According to Dr Dearani of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, while not common, return can happen.
I just underwent my second septal myectomy. This second was located in the apex of the left ventricle. On top of that Aortic valve regurgitation had changed from mild to severe. So they also did an Aortic valve replacement.
Im home now (2nd week) and feeling as well as can be expected.
It may not work for others, but has worked well for me to keep a regimen of taking tylenol on a schedule and then adding other pain meds as needed. I use a topical cream (approved by Mayo), heating pads and then the use of oxycodone for the break through pain. It has worked well to manage my discomfort.
Im very surprised to hear about the FL mayo wouldn’t accept insurance. As the Mayo accepts all, including Medicare.
I have had no more than the best care from Mayo. I personally wish that all hospitals/clinics worked on the same principles.
According to Dr Dearani of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, while not common, return can happen.
I just underwent my second septal myectomy. This second was located in the apex of the left ventricle. On top of that Aortic valve regurgitation had changed from mild to severe. So they also did an Aortic valve replacement.
Im home now (2nd week) and feeling as well as can be expected.
It may not work for others, but has worked well for me to keep a regimen of taking tylenol on a schedule and then adding other pain meds as needed. I use a topical cream (approved by Mayo), heating pads and then the use of oxycodone for the break through pain. It has worked well to manage my discomfort.
Im very surprised to hear about the FL mayo wouldn’t accept insurance. As the Mayo accepts all, including Medicare.
I have had no more than the best care from Mayo. I personally wish that all hospitals/clinics worked on the same principles.
I wish you well on your recovery, Mayo Clinic in Florida, would not take my insurance as I had reached out to them First.
My prayers are with you and for a speedy recovery..
According to Dr Dearani of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, while not common, return can happen.
I just underwent my second septal myectomy. This second was located in the apex of the left ventricle. On top of that Aortic valve regurgitation had changed from mild to severe. So they also did an Aortic valve replacement.
Im home now (2nd week) and feeling as well as can be expected.
It may not work for others, but has worked well for me to keep a regimen of taking tylenol on a schedule and then adding other pain meds as needed. I use a topical cream (approved by Mayo), heating pads and then the use of oxycodone for the break through pain. It has worked well to manage my discomfort.
Im very surprised to hear about the FL mayo wouldn’t accept insurance. As the Mayo accepts all, including Medicare.
I have had no more than the best care from Mayo. I personally wish that all hospitals/clinics worked on the same principles.
From reading the posts over time I believe the FL Mayo (and FL in general), rejects Advantage Plans. Sometimes I think the insurance obstacles are as bad as the obstacles of HOCM.
From reading the posts over time I believe the FL Mayo (and FL in general), rejects Advantage Plans. Sometimes I think the insurance obstacles are as bad as the obstacles of HOCM.
That’s too bad. Im a medicare insured under plan g. I didn’t have any issues with being accepted. I have heard of a lot of the advantage plans being rejected by certain hospitals/doctors unfortunately. While it may provide more benefits than original medicare, I don’t have to worry too much about being accepted anywhere. Vision, hearing, etc is all extra costs, but its a drop considering the alternative.
Wish you well in your ventures and health.
If you want some extra help on a plan for medicare I recommend Boomer Benefits as a liaison company. They have been great to work with getting set up on Medicare and navigating all the options.
That’s too bad. Im a medicare insured under plan g. I didn’t have any issues with being accepted. I have heard of a lot of the advantage plans being rejected by certain hospitals/doctors unfortunately. While it may provide more benefits than original medicare, I don’t have to worry too much about being accepted anywhere. Vision, hearing, etc is all extra costs, but its a drop considering the alternative.
Wish you well in your ventures and health.
If you want some extra help on a plan for medicare I recommend Boomer Benefits as a liaison company. They have been great to work with getting set up on Medicare and navigating all the options.
Thanks for posting the information, I am sure others will benefit knowing what you wrote. I am past my septal myectomy going on 3 years, and my nonprofit advantage plan covered everything with no questions asked. It's an excellent "local" plan, not associated with any of the big insurance companies, mine is a PPO, through the employer from where I retired. That means I can go anywhere without a referral that accepts Medicare. I, too, do not worry about being accepted anywhere. @holly1275 informed us that Mayo in FL did not accept her insurance. Hope she reads your post, but we do not know if she is old enough for Medicare.
Medicare Advantage is an ENORMOUS scam for the private insurers that run it, but about half or more of all Medicare recipients have opted for Medicare Advantage because of deceptive advertising (saying for example that it covers glasses, dental work and other things without revealing that you need all kinds of prior approvals and referrals and get suprise hospital bills under Medicare Advantage). Original "regular" Medicare has been great for me--no need for referrals, just go see specialist, all hospitals accept it, etc. However, I'm going to guess that now the current government will soon destroy original Medicare and hand it over to the private insurers. To be sure, the private insurers and their lawyers wrote the original Medicare laws--that's why Medicare covers only 80% and you need a private insurer's supplement for the other 20%, and it's why you have to use a private insurer for "Medicare Part D" to cover your prescription medications. There is a time and a place for private companies but health care isn't one of them unless you are rich and/or your job gives you awesome private coverage. But that doesn't help the 100s of millions of U.S. citizens who can't get that. I'm sorry to hear that Medicare Advantage blocked people from Mayo. Private health insurance is designed to deny coverage. The reason I know this isn't just living on earth. It's also because in a previous life I was a business insurance attorney and I represented and advised private commercial insurance companies. It is appalling what they do that I am not allowed to even tell you.
Medicare Advantage is an ENORMOUS scam for the private insurers that run it, but about half or more of all Medicare recipients have opted for Medicare Advantage because of deceptive advertising (saying for example that it covers glasses, dental work and other things without revealing that you need all kinds of prior approvals and referrals and get suprise hospital bills under Medicare Advantage). Original "regular" Medicare has been great for me--no need for referrals, just go see specialist, all hospitals accept it, etc. However, I'm going to guess that now the current government will soon destroy original Medicare and hand it over to the private insurers. To be sure, the private insurers and their lawyers wrote the original Medicare laws--that's why Medicare covers only 80% and you need a private insurer's supplement for the other 20%, and it's why you have to use a private insurer for "Medicare Part D" to cover your prescription medications. There is a time and a place for private companies but health care isn't one of them unless you are rich and/or your job gives you awesome private coverage. But that doesn't help the 100s of millions of U.S. citizens who can't get that. I'm sorry to hear that Medicare Advantage blocked people from Mayo. Private health insurance is designed to deny coverage. The reason I know this isn't just living on earth. It's also because in a previous life I was a business insurance attorney and I represented and advised private commercial insurance companies. It is appalling what they do that I am not allowed to even tell you.
@jmr091805, I share your sentiments! I'm scared the current administration is going to force those of us on original Medicare to choose an Advantage plan, and yes, they're all scam choices. I have original Medicare, and the insurance I earned from where I worked for 30 yrs now that I'm retired. The duo has worked great. I don't want that to change, and am frightened it will, now that the "Great & Powerful Oz" is steering the boat!
@jmr091805 and @gangcarotid1 you are both right about many aspects of advantage plans. The private companies are surely keeping their stockholders at the front of the line, and I agree that the goal of our USA government is as you explained. That said, the advantage plan and the other plans of this company is "not-for-profit, community-based health plan committed to being a responsible fiscal steward of the resources entrusted to us." The service area covers 29 upstate NY counties, but there was nowhere to go for a septal myectomy, much less a COE. Further: "Our 15-member board of directors, which includes eight physicians, works closely with CDPHP® community members to deliver affordable, high-quality, and hassle-free health coverage. The CDPHP® network has more than 10,000 providers and practitioners – and also offers access to thousands of top physicians across the country. " I truly do not understand why such networks have not been established elsewhere.
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According to Dr Dearani of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, while not common, return can happen.
I just underwent my second septal myectomy. This second was located in the apex of the left ventricle. On top of that Aortic valve regurgitation had changed from mild to severe. So they also did an Aortic valve replacement.
Im home now (2nd week) and feeling as well as can be expected.
It may not work for others, but has worked well for me to keep a regimen of taking tylenol on a schedule and then adding other pain meds as needed. I use a topical cream (approved by Mayo), heating pads and then the use of oxycodone for the break through pain. It has worked well to manage my discomfort.
Im very surprised to hear about the FL mayo wouldn’t accept insurance. As the Mayo accepts all, including Medicare.
I have had no more than the best care from Mayo. I personally wish that all hospitals/clinics worked on the same principles.
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1 ReactionI wish you well on your recovery, Mayo Clinic in Florida, would not take my insurance as I had reached out to them First.
My prayers are with you and for a speedy recovery..
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2 ReactionsFrom reading the posts over time I believe the FL Mayo (and FL in general), rejects Advantage Plans. Sometimes I think the insurance obstacles are as bad as the obstacles of HOCM.
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2 ReactionsThat’s too bad. Im a medicare insured under plan g. I didn’t have any issues with being accepted. I have heard of a lot of the advantage plans being rejected by certain hospitals/doctors unfortunately. While it may provide more benefits than original medicare, I don’t have to worry too much about being accepted anywhere. Vision, hearing, etc is all extra costs, but its a drop considering the alternative.
Wish you well in your ventures and health.
If you want some extra help on a plan for medicare I recommend Boomer Benefits as a liaison company. They have been great to work with getting set up on Medicare and navigating all the options.
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1 ReactionThanks for posting the information, I am sure others will benefit knowing what you wrote. I am past my septal myectomy going on 3 years, and my nonprofit advantage plan covered everything with no questions asked. It's an excellent "local" plan, not associated with any of the big insurance companies, mine is a PPO, through the employer from where I retired. That means I can go anywhere without a referral that accepts Medicare. I, too, do not worry about being accepted anywhere. @holly1275 informed us that Mayo in FL did not accept her insurance. Hope she reads your post, but we do not know if she is old enough for Medicare.
Medicare Advantage is an ENORMOUS scam for the private insurers that run it, but about half or more of all Medicare recipients have opted for Medicare Advantage because of deceptive advertising (saying for example that it covers glasses, dental work and other things without revealing that you need all kinds of prior approvals and referrals and get suprise hospital bills under Medicare Advantage). Original "regular" Medicare has been great for me--no need for referrals, just go see specialist, all hospitals accept it, etc. However, I'm going to guess that now the current government will soon destroy original Medicare and hand it over to the private insurers. To be sure, the private insurers and their lawyers wrote the original Medicare laws--that's why Medicare covers only 80% and you need a private insurer's supplement for the other 20%, and it's why you have to use a private insurer for "Medicare Part D" to cover your prescription medications. There is a time and a place for private companies but health care isn't one of them unless you are rich and/or your job gives you awesome private coverage. But that doesn't help the 100s of millions of U.S. citizens who can't get that. I'm sorry to hear that Medicare Advantage blocked people from Mayo. Private health insurance is designed to deny coverage. The reason I know this isn't just living on earth. It's also because in a previous life I was a business insurance attorney and I represented and advised private commercial insurance companies. It is appalling what they do that I am not allowed to even tell you.
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Helpful -
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1 Reaction@jmr091805, I share your sentiments! I'm scared the current administration is going to force those of us on original Medicare to choose an Advantage plan, and yes, they're all scam choices. I have original Medicare, and the insurance I earned from where I worked for 30 yrs now that I'm retired. The duo has worked great. I don't want that to change, and am frightened it will, now that the "Great & Powerful Oz" is steering the boat!
@jmr091805 and @gangcarotid1 you are both right about many aspects of advantage plans. The private companies are surely keeping their stockholders at the front of the line, and I agree that the goal of our USA government is as you explained. That said, the advantage plan and the other plans of this company is "not-for-profit, community-based health plan committed to being a responsible fiscal steward of the resources entrusted to us." The service area covers 29 upstate NY counties, but there was nowhere to go for a septal myectomy, much less a COE. Further: "Our 15-member board of directors, which includes eight physicians, works closely with CDPHP® community members to deliver affordable, high-quality, and hassle-free health coverage. The CDPHP® network has more than 10,000 providers and practitioners – and also offers access to thousands of top physicians across the country. " I truly do not understand why such networks have not been established elsewhere.