Insurance does NOT Cover a Wig

I was super surprised to find out that my insurance does not cover a wig . . .ahem I mean cranial prosthesis.  I called several numbers and finally got to talk to someone in member services and they even checked with their manager and it is not covered!!!  Now I am not normally a complainer, but I think that this is just wrong.  Imagine loosing your hair in a matter of weeks!!!  Head fully exposed, no protection from the sun, no warmth, a distorted body image . . . really REALLY think about it.  I think for me second to knowingly injecting myself with poison loosing my hair is a concern.  A big concern.  Today I walk out in public and no one knows I am sick, heck I even forget it myself, but you go out in public without hair you look sick, or at least have people look at you differently, especially as a woman.  I still cannot believe it that they do not pay anything . . . and it is not offered on any plans that they have in case you were wondering if I just got a lousy plan - even their best plan does not offer anything.  Wow . . . pick my jaw up off the floor.  Thank goodness there is a law that all insurances have to offer breast reconstruction.

I filed a formal complaint.  This is just wrong.  Insurance covers Viagra but does not cover a wig for a cancer patient or alopecia patient (their hair NEVER grows back), what kind of world do we live in???

There are some places that offer free medical wigs, but a lot of them say for people in need . . . while cancer has cost me a ton of money, I should be able to still pay all of my bills, even while off of work I should get close to my regular amount.

But seriously - they don't pay for anything for a wig!  My jaw is still on the floor.