Hi phyl, it's not so much that they won't cover it so appeals wouldn't help in my situation...i work for the health insurance company and we have an HSA (health savings account) plan, i don't pay anything, and they give me $1000 in my account to spend every year on medical expenses. Well visits and such are free, but after the $1000 they give me, i have to pay a $2300 deductable for the year and everything after that is of course covered, prescriptions are included in that $1000 bank and deductable. Since it's free, it's great for somebody who doesn't use it much, it covers catastrophic situations nicely. The problem is, the MRI cost puts me in that $2300 deductable zone immediately, and that's no good with a child on the plan as well. Any expenses my son racks up are out of my pocket til the $2300 is met. I'll get in to see Dr. Kresl one day, he's really cool and I want him to know I'm doing so well and that i've had dental treatments that were far more traumatic than CK. I feel out of place sometimes because the whole experience really had no lasting impact on my life at all, other than the memory of the crazy robot. I've gone several months at a time without even remembering having had the tumor, and I had to remind myself not to be one of those who disappear, so the great outcomes aren't reported as much as they need to be. I am so glad more folks are taking interest in CK and endoscopic surgeries.
