All of my doctor's are "retiring"

My insurance co. wants a physician statement like 3 months ago. 

My LDr. won't complete anyone's long-term disability forms.

My rhuemy retired from USF on 1/31- AND I had an appt. with him for like sometime in April.

I told the insurance co. that I would try to get my pain/management dr. to complete the forms.... or my Primary Care dr. - who I haven't seen in years.

I just got a letter in the mail that my Primay Care doctor has "retired".

The next time I see my pain/management dr. will be during an out patient procedure in which I will be completely "under".

This "crappola" shouldn't be this hard!

Dr. C in Tampa says he only completes forms for "short-term" disability and after that he believes the patients "primary care" doctor should be completing the forms. I was kind of pizsed off at first, but then I realized that my Rhuematologist had been completing the majority of my long-term forms.... and Dr. C did complete one long-term form approx. 1 - 1/2 years ago..... and then I get the letter that my Rhuemy has retired.... my next appointment is with Dr. S for a steroid shot between C3 and C4 and C4 and C5 - the found a bone spur (I'm just lucky that waaaay) in my neck vertebrae. I have to have the steroid shot. I can't take it anymore.... PLUS, I had a every LD/fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue type blood test done approx. 1 week ago. I should have all the results within 4 weeks, and yes, this included ALL co-infections. And, I'll have all my blood levels , etc., etc. completed prior to the steroid shot. The shots may relieve the pain I have from my shoulders down through my hands and fingers if I'm lucky. I will be put under for the procedure.

Yes, I'm a Medicare broad - haha! My Medicare SSDI was effective 05/01/08.... and within 3 months my LTD insurer, Hartford, requested an Attending Physician's Statement. It has been a CIRCUS since then.... and then to get the letter today that I don't even have a Primary Care Physician. I have to laugh or I'd do nothing but cry.

I'm sorry your going through all that crap. I'm fighting for disability right now. I hate all the paperwork. I've been denied once already..... so the fun is just begining! Yhippie!

And, now, an update: Dr. C has taken mercy on me and is completing the 2 page (whooppee!) form for my disability carrier Hartford, since both my Rheumatologist and Primary Care Physician decided to retire at the same time.

I received a lot of my latest blood test results back. Of approx. 33 tests, they couldn't run 3 of the tests because of a mistake at Quest labs, 11 of the tests are still "pending", 7 are postive and the rest are negative. So now, just shy of 9 years since this whole 'Lyme disease - freak of nature' started, I am positive for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF - yay! another acronym), Typhus Fever, Klebsiella pneumonia, Proteus miabilis, Citrobacter koseri IgA, Morganella motganii IgA, Hafnia alvai IgA, NKC4, Interleukin 4 (IL4), IL8, Immunobillin (IM01) .

1bitten2xshy - Where's the Champaign??????

Oh my Gosh, how are they going to treat these? Were you responding to Rocephin?

Dear, precious Jennifer.

That is much to take in. I can hear it. You are really hurting. I am grateful you are with Dr. C and he is taking care of you.

Please be careful where the steroids are concerned. You know.

I am grateful he helped you after all.

You have been through so much.

Does he have a plan together for your treatment and care??

I just stopped everything after reading your update and prayed for your every need.

Please take care and please stay in touch!

Blessings,
diana