"You Still Have a Needle in Your Butt!"

So it has been another whirlwind this week with the insurance stuff! I got a call on Tuesday from Dr. Green's office telling me they have set me up with another doctor for me chemo because he was not going to be in my network. She also informed me that he would never be in my network and that this other doctor would be doing all of my chemo. This was news to me! So of course I called around the world to find out what was going on. By the end of the day I was able to talk with Dr. Green, himself, who gave me the clearest answer of the day. He informed me that his office doesn't work with the plan I am currently on OR the plan that I was previously on! So I had gone through a surgery that was not covered by my insurance. YIKES! But he said they had run what they could through my insurance anyway and that his office would be covering my portion of the bill!

But I would also need to go to another doctor, since it would cost upwards of around $100,000 to stay with my doctor. So he reassured me that the other doctor would do just a good of a job. So after a day of name-calling (I didn't actually call anyone names, but I wanted to), I was beginning to feel ok about the decision. And then sweet Vickie came into the picture. Vickie is now my case manager with the insurance and has made my life much easier by making all the calls for me. She called me yesterday late afternoon to tell me that they were able to come to some agreement with my doctor so that I could go to him for all of the chemo! And as it turns out, everyone I talked with was really nice and I just wanted to call them names because I wasn't getting what I wanted. Somehow I'm still acting like I'm 5, when I'm 25. But it was sweet to see the Lord bring me through to a place of surrender only to give me what I wanted in the first place. I'm sure I have a more grateful heart because of it, too.

Well today I had to get an injection that will shut down my remaining ovary during the chemo so I can hopefully still have some babies one day. So back to the doc, which happens every week these days. I was not there very long until I realized I would be receiving this shot in my hiney (I don't know how you spell that word but I really wanted to use it). They warned me it might really hurt! So I'm standing there holding the PA's hands while she sings me "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star." But it really wasn't that bad. In fact, I thought she was finished so I went to stand up, and she says "Oh! Don't stand up, you still have a needle in your butt!" HAHA, it was hilarious. I probably would have fallen to the floor laughing was it not for the needle. So I'll get those once a month and will probably act like I'm going through menopause. Hot flashes, the works. And I can't believe I'm making this public knowledge. Hopefully for your enjoyment and maybe to my embarrassment...