Let's hear it for the insurance company
Okay, okay. I know I'm lazy about posting new blog entries. Well, I'll try to be more informative.
I got home from work yesterday to find the standard summary of charges paid by the insurance company in the mail. They usually pay for MRI's and CT scans and various blood tests but, much to my surprise, they paid for the first two chemotherapy sessions....about $32K in charges. Pennies from heaven. Somebody at the Archdiocese did something.....Noooooooooooooo. After I chatted with the administrator of the plan I learned they had paid in error and will be wanting the money back. No kidding. I love these guys. Their excuse, "The charges on the bill were not well defined so they were paid in error". So, the message is clear. Be vague and you will be paid. It's becoming a very expensive, very bad joke. I hope they are at least embarrassed.
P. Oui is about as fatigued as one can be without being asleep. Nausea was not a problem during this last treatment (we have the nausea drug thing figured out) but her body has just about had it with the poison pumped into her. She had a CT scan today to see what the tumors are up to. We'll probably find out the result next Wednesday when we show up for the next session. Her back is not as good as we had hoped by now. I will pursue the vertibroplasty thing (literally crazy glue injected into the bad vertebrae) next week. It is known to provide instant and substantial relief in many cases. Life would be so much better if leisa weren't so limited by her back. The next 5 days should be better.
No water in our basement, plenty of great food, and lots of people praying for leisa...we are blessed to have so many friends. Thank you.
Jeff
I got home from work yesterday to find the standard summary of charges paid by the insurance company in the mail. They usually pay for MRI's and CT scans and various blood tests but, much to my surprise, they paid for the first two chemotherapy sessions....about $32K in charges. Pennies from heaven. Somebody at the Archdiocese did something.....Noooooooooooooo. After I chatted with the administrator of the plan I learned they had paid in error and will be wanting the money back. No kidding. I love these guys. Their excuse, "The charges on the bill were not well defined so they were paid in error". So, the message is clear. Be vague and you will be paid. It's becoming a very expensive, very bad joke. I hope they are at least embarrassed.
P. Oui is about as fatigued as one can be without being asleep. Nausea was not a problem during this last treatment (we have the nausea drug thing figured out) but her body has just about had it with the poison pumped into her. She had a CT scan today to see what the tumors are up to. We'll probably find out the result next Wednesday when we show up for the next session. Her back is not as good as we had hoped by now. I will pursue the vertibroplasty thing (literally crazy glue injected into the bad vertebrae) next week. It is known to provide instant and substantial relief in many cases. Life would be so much better if leisa weren't so limited by her back. The next 5 days should be better.
No water in our basement, plenty of great food, and lots of people praying for leisa...we are blessed to have so many friends. Thank you.
Jeff
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