Just after Christmas, my mom was unexpectedly diagnosed with grade IV glioblastoma. We immediately met with a neurosurgeon who recommended a craniotomy to remove a golf-ball sized tumor that was pressing on her motor and prefrontal cortex. Prior to the surgery, she had the same issues with her fine motor skills on that side, and she saw a major improvement after 2 weeks of an anti inflammatory steroid. The neurosurgeon himself said we could expect her coordination and motor skills to improve as the swelling goes down. The case worker however keeps saying that the internal medicine doctor strongly recommends inpatient rehab and to go home instead would be leaving AMA. Her prognosis is short—about 9 months—so during what could be our last good 2 weeks together before she begins treatment and potentially gets sicker, she’ll be in a care facility that doesn’t allow visitors.
Overall, my question is if there’s any way to speak to her insurance provider so that her treatment thus far (and oncology) will be covered if she declines the inpatient rehab, or if we have any further recourse. We are located in TX.
Thanks in advance.
Submitted January 25, 2021 at 07:20PM by VariousMixture https://ift.tt/2MmgN28
