Airren
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Jan 28
Prolly not the kidney! (Also Heartsouth Fuckery)
Hey, so finally got to go see the nephrologist over here at the Nephrolology Associates in Alabaster. He did not seem to think I belonged there at all. Left kidney seems good and so the mystery is still not solved – although I have to say it’s a relief not to have a known kideny …
Jan 03
How to get drugs with insurance?
Here it is 2025 now. I am trying to simply get the drugs that they have told me I need to take. For the second time now my insurance will not allow the refill. Called doc and they resubmitted the prescription; denied again. Fighting (again) just to get the drugs. They simply want us to …
Nov 18
Today’s challenges + MORE!
Insurance finally approved CT scan blood vessels in chest to make sure there is no pulmonary embolism. I’ve called the facility (which is 30 miles away) and had to leave a message. Finally was able to get the CT scan on 11/21). 11/26/2024: No pulmonary embolism found but wait! Before any rejoicing there is a …
Nov 15
Phone fighting
Still trying to be alive until January when my appointments are. Fighting to get the drug that limits the bpm. I run out on Saturday. Phone people are nice but all have different stories as to why I can’t get the correct meds.
Nov 01
Lungs now?
So I finally had a phone conference with my GP about the clot issue. She wonders why they only did ultrasound on one leg and not everywhere. So that is a question I don’t know the answer to. She is now still trying to set me up with a nephrologist due to the stress hormone …
Oct 25
Health Update
On 10.23.2024 I got the results of my CT scan of abdomen – nothing was out of place. Well, they did realize I have only one kidney but did not find a big adrenal tumor or a ball of cancer (kidney situation here). For this, I am relieved. However, my doc is still sending me …
Oct 18
The horror of US medical care
Seems like I have begun an odyssey of trying to navigate the US medical system – again. I’m going to try to create a timeline mostly for myself so that I do not forget how long it has taken. I don’t know the results yet and this is on-going. In June of 2024 I went …
Sep 02
Resurrection is hard.
Trying to get this place back just for my own posterity. There is a lot going on right now and, for whatever reason, this feels like the right place to put it. There are a lot of legacy problems here, missing pics, overall stupidity, etc. I am very lucky to have a very good friend …
