Originally Posted by
NOS88
In early September I injured my left leg going down a set of steps, landing my foot incorrectly and twisting my knee. Jump ahead 1 month - Primary care physician orders an x-ray and find arthritis in knee and calcium deposits on tendons, but nothing to explain pain and impaired mobility. Next, he orders an MRI. Insurance company will not pay for MRI until I've gone to physical therapy.
This whole situation is totally unacceptable and unconscionable. This injury occurred in early September and you're now in severe pain and barely able to walk down a staircase and you still don't have a diagnosis?
Forget the PT issue ... your primary care physician needs to help you resolve the MRI issue with the insurance company immediately. Depending on what you've done to your knee, you could be making the situation worse just by walking on it. You need to get a diagnosis ... now!