Saw my local doctor

Apr 17, 2010

Saw Dr. H today.  Very weird to have an appointment on a Saturday, but I'll take what I can get!  We went over the insurance info about what I need to do before they will consider pre-authorizing surgery for me.  He's going to call and see if he can find out what "behavior modification" is all about.  Got a referral for a nutritionist and then a prescription for physical therapy, since I needed a professional to follow me about exercise....  Seems a bit overkill, but whatever it takes I guess!

I wish I could just send in my records that are out there all ready and get them to approve me.  I hate that it's going to be AT LEAST 3 months before I will even have a hint about if they will cover me.  And I really doubt all this stuff is going to be covered by insurance.  Maybe Medicare will pick up some of it.  I hope so.  I'd hate to go into this thing already oweing a ton of money.

Not sure if the 5 minute eval by the social worker in Great Falls will cut it with the insurance company either.  I guess I'll see if I can fax this insurance info to the surgeon's office and see if they can make heads or tails out of it.  Maybe they have dealt with similar wording with other insurance companies.

Bought a bunch of fruit today, so at least I'll have some healthy snacks.  Should have gotten some veggies too, but since it was Saturday the stores were packed and Bryan was with me, and he hates shopping (although he actually asked to go to Walmart....strange....)

So here I am, still at the beginning.  I had hoped to get in for surgery sometime before school starts up again in the fall, but I'm thinking that's not going to work out.  It would be so much easier to be in Great Falls and have the kids up there and not have to worry about them missing school.

Here we go!

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