You're Prescribing Me WHAT!?!

After my GI doctor told me nothing was wrong with my blood test, even though i was feeling very ill, i knew it was time for a change. This doctor had recommended me to eat products that had wheat and gave me samplers of probiotics that stated "contained wheat" on the back!

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The doctor i really wanted to see.... Dr. Crowe at the UCSD celiac clinic. This wonderful place seemed to be the solution to all my gastrointestinal needs. The only problem i faced, my insurance.

The battle began with my authorization, who was sent by my primary doctor because i didn't trust the GI doctor to even do it right. Of course as i suspected it got denied. I then call the insurance in a sudden moment of fire, anger, and GI symptoms, demanding to know why they had denied my case. They claimed it was "Not  medically necessary". Feeling undeterred i sent in an appeal to prove them wrong, sending in my abnormal blood work, but to no prevail. The next day i got a call saying that it was still ruled "Not medically necessary" because i had other doctors in my group that could handle my case. Unsatisfied with my defeat i sent in a complaint to the CA GOV, who makes sure insurance are doing their job, and opened a case file. 30 days they told me, 30 days till i  could have an answer. An answer, the man on the phone said, that would possible be no.

Finally feeling defeated by the money loving insurance, and more ill then i could stand i transferred to the highest recommended doctor in the group for patient with celiac.

To my surprise and delight my new GI doctors, Dr. Kim not only use to work at the UCSD celiac clinic, but is in close relations with Dr. Crowe. Dr. Kim was immediately intrigued by my test results and about my cluttered family history of autoimmune diseases. My case is so puzzling and abnormal that she is going to share the case with the doctors at the clinic to make sure i get the best treatment possible.

I'm still a bit sad that i couldn't go and see the doctor i wanted, but in the end Dr. Kim looks to be the doctor to solve my case. A cause that from my visits with her could be more than anyone ever expected.