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Originally Posted by bjones6416
Rant, continued:
The surgeon came in this morning and said that he's not in B.'s insurance network and he was unable to get approval to do the surgery. They had to transfer his case to another doctor who works out of another facility. They sent him home today and he'll follow up with the new doctor next week. It's not unusual to delay the ligament work until the swelling has subsided, but the fracture needs to be dealt with pretty soon. As it is right now, until the head of the fibula is wired back on, the ligament on the side is unattached -- the doctor said to picture it as a tent peg that has been pulled out of the ground. 
We had hoped the initial surgery would have been today, but no, the insurance company gets to make that decision...  |
owww! Is it horribly expensive to just do it? Or are you not even allowed that option?
God Bless America's health system.