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I am not a crank
Nov. 21st, 2015 08:55 amWell, that's a lie, because I am beyond cranky with cancer and the healthcare system.
My heartfelt thanks go to everyone who left comments and good wishes yesterday. ( Surgery went well, cancer still sucks. ) The short term goal is for him to get home for Thanksgiving. The long term? To quote "Hamilton", "Stay alive."
On my to-do list yesterday was making phone calls for various medical visits that I've been putting off, because a) I hate phone calls, b) I hate making and remembering appointments, and c) I hate dealing with insurance. My insurance plan switched last year, so every one of my previous providers has to be vetted before I can see them again. ARGH ARGH ARGH. The BCBS provider search web site is absolute crap, as is their coverage. My gyno is in-network, but not my CPAP person or my son's pediatric doc. This all was determined after two phone calls to BCBS customer service taking almost an hour. (Pro-tip: if a doc retired in September, take him out of your search database and website!)
I understand that I'm lucky to have health insurance, and that my company switched coverage so the costs wouldn't go up astronomically, but damn, this process is a pain.
It is snowing quite heavily this morning, which would normally be delightful to watch as I snuggle with the Emperor on the couch under a blanket. But we are leaving to visit a friend in another state today, so the frozen precipitation is not appreciated. At least it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
My heartfelt thanks go to everyone who left comments and good wishes yesterday. ( Surgery went well, cancer still sucks. ) The short term goal is for him to get home for Thanksgiving. The long term? To quote "Hamilton", "Stay alive."
On my to-do list yesterday was making phone calls for various medical visits that I've been putting off, because a) I hate phone calls, b) I hate making and remembering appointments, and c) I hate dealing with insurance. My insurance plan switched last year, so every one of my previous providers has to be vetted before I can see them again. ARGH ARGH ARGH. The BCBS provider search web site is absolute crap, as is their coverage. My gyno is in-network, but not my CPAP person or my son's pediatric doc. This all was determined after two phone calls to BCBS customer service taking almost an hour. (Pro-tip: if a doc retired in September, take him out of your search database and website!)
I understand that I'm lucky to have health insurance, and that my company switched coverage so the costs wouldn't go up astronomically, but damn, this process is a pain.
It is snowing quite heavily this morning, which would normally be delightful to watch as I snuggle with the Emperor on the couch under a blanket. But we are leaving to visit a friend in another state today, so the frozen precipitation is not appreciated. At least it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
