http://teensinchronicpain.com A blog to help those suffering from chronic pain as young adults based on my personal experiences from a Christian perspective... Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:50:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The past week and a half has been pretty rough for me. My knee buckled at work resulting in a minor knee dislocation, sprained LCL, and possibly torn lateral meniscus. I then moved home after spending 10 wonderful weeks in Chicago. Between the concern over the insurance denial, a pending ... http://teensinchronicpain.com/2008/08/16/inspiration-from-the-chapman-family/ Two weekends ago, the pastor at the church I attend while I'm spending the summer in Chicago talked about Romans 12 being a great guideline for us and how we as Christians should act whether it's at the office, house, or elsewhere. For me, verse 12 stood out in particular. Romans ... http://teensinchronicpain.com/2008/07/24/spiritual-daily-to-do-list/ In this blog, I have openly discussed my struggles with chronic pain, its impact on my faith, and my fight to get approval for a necessary surgery by my insurance company. After being denied by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan three times, I took my case to the external ... http://teensinchronicpain.com/2008/07/09/denied-again/ One problem commonly faced by those in chronic pain is a feeling of inferior or having a poor self-image of yourself. It's easy to think less of yourself when you are in a lot of pain. Whether it's the fact you are in a wheelchair, using crutches, have numerous scars, ... http://teensinchronicpain.com/2008/07/01/feeling-inferior-even-as-gods-child/ I haven't posted on this blog in over two months, which is ridiculous when I think of it. I can list off the excuses from work to moving to Chicago for the summer to a variety of other factors, but that's crap. If I truly believed that this issue was ... http://teensinchronicpain.com/2008/06/29/its-been-awhile/ I have one last shot at getting approval for my required medial meniscus transplant. We can send in any documentation that we feel shows why I should have this surgery to the insurance External Review Board. This board is "above" Blue Cross Blue Shield so what they say goes, but ... http://teensinchronicpain.com/2008/04/13/my-essay-to-the-insurance-external-review-board/ I was sitting in church listening to that week's "Slice of Life" speaker, Sarah, as she was talking about the pain of overcoming a serious motorbike accident that resulted in a major leg surgery. She couldn't do most things she used to be able to do and nine months later ... http://teensinchronicpain.com/2008/03/18/strength/ Here are some of my favorite quotes from the great book "Disappointment with God" by Philip Yancey. I love his book, Where is God when it hurts?, which addresses the issues of physical pain and suffering. This book, "Disappointment with God," looks at the emotional pain of disappointment, which can ... http://teensinchronicpain.com/2008/03/08/disappointment-with-god-quotes/ Today I learned that my insurance company, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, denied my request for a medial meniscus transplant for the third time. The first two attempts were done via letter and the most recent attempt was a half hour in-person conference on February 14th. They apparently sent ... http://teensinchronicpain.com/2008/03/08/frustration-with-bcbs-insurance-denial/ This past weekend, I was able to go on New Life Church's CORE leadership retreat. It was a great 24 hours praising God, listening to some great talks, and talking/playing games with these wonderful people. I was also able to get away for almost an hour and a half and ... http://teensinchronicpain.com/2008/01/21/my-thoughts-from-the-core-retreat/