Oh no for real it makes me insanely angry. I keep thinking about it when i think about the physical therapy referral i uh still put off (it's hard to tell if I need it if it's getting better after correcting my sleeping situation? ugh im conditioned to "wait and see" vs spending money!) because it's apparently a general thing for insurance companies to require 4-6 weeks of physical therapy (sounds expensive!) before they'll pay for an xray or other kind of imaging

Idk that might even be the smart thing to do since i guess PTs can diagnose if something's wrong with how my arm/shoulder move/ etc. But it still feels wrong to have that requirement given by the insurance company. My jackass opinion is i want someone to look inside me to make sure there isn't some fucked up long term issue with my cervical spine (since i had an explicit disc-slipping feeling a while ago, i definitely want to know if that caused long term injury) and either way it should be a doctor explicitly making the decision on which way to proceed

[–] ChrysanthemumIndica@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 days ago

I have fibro/cfs issues like you , @EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net and dealing with glp-1 craziness, but I've also had to do a ton of physical therapy, @LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net, on a variety of insurances including too much none 😅. It's crazy the difference in care between them...

I share y'all's pain, it's so frustrating navigating these minefields, fuck.

(Side thought because I'm definitely not high: finding a good PT who actually understands kinetics and not just outcomes, was so amazingly helpful for me, someone who can really watch your movement and tell you what is happening. The PTs who only focused on outcomes at least helped but also significantly delayed proper care)

(Also also, I had no idea about the anti-inflammatory stuff about glp-1's interesting... Will look in to that, thanks! )