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Coulda, shoulda, woulda

By DeathbyWording - 28/07/2026 06:00 - United States - Vernon

Today, my doctor said I "might" have an enlarged heart and an irregular heartbeat. It "could" be seriously life-threatening and I "should" go to a specialist for further tests. My insurance refuses to cover my consultation with the specialist because the doctor's wording is too uncertain. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/11/2022 04:00

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Today, I finally got insurance after months of paperwork, and so I went to the doctor. I was billed $873 for a "consultation" that pretty much consisted of being weighed and told to "Google it." FML

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By Anonymous - 23/01/2025 00:00 - United States - East Wenatchee

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By River Maria - 28/03/2026 03:00

Today, after months of being told I have pneumonia by different doctors, I decided to go to another hospital with better staff. There I learned that I will actually need to have open heart surgery to replace two valves in my heart. FML

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walker9879 25

Saturday 30 April 2016 2:36

Try going in to see another doctor, a second opinion would be good in this situation anyway.

emeraldisle 30

Saturday 30 April 2016 2:33

You mean your "doctor."

Comments

docwoof 7

Saturday 30 April 2016 3:08

Ask your doctor to atleast give you an ekg. Once that is done and shows any abnormality, your insurance can't back out for whatever reason. An uncertain/irregular ekg should lead to a cardiologist. The past two days i found skipped beats and irregularities on my patients too, my doctor gave them an order for an ekg as an outpatient and then referred them to a cardiologist. And contact your pcp to make sure he knows your insurance is fooling around, he can word it in a way where they'll have no choice but to go ahead and pay for your specialist visit. Med student myself.

NYGiants1925 22

Saturday 30 April 2016 3:19

You either need a further testing or a new doctor.

nena_kievu 15

Saturday 30 April 2016 3:29

Your doctor "shouuuuld" get you another prescription then though

GokuSS400 18

Sunday 1 May 2016 11:08

Actually what you're talking about is called a referral. Basically you're being referred to someone in a more specialized field…which is what the OP's Doctor did. The doc said that OP SHOULD go see a specialist. Now depending on whether the Doctor wrote this down on a prescription pad or not…this could or could not be considered a referral (don't you just love the bureaucracy?), and that too would be a matter decided by OP's insurance company…

Isa_fml 20

Saturday 30 April 2016 3:32

How do the insurance people expect the doctor to word it? They don't know yet, that's why you need the damn tests. How do they think this works? Jesus. I'm sorry this is happening to you, I hope it gets sorted out.

FalloutScrolls 25

Saturday 30 April 2016 3:54

You "might" want to seek out another "doctor" for a second "opinion," "perhaps."

GokuSS400 18

Sunday 1 May 2016 11:10

You clearly didn't read this through properly……so OP's Doctor basically said "idk, you might have any of these 3 things…but I can't say for sure; you should see a specialist" Idk how much clearer it could be that the doctor is saying "we need a second opinion". Also it's that second opinion that the insurance doesn't want to pay for, because the doctor was so uncertain.

IamComrade 16

Saturday 30 April 2016 4:03

Welcome to Obama care

videogames4life 10

Saturday 30 April 2016 4:20

how about you go to another doctor?

cmdd 5

Saturday 30 April 2016 4:21

Maybe ask your doctor to correct the wording on the report.

militarybrat 21

Saturday 30 April 2016 4:27

Anectodal but my dad has had an enlarged heart all his life. He only recently had issues at 60. I would go back to the doctor and ask him to reword it so insurance would cover it. Heart problems are nothing that you should take lightly.