"Everyone spent more. And I was in pain the whole time." Delays and denials can increase overall cost, and lower quality of life . For this Portlander, the delays and denials of surgery to mitigate a back injury took longer than necessary.
"You know, the last big thing I had was probably 15 years ago, and it was a back injury, and I had to work for about a year with a bad back before they approved surgery, and you know, it was just painful. What was the reason given for that delay in approval of surgery? Well, they wanted to try physical therapy and then acupuncture and massage and all these things to avoid costly surgery, but I'm sure in the long run, you know, everyone spent more. And I was in pain the whole time."
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"Everyone spent more. And I was in pain the whole time." Delays and denials can increase overall cost, and lower quality of life . For this Portlander, the delays and denials of surgery to mitigate a back injury took longer than necessary.