Annoyed but calmer

[lunabee34]

1. So the MRIs are not happening tomorrow. The authorization is still pending and is slated to be closed next Wednesday. However, the person I spoke to earlier was wrong; if the insurance denies it, I can still get the scans and pay for them myself. And the imaging center thinks it will be no problem to get me in quickly after the decision is made on Wed. So one way or another, I will soon be getting the MRIs. This is just a delay.

2. Some good things: Emma has an appointment to get a vaccine tomorrow! I got Margaret Atwood's latest book of poems in the mail from misbegotten today! Fiona and I played outside for an hour and a half (she had a half day today) and saw tiny bugs and crawfish and flowers and a wee, wee feather stuck on a blade of grass.

3. It's all going to be okay. It really is. I am going to breathe, and it's going to be okay. I cannot live at a fever pitch of anxiety. *hugs you all*

Comments

[amejisuto]

It's going to be okay, you've got it sorted out you just have to wait a bit. Good things happened so take a deep breath, remember that wee feather and let go of your stress. It's okay to take care of yourself. Take a long bath today or have a cup of tea, that might make you feel less anxious.

[lunabee34]

Thank you, sweetie. I feel much more zen about it.

[amejisuto]

Good, I'm glad. Worrying or being too anxious could bring on migraines and you don't need that anymore. ~HUGS~

[zulu]

Oh, thank goodness! I was thinking that the insurance wouldn't let you do it on your own because if you did find something, they'd be on the hook for treatment eventually, so they wanted to stick their heads in the sand no matter what. This is not great (having to pay) but much better than not getting it at all.

Yay Emma getting vaccinated!

[lunabee34]

*nods nods*

The first person I talked to communicated really poorly; I think what she was trying to say is that they couldn't let me have the test without hearing the verdict from the insurance company, but I heard it as if the insurance denies, I can't get it at all. So whew.

[independence1776]

*hugs* I'm glad it's just a delay and yay vaccine appointment!

[lunabee34]

Thank you!

[starandrea]

Ugh, sorry you have to wait, but yay that there's still a path forward. So many hugs ♥

[lunabee34]

*hugs*

I am headed ever forward. *decisive nod*

[corvidology]

*squishes back* ♥

I know the delay must be frustrating but at least it doesn't seem like a long one and your outing with Fiona sounds lovely.

[lunabee34]

I am so impatient. It is one of my least attractive qualities. LOL

I keep reminding myself that I originally thought it would be well into the summer for these tests and that a week's delay is nothing.

[princessofgeeks]

Love you so much.

[lunabee34]

You, too.

*clings*

[elfin]

Sweet raptor Jesus, our healthcare system is a shit show.

*hugs*

[lunabee34]

You are not wrong, my friend.

*hugs*

[kass]

Ugh I'm so sorry about the MRI delay. But glad they are still happening. And yay for Emma getting a vaccine, and for Margaret Atwood poems, and for playing outside with Fiona!

[lunabee34]

Thank you!

*hugs*

I am clinging to the good things.

[teaotter]

I'm glad this is just a bureaucratic delay, but geez, what a headache! *fingers crossed* that it all gets sorted out quickly.

Congrats on Emma's vaccine appointment!

[lunabee34]

Thank you!

Emma only has a sore arm, so yay! And not terribly sore at that.

[torachan]

That sucks about the insurance. I hope they come through in the end.

That's one reason I love having Kaiser so much. Since the insurance and hospital system are the same company, there's never any of that wondering if insurance will cover something. If the doctor recommends it, you're scheduled and that's it. Hopefully we can get a system where that's the case for everyone!

[lunabee34]

That sounds absolutely delightful! I am so glad it's less of a hassle for you. *hugs*

Part of our problem is that we live rurally, so everything involves travel and deciding where to go.

[spikedluv]

Ugh! I should've started reading from the top instead of the bottom. What a bummer that the MRIs aren't happening today. The insurance in this country (and the power the companies wield) is frelling ridiculous.

Yay for Emma having an appointment already! That's fantastic.

*hugshugshugs*

[lunabee34]

OMG, yes. Insurance is such a shit show. The whole medical system period.

Thank you. *hugs*

[timespirt]

"HUGS"

[lunabee34]

*hugs*