Tag: Chemo
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My First Chemo
It’s been awhile since I’ve written. I’ve wanted to write. I’ve scribbled thoughts here and there, but I couldn’t quite sit down and face re-experiencing the last couple of weeks. Every now and then I rub my hand over my head. There’s stubble. When will it fall out, I wonder? I could have had my…
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Approved!
My chemotherapy treatment has been approved! I begin Monday at 12:30pm. So what happened? Well, on November 17 at 1:22pm the cancer center submitted the status of prior authorization to my insurance. That was less than forty-eight hours before my treatment was supposed to begin, and apparently that wasn’t enough time. The reason my insurance…
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Denied
After all of that drama last night, guess what.I am NOT having chemo tomorrow. Somebody didn’t send a form, so my treatment was denied. My nurse navigator, let’s call her J, called this afternoon to tell me the bad news. I called my insurance company. They denied the procedure because nobody asked them for it.…
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Dinner’s Ready
Thirty-six hours from now I’ll be getting my first chemotherapy treatment and my life will change forever. That’s nothing new, I guess. Life changes forever with every moment. This time is different. This is going to be a drastic change. Seismic. I have so many thoughts. Fears. Hopes? Mostly fears. Of the unknown. Of the…