5.0calypso93lx
04-07-2009, 03:20 PM
Does anyone here have any positive experiences with local orthopedic doctors dealing with major surgerys?
I was recomended by my primary care physician to visit with Dr. Rohmiller at the Cincinnati Spine Institute, but I always like to get more than one opinion when it comes to this kind of thing.
Are there any sites like the BBB for doctors?
I've had Kyphosis since I was a kid and even wore a back brace to try and correct the problem back when I was a sophmore/junior in high school. That was about 6 years ago, and I'm now starting to have sleeping problems because my back is hurting so bad, and it's causing me to wake up several times during the night, so I'm not getting any sleep and I'm tired as hell at work.
From what I've researched, it looks like the only thing I can do is a spinal fusion, which doesn't seem too terribly bad. Bracing is out of the question as I'm done growing, and I question on if the bracing even helps in the long run. That was probably some of the most painful & crappy time of my life when I had to wear that damn thing.
I've got Humana POS for my insurance, so I'm wondering if they'll cover it if it has to go that far, or what percentage they'll cover...
I had a septoplasty, rhinoplasty, and whatever it's called for when they fix a class 3 underbite last year, and the insurance covered everything besides the rhinoplasty, and I just paid for the doctors costs since the anesthesia and operating room were already covered.
I was recomended by my primary care physician to visit with Dr. Rohmiller at the Cincinnati Spine Institute, but I always like to get more than one opinion when it comes to this kind of thing.
Are there any sites like the BBB for doctors?
I've had Kyphosis since I was a kid and even wore a back brace to try and correct the problem back when I was a sophmore/junior in high school. That was about 6 years ago, and I'm now starting to have sleeping problems because my back is hurting so bad, and it's causing me to wake up several times during the night, so I'm not getting any sleep and I'm tired as hell at work.
From what I've researched, it looks like the only thing I can do is a spinal fusion, which doesn't seem too terribly bad. Bracing is out of the question as I'm done growing, and I question on if the bracing even helps in the long run. That was probably some of the most painful & crappy time of my life when I had to wear that damn thing.
I've got Humana POS for my insurance, so I'm wondering if they'll cover it if it has to go that far, or what percentage they'll cover...
I had a septoplasty, rhinoplasty, and whatever it's called for when they fix a class 3 underbite last year, and the insurance covered everything besides the rhinoplasty, and I just paid for the doctors costs since the anesthesia and operating room were already covered.