Monday, Nov 25th, 2019…… God, I hate insurance companies! As I mentioned before, we have switched our
UHC PPO to a UHC HMO. Well, I got the welcome/confirmation call on Friday. They
couldn’t tell us why Lydia’s hasn’t come through yet. I have to notify Boeing
by Tuesday so they wouldn’t continue deductions on our old PPO, so I wanted to get this
resolved. I made a call direct to the number that called me on Friday. I was
transferred a few times and eventually found out they were not holding it up –
Medicare was. It seems they show Lydia as a dialysis patient, even though she
was only on it for 8 weeks back in 1998!
They will not provide insurance if the person is currently on dialysis.
Back in 2017, when we were with the UHC HMO they required a letter from her
doctor stating she was a renal patient, with her own working kidney, not
requiring dialysis. Bottom line after a
lot of complaining is that we have to again provide that information to get her
authorized and processed. We have calls in to both her current nephrologist and
our current physician to get a letter generated that we can fax in to them.
Sucks but we need to get er done!
I went out
this morning and got breakfast and once we got all of the above calls
completed, I headed out to work on the ladder project out in the shop. I had to
add some more support for the plywood shelves on the ladder because I bought
plywood sheets that were too thin and they were curved (aka bowed) too much to use as
is. I was trying to keep it all light
but should have bought thicker plywood for the shelves. I can always change
them out later if need be. I turned on the tv out there and since I had just
bought more propane bottles, I was able to turn my Mr. Heater Buddy on and got
the chill out of the room. That works well but I think that I might just try
the stove that is in there next time. I haven’t even fired it up since we have
been here but I am getting so much firewood recently that I need to get that
thing going and use some of it for a change! I hadn’t saved many newspapers (for kindling) but
I will take them out of the recycle and that should be enough for the rest of
the season. I spent a few hours and got 90% done of what I wanted completed. I
will go out again this afternoon but came in to rest and eat something.
Ok, it’s
later now and I didn’t make it back to my project. Lydia’s nephrologist’s office
called back and said that the doctor had made up a letter and signed it. We decided to just go there (she was in the
Corvallis office today) and have them fax it for us. I brought the cover sheet I had
made up with the UHC reference numbers and Lydia’s info and put them together
and had the office send it off. I will
have to check in tomorrow with UHC and see that it is in work. We decided to
stop at Arby’s on the way home for dinner. Once we got back, we had to feed our
poor starved puppy. We settled in and later watched Dancing With the Stars. I
really didn’t care who won and just wanted fair judging. But I was surprised that Ally didn’t win, or
score better than third. I was also not surprised that they have decided to not
have the show in the spring, choosing to do the next one in the fall. I think all of the folks either moving on or getting voted out early has taken it's toll on the ratings.
Tuesday, Nov 26th, 2019…… Today I had to get moving early. I had an
8:00am appointment in Albany to drop off my motorhome for the scheduled brake
job. I got going around 7:00am! I had asked
my sister to come by and pick me up at the Home Depot across the street from
Peterson Trucking. That way I didn’t
have to hook and unhook the tow car. Meanwhile, Lydia took off to get her mri
done. I got the coach parked and they checked me in and I was done and went over to HD to wait. A bit later, Sis picked me up and we headed home, stopping by her place on the way so
I could help her a bit with an excel spreadsheet she was working on. When she
brought me back home, Lydia was already here. She said they dressed her in
scrubs and put her into the machine. It was only for her foot but they have
their procedure to follow. No results yet. She said when she got home, she called
her doctor to let him know she had done the mri plus she wanted to ask for some pain meds.
Last night we were both up most of the night. She had taken some Vicodin but
they really didn’t stop the pain and wouldn’t allow her to sleep. I even took
monster puppy and went off to my chair to allow her to try to relax. Didn’t
help. They called back later to say that they had phoned in a prescription to Walgreens. We’re waiting for the pharmacy to call so we can get her meds.
Meanwhile,
I went back out to the shop and finished up adding the support lumber to the
shelves. They no longer bow. I came in and rested for the day. Walgreens called back and said they needed authorization approval from the insurance company before they could process the order. They also had to check back with her doctor so see if it could be filled using a generic brand. So, no relief for tonight....
Later, I
made ravioli and sauce and cheese bread for us for dinner. I had her try
Tylenol pm which turned out to work well and she was able to sleep most of the
night.
Wednesday, Nov 27th, 2019…… We didn’t have anything going today. I had to
make a run to Walmart to get a few things for dinner tonight and tomorrow, plus
I needed ink cartridges for the new printer.
The weather here has turned again. There is a major storm that is
hitting the northwest and well down into California. They are expecting snow in
Portland. We are in the Willamette Valley and the elevation here in Lebanon is
only 340 ft. and snow levels are down to 1200 ft. so they say we are ok. But
it’s still in the 30s this morning expected to maybe get into the high 40s. So,
when I get out to the shop later, I most definitely will get the furnace
going! As mentioned, there was a problem with the
insurance for the prescription that the doctor called in to Walgreens yesterday
so they were going to get back to his office for a possible alternative. This
is probably because Dr. Wimmer isn’t her regular doctor and he most likely
prescribed a name brand drug, which won’t be approved without authorization.
Hopefully, they will work that out and we can get these meds today. Meanwhile,
nothing back yet about the motorhome. They would like to get it done today and
out of the shop but the guy said if they needed air valves or new brake drums
or something they didn’t stock, it likely wouldn’t be done today.
After my
Walmart run, I headed out to the shop. It was actually warm enough out there to
only need the buddy heater. I got the first coat on the new wood I added.
Hopefully, I have enough paint for the second coat on those. Then, except for
assembly, I will be done. Lydia didn’t hear back from her doctor on the meds
but the pharmacy called and is waiting for the authorization for insurance. She
has had to wait in the past for authorization for her specialty anti-rejection drugs
so this is not unusual. Walgreens pharmacy is closed tomorrow but the Tylenol pm
worked well last night and she will use that again. She did get a call today from
an orthopedic surgeon office in Corvallis to schedule a consult (Dec. 10). Obviously,
the mri results are in but the girl didn’t know anything other than to make an
appointment for Lydia. After that call, Lydia made a call to Dr. Wimmer and
asked if he could tell her what they found. But, with the holiday, we most
likely won’t hear back until next week. I
was back in and relaxing after my work out in the shop. Later, Lydia sent me to
KFC to pick up dinner. But, guess what - the pharmacy called and said they received approval to fill the prescription and it would be ready in 30 minutes. I went off and picked it up. Later, we settled in and watched Survivor. The
Masked Singer was a repeat I guess because of the holiday tomorrow. We both
stayed up later than normal and Lydia took her meds a little before calling it a night. We'll see how it goes tonight....
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