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[MOMMAVik]

@Cakers3, what a disappointment & let down for you &DH. Anticipating this & then a no go. Hope that all that insurance straightens out fast. Keep the faith; prayers for you both. 🙏

P.S. The Guest House ❤️ very thought provoking. Thank you for sharing this.

[RetRN]

@hellie jo, I am so sorry that you have not gotten any answers, it has to be very frustrating. Waiting is easier said than done when you are not feeling well. I pray that the fatigue lessens--it is hard seeing things that need to be done but not having the energy to do them. Please try to get as much rest as you can and hopefully things will improve. 

[RetRN]

@Cakers3, what a day you had. Going for a procedure only to find out they won't be doing it would be upsetting for anyone. Clearly people are not doing their jobs and it is always the patient that suffers. 

Billing issues seem to be the norm nowadays. I just don't understand why things have to be so difficult and why so many errors are made. Hopefully things will get straightened out soon.

[AuntG]

How true the "clowns running the circus" comment was. How can so many wires get crossed? In our little community some trees needed to be cut down on public land for safety reasons. So much drama and misinformation. People saying they weren't informed. We attended the meeting in which it was discussed so we weren't shocked or angry. I often think of the life changing things my fellow posters are dealing with and wonder how they manage to get through it all.

[qualitygal]

Finished 3 shawls yesterday.  Started a hat, have one in the making, and something going on with another one (roll of yarn) looks like a ?laynard.  You know the long key holder that goes around your neck.  Can't think of how it's spelled.

Like a diary...see if you can see what you were doing 5 yrs ago if you  posted. Cool!!

[CalminHeart]

I'm looking for assisted living for my dad. 

[Cakers3]

Hello to all who post and read ❤️

@CalminHeart  I am hoping you will find a suitable place with caring staff for your father. I know we may need this for DH.  Sending a hug for you all.🫂

[Cakers3]

We are getting so fed up. The procedure was approved. I check our insurance accounts to make sure approvals are there and billing matches anything we may receive from providers.

As I mentioned upthread I couldn't go into the procedure room. If I had been allowed I could have at least pulled up DH account on my phone and showed the approval.

Now another two weeks to wait and if the approval hasn't reached them he will perform a nerve ablation which I am totally concerned. Once done it's done if it goes wrong. At least with the pain pump it can be taken out.

I have to wait until the end of June to finalize my own issues since hip/knee surgery is a priority. My spinal fusion which I cancelled before is still an issue but the hip/knee is fairly new now and a priority since it is affecting my ability to walk.

We see our PCP next week to find out how he is making progress getting DH into the special program for Parkinson's. DH is declining and my heart is breaking for him.

@hellie jo  Thinking of you.

Thank you to all for listening and offering kind words.

Be well.

[Cakers3]

@MOMMAVik  I am glad you liked The Guest House. I read it from time to time as a reminder everything has purpose.  Yet it sure can be difficult to view it all that way.😢

[ninjawife]

Good thoughts and prayers to everyone on this thread that is going through health problems.  I have been there so I know how hard it can be but somehow you manage to find the stregth to press on.  I am an only child and both my parents were going through significant health challenges at the same time for several years before their passings.  Mom had stage 4 endometrial cancer and dad had severe complications from an infection following knee surgery.  I was caring for them as I was raising my two young children while working part time (thank goodness we could afford for me to work only part time).  Mom lived for almost 5 years after her diagnosis but she was an anxious mess during that time and refused to take any anxiety medication or seek treatment.  Dad had 10 surgeries on his knee which had to be fused which signifcantly affected his mobility.  After Mom died, we bought a new house and had dad live with us.  He lived with us for two years before he passed peacefully.