Friday July 18, 2003
Okay I know I know, I have been really bad and haven't written a thing. I'm really sorry. I just have been in a terrible funk (whick I am trying to get through with my therapist) and I have had my hands full with my dog, who may or may not have cancer. She just had surgery last week to remove a tumor under her tongue. It might be possible it could be excessive tissue from her chewing or it could be a malignat tumor. So of course I spent the last of my emergancy money on her, but gratefully my friend is a vet who helped me out on the cost a lot. If it wasn't for her It would have been well over $600 up. Between bloodwork and x-rays and the removal and biopsy anaylsis I spent $257.00, and it is well worth it. Although she pisses me off sometimes I still love my dog, and for what it is worth she is a really good dog.
On another note, I finally got my denial letter. Yeah I know took long enough. It took me threathening this woman on the phone that I would harrass them and go to their office out here in Melville that finally got them cracking. So much for "we can't fax it". So I finally met up with the lawyer and got the ball rolling on my appeal. Not soon enough I tell you. I really need to get this done ASAP. I need to get a job soon. I don't think I can afford to stay out of work and go to school. Money is beyond tight and I'm afraid to screw up my credit even more, just when I was doing good again and almost clean and free this happens.
It does bother me a lot to think that my surgery could have been done over a month ago. I think about the weight I could have lost already and how much better I would be feeling. All the things I could be enjoying and looking forward to doing. Instead I am obsessed and engrossed with this whole denial letter and appeal process. What sucks is that I know the insurance company is going to deny my and I am going to have to move on to a second appeal with the state. When this is all said and done I am going to take them to small claims court to get back the money I had to spend on my lawyer. What the hell, it's worth a shot. I mean the courts will see that the state gave me the right to have the surgery so there should have been no need for an appeal, hence I should have not had to spend the money on an attorney. Well wish me luck and godspeed that this happens soon. I'd hate to think that I will end up with nothing because I can't afford an insurance payment.
Ciao!!!! |
