All I've done is cry......

Apr 17, 2009

I went to see Dr. Lord for the first time yesterday and I was so excited. I got back in his office and he asked me what kind of surgery I was wanting (lapband/RNY). I told him it didn't matter to me but, I was hoping he could tell me what type he thought would be best for me. He said I could go with eithor one. Of course that didn't help much but, after looking at my labs from the last 5 years he said he thought RNY was best because of my Thyroid....THYROID, what in the world was he talking about. Come to find out these last 5 years my thyroid has been elevated and I knew nothing about it. Seems that my PCP forgot to tell me about this. ...Well, I got over that real quick since I knew the surgery would help me get the weight off. So, after I saw Dr. Lord I went up front to check out and the lady who does the financial part said she thought she ran the wrong insurance because it was saying INACTIVE. So, I gave her my card again and she said she would run it tomorrow. I was like Ok. Well, as soon as I got out to  my car I called my insurance company to find out what was going on and they said that my insurance has been canceled. I hung up fast because I was so upset. I started crying and cried for hours straight. It felt like my heart had been ripped out of me. I was devistated and felt like my chance to lead a normal healthy life had had been crushed. After I calmed down I decided to call the insurance company back to find out why my insurance was canceled and they said since my husband has been on medical leave for over 60 days it was their policy to terminate it. She said I could do a program where I pay out of pocket $603.00 a month to keep my insurance going. I asked without hesitation,"Who do I pay?" I will pay $603.00 a month just to make sure I can have my surgery. Well, my husband is supposed to return to work in a couple of weeks and come to find out he may not have a job for long since they are sending the employees back home to the states. All the troops are pulling out of Iraq and that leaves KBR without anything to do. I am just so devistated. I won't be able to pay for insurance if we don't have any money. I swear, Can my life get any worse. Actually it can, all this is happening while we are in the process of adopting our nephew.

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