{"id":1675,"date":"2011-11-08T17:38:24","date_gmt":"2011-11-08T22:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/giveneyestosee.com\/blog\/?p=1675"},"modified":"2011-11-10T00:50:07","modified_gmt":"2011-11-10T05:50:07","slug":"no-iron-for-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/giveneyestosee.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/no-iron-for-me\/","title":{"rendered":"No Iron For Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

So today I was supposed to get my first of the iron infusions to help solve my anemia. But it not only didn’t happen, unless I get tons more money, it’s not going to happen either.<\/p>\n

I get there expecting to pay my $25 office visit but am told there is a $611 balance on my account. They send me back to see the financial lady. So $611 apparently for bloodwork and meeting with the nurse on my first visit because they are completely overpriced and at the time of my appointment, I had not yet met my $1,000 deductible. $611<\/b> Seriously?<\/p>\n

So then she tells me today was going to be $88. Um, why? Oh that’s my 20% co-pay portion. So the ONE infusion today is $440?? And I need to have this every week for six weeks? So I ask her what about the $25? I thought that was what my visits cost. Oh, yes, they add that on days I meet with the doctor. (Which, mind you, I met with the doctor ONCE for 30 seconds. Both visits, I met with the nurse<\/i>.) So on days I have the infusion and meet with the doctor<\/strike> nurse, I pay $88 PLUS $25. Oh and that’s not including my labs. Oh and the $611 is only from my FIRST visit. Who knows how much my second visit and second set of labs from last week will bring my total to.<\/p>\n

I broke down crying. I told her about what’s going on. How I had to raise all kinds of money for surgery, how I’ve spent $5,000 so far this summer on medical bills, co-pays, insurance premiums and such. How I have $13k in bills from my ER stay. And how I have NO INCOME right now. She says their financing plans are 30, 60 and 90 days. (Oh yes because that<\/i> will help.) She says they’re not going to let me run up a bill that’s “thousands of dollars” getting the treatments if I can’t pay for it at time of service. She canceled my infusion schedule and said to come in next week, pay $25 office visit, meet with the doctor (nurse) and discuss what treatment plan we can work out.<\/p>\n

In other words, waste more time and money.<\/p>\n

So…unless I can come up with $611 plus another $700 or so to pay for the six weeks of treatment, I can’t cure my anemia.<\/p>\n

I cried all afternoon. I really can’t take this anymore. These bills and money worries are going to be the death of me.<\/p>\n

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