It's because with cash, they can screw the IRS.
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bmwracer wrote:

That's what I thought... I guess it's SOP for HMOs. Just got back: first order of business is 4-5 weeks of physical therapy (they'll probably put me on a rack... I'll be 6'-4" when they're done), then steroid injections, if needed.

so what have you been diagnosed with...sciatica?

krim wrote:

Wow, be careful with those steroids... dont end up like this.

Hey now, let's not make fun of Barry Bonds.

tabana wrote:

It's because with cash, they can screw the IRS.

It's called laundering money.

I think all restaurants in Chinatown do that.

Tu_triky wrote:

so what have you been diagnosed with...sciatica?

Hmm, I thought I mentioned it in the past: sciatica induced by a bulging disc at L4 and L5-S1.

listening to some music, and chatting on msn.

Eating a green apple. Mmmm...

re-watched a clip of Urban Tokyo, that Tu provided on the Going to Japan thread, very cool, reminded me of my Tokyo trip.

Waiting to go home... Only eight hours to go.

qilver wrote:

re-watched a clip of Urban Tokyo, that Tu provided on the Going to Japan thread, very cool, reminded me of my Tokyo trip.

it's crazy huh...all the spots they go...i like the fact that they have different ppl hosting the various segments...it's like a mini-field trip with different ppl.

bmwracer wrote:

Hmm, I thought I mentioned it in the past: sciatica induced by a bulging disc at L4 and L5-S1.

i think you did...this isn't a dig or anything...i'm just surprised that after all that riggamorol you went through the advice is physical therapy....i would have started there first, at a chiropractor, and had he/she take all the necessary steps such as x-rays or mri's...but then again you might have an HMO...all health insurance is pretty much f*Cked...but HMOs are definitely worse than PPOs...

Tu_triky wrote:

i think you did...this isn't a dig or anything...i'm just surprised that after all that riggamorol you went through the advice is physical therapy....i would have started there first, at a chiropractor, and had he/she take all the necessary steps such as x-rays or mri's...but then again you might have an HMO...all health insurance is pretty much f*Cked...but HMOs are definitely worse than PPOs...

Yeah, with an HMO you do get passed around like a bad cold.

Glad I don't have anything serious, else I'd be hosed.

bmwracer wrote:

Yeah, with an HMO you do get passed around like a bad cold. Glad I don't have anything serious, else I'd be hosed.

the fact that you had to go through all that bullshiet and wait just to get an MRI is bad enough...

good luck to ya....

Tu_triky wrote:

the fact that you had to go through all that bullshiet and wait just to get an MRI is bad enough... good luck to ya....

Yea, Hope things goes well for you buddy

bulding disc at L4 and L5-S1.......i have no idea what that means, but sounds painful
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hospitals can suck it to....those f*ckers try to overcharge you for the everything and anything....there is absolutely no accountability or cost control....they're just waiting to shove the plunger up your ass at any and all times...

case in point...a while back i had a full blood panel done...when the insurance initially balked at paying ANYTHING i got the bill and for this standard blood test the bill was 1,100 dollars...i basically said "f*ck you i'm not paying that and you better resubmit that shiet to the insurance co." they did....after 5 weeks I finally get an amended bill showing the same blood test they were going to charge me OVER a thousand dollars for they only charged the insurance company only about 100 dollars...because they have agreements with insurance co. regarding discounting services...those muthaf*ckers.....my final co-pay was 78 bucks...down from over a GRAND...

shows that you, despite health insurance business practices sucking ass...if you don't have it you can be f*cked...

i'm thisclose to chewing off my nails that i had done yesterday..

I'm in so total valley girl mode.. french tipped mani and pedi, white rimmed glasses, hollister shirt, jeans and fuggs.

oh yeah.. i'm sooooo white washed...

*bobs head*

Time to turn heads on main street?


You should try this: I'm not chewing off my nails, because I'm munching chocolate.
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K.T.Tran wrote:

Yea, Hope things goes well for you buddy

Thanks, bud.

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bulding disc at L4 and L5-S1.......i have no idea what that means, but sounds painful

It just means that the two gelatinous, elastic discs which separate my vertebrae in my lower spine are compressed to a point where they are bulging. And that unfortunately is pinching a nearby nerve (sciatic nerve), causing occasional pain and tingling/numbness in my (left) leg.

bmwracer wrote:

It just means that the two gelatinous, elastic discs which separate my vertebrae in my lower spine are compressed to a point where they are bulging. And that unfortunately is pinching a nearby nerve (sciatic nerve), causing occasional pain and tingling/numbness in my (left) leg.

oohhhh
That does sound painful in a way

Thanks for the science lesson
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K.T.Tran wrote:

oohhhh That does sound painful in a way

It's not totally debillitating, but it keeps me from playing b-ball and fun stuff like that.

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Thanks for the science lesson

Thank Wikipedia.