@jeffmarc Who do you have Medicare Advantage with? They are typically bad except for retirement sponsored plans (insurance administers but retirement plan pays) or Kaiser. UHC is the worst in percent of denials.

@jeffmarc I think my diagnosis shocked my PCP into action. He was very reluctant to send me to a urologist, but once I shared my biopsy and PSMA PET results, he started giving me anything I've wanted or needed in the way of tests, referrals, or meds. I have Aetna Medicare Advantage through my wife's former employer. They have only denied one treatment, a compounded medication for radiation proctitis, and it looks like they're going to approve hyperbaric oxygen therapy after my PCP's referral. I just need help getting the bowel settled enough to tolerate the length of isolation needed for treatments. Most of my updated treatment information comes not from my medical team but from you and others in these various support groups. I appreciate you!