back in the teens - I'd give TM up in heartbeat for a REAL BAD case of acne anyday! Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably . And never regret anything that made you smile. Prayers and thoughts for you and yours, Candy K. - Original Message - From: Patricia Cooley patticoole...@gmail.com To: TMIC-LIST@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, December 4, 2010 10:39:58 AM Subject: [TMIC] Med Question On Thursday I saw a new doctor, a physiatrist (sp), that my neuro recommended. I am very impressed with him and his care which was very thorough. When I mentioned my freezing/burning and pain n my feet, he gave me a script for gabapentin. My previous neuro always said there was nothing I could take. I know many of who have mentioned it previously. I took my first capsule last night when I went to bed. This morning I feel so groggy, like I had a night on the town last night. Is that common? Will it go away after I am on it for a while? Maybe I should take it earlier in the evening so the affect wears off by morning. He has also recommend that I saw a ortho who will evaluate me to see if a brace on my bad leg would help with my balance and walking. If it helps, I am game for anything. Thank you in advance for any advice you can give me. Patti - Wisconsin
Fwd: [TMIC] Med Question
Patti I also have the pads that fit completely over the bed, the rubber pants and all the others. I also have an ileostomy - I had to have my colon removed over 35 years ago - so I have to wear a bag on my lower abdomen that drains constantly. I have few problems with the ileostomy it's the appliances - some don't even last a day before they fall apart! The ileostomy is good in some ways because I don't have the usual BM problems of other TMers. I started using the bed pads 4 years before the TM because of the ileostomy applance problems. I can't wear the rubber pants except to go out in because I develop bad cases of yeast infections nor the pads all the time due to yeast! I have about 4 pads for the bed and about 10 for chairs and such! A mop is always around also! TM has really cut into my social life - not only getting out and around but because of the bladder problems and the yeast infections! OH FYI - old fashioned yeast infection fighter - use non-flavored original yogurt on an inserted tampon! SORRY GUYS! The GREEK yogurt seems to work the best! That has been a salvation for me! It works within a day or 2! The trouble is I never feel the burning or pain, I have to judge by a rash! I always keep the yogurt on hand just in case! Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably . And never regret anything that made you smile. Prayers and thoughts for you and yours, Candy K. - Original Message - From: Patricia Cooley patticoole...@gmail.com To: CANDIS KALLEY cakal...@embarqmail.com Sent: Saturday, December 4, 2010 11:24:31 AM Subject: RE: [TMIC] Med Question Candis thanks for responding so quickly. Right now I am only taking 300mg at night. My doctor said he may have to increase it sometime in the future. I did notice I slept very well last night. I did have to get up at one point to go potty but went right back to sleep. The nighttime bladder can be a real problem. I found a waterproof pad that fits across my whole bed so if an accident happens I don’t have to change the whole bed, just throw the pad in the washing machine and dryer. Also, at another web site I found they have a rubber pants that is completely waterproof. I wear that over my overnight pad and in the morning there is no mess. Also, I purchased regular underpants that have just a rubber crotch that I can wear during the day and if I don’t get to the bathroom soon enough, at least I don’t have to change clothes. I agree that TM is horrible in so many ways. I can handle the pain, etc., it is the bladder problems that really gets me down. I guess you come into the world wearing diapers, and we go out the same. Have a Merry Christmas Candis. Patti - Wisconsin From: CANDIS KALLEY [mailto:cakal...@embarqmail.com] Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2010 9:56 AM To: tmic-list Subject: Re: [TMIC] Med Question Patti, I've been on gabapentin for awhile now. It does seem to help with the cold/burning in the feet along with several other things. It doesn't however take everything completely away all the time or even sometimes! There doesn't seem to be anything that does that! TM is worst than the weather in that if you don't like it stick around it can get worse! The gabapentin does seem to make me more drowsy no matter when or how I take it! I take 300 mg 3X daily! To prevent even worse afternoons, I take 300 mg in a.m. and 600 mg at bedtime! I must admit that the night sleep seems to be better! Within 30 minutes, I'm fast asleep and usually sleep 7 hrs straight thru! Sometimes this is bad because the bladder relaxes too much and in the morning I have to change the bed! TM in a way takes us all back to a 2nd childhood - learning to walk, toddling and falling, wearing diapers, changing clothes 2 or 3X daily, and changing beding in the morning! If it wasn't for all the pain, I'd feel like a 1 year old! Always wanted to do it over again but I had imagined starting back in the teens - I'd give TM up in heartbeat for a REAL BAD case of acne anyday! Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably . And never regret anything that made you smile. Prayers and thoughts for you and yours, Candy K. - Original Message - From: Patricia Cooley patticoole...@gmail.com To: TMIC-LIST@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, December 4, 2010 10:39:58 AM Subject: [TMIC] Med Question On Thursday I saw a new doctor, a physiatrist (sp), that my neuro recommended. I am very impressed with him and his care which was very thorough. When I mentioned my freezing/burning and pain n my feet, he gave me a script for gabapentin. My previous neuro always said there was nothing I could take. I know many of who have mentioned it previously. I took my first capsule last night when I went to bed. This morning I feel so
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Jane, I am so very sorry for your loss. My heart just aches for you and your family, and I will keep all of you in my prayers. Thank you for sharing this with us - your TM Family. love and prayers, Linda (Eagle, Id) - Original Message - From: celr...@aol.commailto:celr...@aol.com To: TMIC-LIST@eskimo.commailto:TMIC-LIST@eskimo.com Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 10:11 AM Subject: [TMIC] off topic Since you are all part of my cyber family I wanted to ask for prayer for my family and me. My daughter died yesterday. She was 41 and diabetic, on dialysis, poor health. Her daughter was with her and it was sudden. She didn't say anything just collapsed and that was it. She had been through s much all her life and now she is at rest with the Lord. Her name is Pamela Caldwell. No more needles and hospitals. Please forgive me if I offend anyone but I needed to talk. Jane/Splendora Tx
[TMIC] RE: tmic-digest Digest V2010 #678
hi Candy here is a suggestion re gabaptentin; after consulting with your neuro have your dosage increase gradually until you hardly have any pain; together with the gabapentin also get a prescription for baclofin. be careful though as baclofin may have adverse affect on your liver. as well take zanaflex for spascity. my dosage is a follows :800mg of gabapentin three times a day; 20 mg. of baclofin twice daily and 4 mg zanaflex 3 times daily. it took me a few months of trial and error always with the neuro's guidance to get the doasge right. hope this helps gerry in snowy Montreal Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 10:38:01 -0800 From: tmic-digest-requ...@eskimo.com Subject: tmic-digest Digest V2010 #678 To: tmic-dig...@eskimo.com --Forwarded Message Attachment-- tmic-digest Digest Volume 2010 : Issue 678 Today's Topics: Re: [TMIC] Med Question [ CANDIS KALLEY cakal...@embarqmail. ] Re: [TMIC] Med Question [ kevin weilacher hwyfli...@yahoo.co ] Fwd: [TMIC] Med Question [ CANDIS KALLEY cakal...@embarqmail. ] --Forwarded Message Attachment-- Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 10:55:50 -0500 From: cakal...@embarqmail.com To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [TMIC] Med Question Patti, I've been on gabapentin for awhile now. It does seem to help with the cold/burning in the feet along with several other things. It doesn't however take everything completely away all the time or even sometimes! There doesn't seem to be anything that does that! TM is worst than the weather in that if you don't like it stick around it can get worse! The gabapentin does seem to make me more drowsy no matter when or how I take it! I take 300 mg 3X daily! To prevent even worse afternoons, I take 300 mg in a.m. and 600 mg at bedtime! I must admit that the night sleep seems to be better! Within 30 minutes, I'm fast asleep and usually sleep 7 hrs straight thru! Sometimes this is bad because the bladder relaxes too much and in the morning I have to change the bed! TM in a way takes us all back to a 2nd childhood - learning to walk, toddling and falling, wearing diapers, changing clothes 2 or 3X daily, and changing beding in the morning! If it wasn't for all the pain, I'd feel like a 1 year old! Always wanted to do it over again but I had imagined starting back in the teens - I'd give TM up in heartbeat for a REAL BAD case of acne anyday! Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably . And never regret anything that made you smile. Prayers and thoughts for you and yours, Candy K. - Original Message - From: Patricia Cooley patticoole...@gmail.com To: TMIC-LIST@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, December 4, 2010 10:39:58 AM Subject: [TMIC] Med Question On Thursday I saw a new doctor, a physiatrist (sp), that my neuro recommended. I am very impressed with him and his care which was very thorough. When I mentioned my freezing/burning and pain n my feet, he gave me a script for gabapentin. My previous neuro always said there was nothing I could take. I know many of who have mentioned it previously. I took my first capsule last night when I went to bed. This morning I feel so groggy, like I had a night on the town last night. Is that common? Will it go away after I am on it for a while? Maybe I should take it earlier in the evening so the affect wears off by morning. He has also recommend that I saw a ortho who will evaluate me to see if a brace on my bad leg would help with my balance and walking. If it helps, I am game for anything. Thank you in advance for any advice you can give me. Patti - Wisconsin --Forwarded Message Attachment-- Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 08:07:21 -0800 From: hwyfli...@yahoo.com To: cakal...@embarqmail.com; tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [TMIC] Med Question and then there are folks like me that Gabapentin..(Neurontin) didn't do a thingnot help the pain or burning nor even give me any side effects and I was up to 2800mg a day before my doc decided to take me off of it. Again, just goes to show you...that we are all different and react differently to meds and to TM. Here's hoping that the Gabapentin works for you and just adjusting the time of day that you take it helps with the drowsiness. Candy...like you saidI'd give up TM for acne anydayAcne can be successfully treated...TM's hit or miss it seems. Kevin Weilacher N.E. Ohio (Canton) From: CANDIS KALLEY cakal...@embarqmail.com To: tmic-list tmic-list@eskimo.com Sent: Sat, December 4, 2010 10:55:50 AM Subject: Re: [TMIC] Med Question Patti, I've been on gabapentin for awhile now. It does seem to help with the cold/burning in the feet along with several other things. It doesn't however take everything completely away all the time or even sometimes! There doesn't seem to be anything that does that! TM is worst than the
Re: [TMIC] Med Question
Patti, I also have been on gabapentin for 4 years now.I take 2 after breakfast, 2 at lunch, and 2 at dinner, 300 mg each = 1800mg. Started it in the hospital, so would not have been able to tell if it made me sleepy or not to start with.They had me take added amounts very slowly and I really didn’t notice anything.I am always tired, probably because of gabapentin, baclofen (at bedtime), and just having TM. I push myself pretty hard, but also give myself rest time. Give your body time to adjust to the gabapentin and then decide whether to take it or not.I feel I am being helped by it. Janice From: CANDIS KALLEY Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2010 9:55 AM To: tmic-list Subject: Re: [TMIC] Med Question Patti, I've been on gabapentin for awhile now. It does seem to help with the cold/burning in the feet along with several other things. It doesn't however take everything completely away all the time or even sometimes! There doesn't seem to be anything that does that! TM is worst than the weather in that if you don't like it stick around it can get worse! The gabapentin does seem to make me more drowsy no matter when or how I take it! I take 300 mg 3X daily! To prevent even worse afternoons, I take 300 mg in a.m. and 600 mg at bedtime! I must admit that the night sleep seems to be better! Within 30 minutes, I'm fast asleep and usually sleep 7 hrs straight thru! Sometimes this is bad because the bladder relaxes too much and in the morning I have to change the bed! TM in a way takes us all back to a 2nd childhood - learning to walk, toddling and falling, wearing diapers, changing clothes 2 or 3X daily, and changing beding in the morning! If it wasn't for all the pain, I'd feel like a 1 year old! Always wanted to do it over again but I had imagined starting back in the teens - I'd give TM up in heartbeat for a REAL BAD case of acne anyday! Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably . And never regret anything that made you smile. Prayers and thoughts for you and yours, Candy K. - Original Message - From: Patricia Cooley patticoole...@gmail.com To: TMIC-LIST@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, December 4, 2010 10:39:58 AM Subject: [TMIC] Med Question On Thursday I saw a new doctor, a physiatrist (sp), that my neuro recommended. I am very impressed with him and his care which was very thorough. When I mentioned my freezing/burning and pain n my feet, he gave me a script for gabapentin. My previous neuro always said there was nothing I could take. I know many of who have mentioned it previously. I took my first capsule last night when I went to bed. This morning I feel so groggy, like I had a night on the town last night. Is that common? Will it go away after I am on it for a while? Maybe I should take it earlier in the evening so the affect wears off by morning. He has also recommend that I saw a ortho who will evaluate me to see if a brace on my bad leg would help with my balance and walking. If it helps, I am game for anything. Thank you in advance for any advice you can give me. Patti - Wisconsin
