Damn insurance, tomorrow I rally.( I may be screwed!)
I don't know who else is going through cancer treatment, or is just beginning worried about what their treatment will be. How awful will it be. I can not tell you what you will go through . but I will say you are going to need a team of doctors. Let me see I have 5 ,for my breast cancer. They are all affiliated with the hospital closest to my home , and I tell you that was so convenient when I had to travel back and forth especially for my 34 daily radiation treatments. It was already tiresome, I could not imagine having to drive to a further treatment center!
Tomorrow I am going to that same hospital , and though the bulk of my treatment is over, I still see all the doctors affiliated with it. I am not however going for treatment. I am going for a rally, which sounds like a fun word , but it is really more of a protest.
You see these 5 doctors work together to get me the best care, the best individual treatment program they could plan for me. Let me say one thing first, I have always disliked doctors in general. I hardly ever went unless I really needed to. Then I met Dr. Shoenfeld , He became my PC (primary care) doctor. I really like him. He cares about his patients . He explains things and if there is something you don't understand he will explain it it terms you will understand. His practice was recently bought out by South Nassau Communities hospital. That is where the "rally " will be held tomorrow.
The rally is happening because my insurance is in negotiations with the hospital.
Let me tell you this, my insurance is a huge company with zillions of patients that count on them for their medical coverage . I am sure you have heard of it- Blue cross -Blue shield.
Both the hospital and Insurance are saying neither side is working on a solution.
However if negotiations fall through, I am pretty much screwed.
The team of doctors that made up my cancer treatment team, my PC, My breast surgeon, Dr Hodyl, My plastic surgeon, Dr.Ott-Young, My blood oncologist, Dr. Lee and my radiation Dr. Wu, will all have to be changed because I will no longer be able to see any of them with my insurance.
I still am supposed to have some more plastic work done to finish the reconstruction done. I have a 5 year plan of medication with my oncologist that I need to see for blood work every 3 months.
So right now I am in limbo , I will supposedly know on July 1st if negotiations failed.
They fail, I am the loser. Insurance does not give a rats ass about patients, oh, they profess to in their letters, telling us not to worry . That our current doctors will help us transition to new doctors if need be. What they don't seem to understand,is this is MY team of doctors. MINE. They are the ones who actually care about me. These kind of doctors are so damn hard to find. I am so sad right now , hoping I wont lose this team.
So tomorrow I make up a catchy sign and rally at the hospital ! Some local politicians are suposed to attend. I doubt it will make a difference but I am going to go. I need stability in my medical team, they're who I count on to beat this damn cancer battle! The hospital says the insurance is putting profits before patients. They are a Billions of dollars for profit company after all. While I feel the hospital may share some of the blame , I do know it will be patients that suffer.
This is more to me than a mere inconvenience, this is my life.
I feel like I'm going to get screwed over GREED plain and simple GREED> Good grief.
SO TOMORROW I RALLY!!!!!!!
Tomorrow I am going to that same hospital , and though the bulk of my treatment is over, I still see all the doctors affiliated with it. I am not however going for treatment. I am going for a rally, which sounds like a fun word , but it is really more of a protest.
You see these 5 doctors work together to get me the best care, the best individual treatment program they could plan for me. Let me say one thing first, I have always disliked doctors in general. I hardly ever went unless I really needed to. Then I met Dr. Shoenfeld , He became my PC (primary care) doctor. I really like him. He cares about his patients . He explains things and if there is something you don't understand he will explain it it terms you will understand. His practice was recently bought out by South Nassau Communities hospital. That is where the "rally " will be held tomorrow.
The rally is happening because my insurance is in negotiations with the hospital.
Let me tell you this, my insurance is a huge company with zillions of patients that count on them for their medical coverage . I am sure you have heard of it- Blue cross -Blue shield.
Both the hospital and Insurance are saying neither side is working on a solution.
However if negotiations fall through, I am pretty much screwed.
The team of doctors that made up my cancer treatment team, my PC, My breast surgeon, Dr Hodyl, My plastic surgeon, Dr.Ott-Young, My blood oncologist, Dr. Lee and my radiation Dr. Wu, will all have to be changed because I will no longer be able to see any of them with my insurance.
I still am supposed to have some more plastic work done to finish the reconstruction done. I have a 5 year plan of medication with my oncologist that I need to see for blood work every 3 months.
So right now I am in limbo , I will supposedly know on July 1st if negotiations failed.
They fail, I am the loser. Insurance does not give a rats ass about patients, oh, they profess to in their letters, telling us not to worry . That our current doctors will help us transition to new doctors if need be. What they don't seem to understand,is this is MY team of doctors. MINE. They are the ones who actually care about me. These kind of doctors are so damn hard to find. I am so sad right now , hoping I wont lose this team.
So tomorrow I make up a catchy sign and rally at the hospital ! Some local politicians are suposed to attend. I doubt it will make a difference but I am going to go. I need stability in my medical team, they're who I count on to beat this damn cancer battle! The hospital says the insurance is putting profits before patients. They are a Billions of dollars for profit company after all. While I feel the hospital may share some of the blame , I do know it will be patients that suffer.
This is more to me than a mere inconvenience, this is my life.
I feel like I'm going to get screwed over GREED plain and simple GREED> Good grief.
SO TOMORROW I RALLY!!!!!!!
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