My one fear they refuse to examine

[icykarma]

My one fear that I've never truly been able to get over is having an abdominal aneurysm. All I ask for is a simple ultrasound, but they refuse to do so because I have no risk factors for it so my insurance won't cover it and I have no job at the moment (largely due to my anxieties). I know I've been told over and over again that I do not and cannot possibly have it because I'm, except for high triglycerides, which I'm working on, I'm in optimum health. I'm just so frustrated that they'll give me a MRI of my head because of headaches, but not an ultrasound for my abdomen!

On another note, my anxieties have seem to take a new form. I feel no fear anymore. Even when I worry, I don't feel it. I haven't lost emotion. In fact, I've noticed that I seem to find everything really funny. This only happens when I'm very stressed, but I don't feel stressed! Even when I'm pacing my room deep in thought obsessing over some health issue, I won't feel anxious. I'll have the symptoms though. I'll feel lightheaded, dizzy, numb, all that good stuff. Has this happened to anyone else? I'm really glad that I'm seeing a therapist tomorrow...

[JunoX]

I dont want to be the enabler here but the only way your insurance will cover the ultrasound is if you complain about abdominal pain. They are nit going to give it to you because of some perceived illness you tell them that you think you have. The reason they did the MRI is because you complained of headaches. You should have told them you had abdominal pain and they would have given you ultrasound.

I always tell my gyno I need an ultrasound done because they can not examine me the traditional way. Of course the insurance will not cover it if I tell them I have anxiety about getting a gyno exam. I have to lie and tell them I'm in pain. Unfortunately, that's the only way to get them to listen to a legitimate problem.

In your case though, I would just accept that you dont need the ultrasound. If you get the ultrasound for this, then what's next? You'll never be out of the hospital.

[trainwreck]

My one fear that I've never truly been able to get over is having an abdominal aneurysm. All I ask for is a simple ultrasound, but they refuse to do so because I have no risk factors for it so my insurance won't cover it and I have no job at the moment (largely due to my anxieties). I know I've been told over and over again that I do not and cannot possibly have it because I'm, except for high triglycerides, which I'm working on, I'm in optimum health. I'm just so frustrated that they'll give me a MRI of my head because of headaches, but not an ultrasound for my abdomen!

On another note, my anxieties have seem to take a new form. I feel no fear anymore. Even when I worry, I don't feel it. I haven't lost emotion. In fact, I've noticed that I seem to find everything really funny. This only happens when I'm very stressed, but I don't feel stressed! Even when I'm pacing my room deep in thought obsessing over some health issue, I won't feel anxious. I'll have the symptoms though. I'll feel lightheaded, dizzy, numb, all that good stuff. Has this happened to anyone else? I'm really glad that I'm seeing a therapist tomorrow...

Icky-

What symptoms are you presenting that you feel you need a test for this?  I don't really blame them for not testing you.  They are doing you a favor.  Tests are expensive and you have no symptoms or insurance. 

[sassparella]

Doctors won't do a test for something just because it's a fear of yours when you have no symptoms or risk factors for that disease. If they did every person who had HA would be getting a full body scan done. You have no reason to believe you have an abdominal aneurism and have been told that it is very unlikely that you have one. This is purely your fear talking.