BKLYN1984,
Thank you for your response. Dr. Kipnis requires that his patients participate in this program. I was just a bit irritated because someone at his office told me he did not require the program. So, I spent many hours locating similar services (free) on Fort Dix and McGuire to be told I had wasted my time. I understand where he is coming from in that he does not know the registered dietician, exercise physiologist, or personal trainer that I had lined up. So, I will go forward and join the program like it or not.
I guess to help myself justify the cost of the New Beginnings program, I will plan to use the base resources for follow up care. See now, I am feeling better about the whole thing.
Does the behavioral therapist just use interviews or a combo of interview and personality testing to accomplish the psych eval? Do you know his/her qualifications?
Have you attended the support groups? If so, were they helpful? Also, do the cae managers talk about their success rate with the insurance companies? I am just full of so many questions.
This is my last hope. I want to retire sometime in the next 10 years, but I do not want to retire because of my health. Many years ago, I worked on a physical rehabilitation unit and each day I would interview new patients that would tell me their stories about how they had been waiting to retire so they could travel or do other exciting things. Unfortunately, for many of them they experienced life changing health problems such as stroke, heart disease, diabetes, etc. and their dreams were taken away. My goal is to stop this from happening. I am commited to the process.
Thanks for listening and know that I appreciate any information. I hope you have a wonderful day!
Leona
