I just changed from an HMO to a PPO, bless my employers, my plan is twice the cost (nearly $800/month and my share of cost is only $50) because they have hated to see me deal with the HMO regarding my brain tumor.

I will look into an ENT on the net tonight, I am sure many do take my insurance, and my work has also given me a medical fund as a bonus to draw from until I reach my deductable.

I will not give up, trust me!! It took me about 5 months to get my primary to give me a neuro referral before they found my brain tumor. I hated my HMO and I know my doctor only was going through the protocol. Delay and deny. I am all to familiar with it.

I quit smoking after witnessing the long and awful death of lung to brain cancer of my mother-in-law. Quit cold turkey. And boy, I LOVED smoking.

Thank you for responding. I am trying to figure out how I am going to work from 8am to 10pm tomorrow. First 8 hours teaching kids, and then teaching a college class from 7-10pm!!!!