Ok I am so angry sad, confused and feeling so low today. I have been having issues with my Hashimoto disease for about the last 4 months. I sleep from 10 to 12 hours at night and get up tired. My hair is falling out a lot now. I have all the signs that I need it revaluated and some blood tests done. I have been having trouble with my eyes. I am gaining weight like crazy and so tired all the time.
I made a appointment with the Endocrinologist over 6 months ago and since I now don't have a PCP any longer because after I signed up with ins in December I was told that she was on it. So I am 3 months behind on getting my blood work done to see what is up with the Hashimoto.
I actually forgot I made it until a month ago when I saw it on my phone. I called then to make sure that they took my insurance and was assured that they did. They called to confirm my appointment and again asked if they took my ins. she said yes.
It took hours to get all papers from Cleveland clinic and wrote down everything. If it took 6 months to see her she must be great and I was ready. They took all my insurance card gave me more papers to fill out. They took me back got on my vitals and she took all my medicine that I had all typed up and all papers that I knew they would need. She said she would be right in and 25 minutes later this women walks in and cant recall what her name plate said. Sat down to tell me how very sorry she was but there was an error and that they did not take me insurance. I thought this cant happen this was a very important appointment and I really needed help. I was so upset I just started to cry and that is not like me. She kept saying she was so sorry. I kept saying I checked 3 times and was told that they did take my insurance. She said did I check my Medicare book and said no I did one better was told by your staff a month ago and twice in one week. I said this is not my fault its yours. I have done everything on my end and at that point it had been an hour. I could not hold the tears back and I really tried she kept saying how sorry she was. Would I like a bottle of water? Than she had the balls to say we can still do this if I could pay cash for everything the first visit that is always more and blood work. I said no I can not pay cash. I just sat in disbelief and felt like someone punched me in the stomach. She kept giving me tissue. I asked there Is nothing they could do and she said im so so sorry. After listening to her for 10 more minutes and still could not believe it. I just said please give me five minutes. She did not me to leave this upset it would look bad to everyone when I was leaving so I just left and cried in the car.
Well my PCP after telling me she was on my plan and taking my insurance in march for a sinus infection had them send me a bill that she does not take my insurance after I saw her.
Went to my dentist a couple weeks ago that I have been with for 30 years that he does not take my insurance.
I am 55 now and on a Medicare plan that might as well just lump us all in one Medicare, Medicaid and welfare we are all lumped into one. I have worked since I was 13 and sometimes during my life worked 2 jobs. I did not want to get sick and I don't want this life but to be treated like this its horrible. When I see someone with food stamps I am no one to judge I don't know her journey and I wish her well.
I feel like a salmon swimming up stream only to get pushed back. I finally got after a month 3 phone calls and 4 emails a letter from my Cleveland clinic doctor appealing my denial for the only medicine that worked and a letter from me and a great letter from my therapist that sees me every 2 weeks and know what I am going through. The medicine is 500.00 dollars cheaper. So now I have to wait and am in the donut hole and I have to put out 3000.00 out of pocket before they will put me in the catastrophic coverage stage.
I was supposed to go to my moms after appointment to help her and I told Larry my husband and he said your not going anywhere. The things she needed could wait till tomorrow.
I told him I wish I could go to sleep and not wake up because I am tired of doing everything I should and I was just to tired. He said please don't say that it will get better and he was here for me. But in my heart it wont. But I guess its good that I don't have the balls to do anything like that. I could never hurt all the people who love me. But I am so tired of trying I need something to go my way.
Thanks for listening guys sorry but I just have no one to vent to.
Frances