Thankful Thursday - Thankful For You

 

Head on over to Rebecca Jo's blog and get some good news!

 

This week I'm so grateful for ~

 Medical bills are being paid in full

Chuck continues to feel well

Microwave popcorn

My job

Sunflowers

Home

For all of you. I read your comments and it humbles me. Your kind words mean more to me than you will ever know.

Getting Nervous About Beth Having A New Sleep Study Done

Earlier this year we got notice that Beth's Primary Care doctor - Dr T - would no longer accept her insurance. We could get new insurance or find a new doctor and since Beth has been seeing her for decades, we decided to get new insurance.

It took a few months, lots of phone calls and paperwork to get everything transferred over but we finally did it. And while all of this was going on, Dr T referred her to a Sleep Medicine doctor - Dr M - because I was hearing her gasping for air during the night. We were able to do a home study and Dr M got enough info to give her an official diagnosis of sleep apnea.

Well, a couple months after starting the Cpap machine, we got a call saying Dr. M doesn't take the new insurance. 

Sigh.

So I found a new sleep doctor, Dr G. Then I sent Dr T all of his information and set up an appointment with him. 

Dr T sent them Beth's records and the results of her sleep test. Dr G's office mailed us paperwork to fill out and I had to go on-line to fill out more paperwork that took almost 30 minutes. After already doing all this for Dr M!

Beth had her first appointment earlier this week.

It was pouring rain when we got there.

 

They took her vitals and then Dr. G came in. He asked a few questions then said he wanted her to have a full sleep test. In the lab.

(Beth had a sleep test done in the lab before she had her tonsils out and it was a disaster. Granted it was a long time ago, but I'm still nervous about doing it again.)

Beth usually doesn't go to bed until midnight or later but we have to be there at 8:30. 

The more I think about this the less I like it. Were the other tests inconclusive? Why are they having her do another one?

One good thing is that I get to be in the room with her this time. But she rarely talks when she needs something. Will she tell me if she needs to go to the bathroom? Here at home she uses 2 night lights, but the room in the lab needs to be dark... I don't know, the closer it gets the more nervous I get.   

CPAP Issues and Insurance Woes

Beth hasn't been wearing her CPAP machine very much and she says it's because the air blows into her eyes. Chuck and I have tried adjusting the mask but nothing has worked.

The doctor who prescribed it was here in Edmonds.

We had to go to Everett (25 minutes away) to get the small machine to do the home sleep study. And then return it to Everett the next morning.

We went to Mill Creek (15 minutes) to get the CPAP machine. 

Well now that the machine isn't working for her, I called the doctor to make an appointment and was told he doesn't accept our insurance. 

(Beth had to change insurances a few months back when her Primary Care Physician stopped accepting the insurance she's had for decades. But she's had Dr. T for even longer so we switched insurances. And that was after she had the sleep study done.)

So I called the place where we got the machine and now we have an appointment for later this week. I'm not sure what will happen if they don't take her new insurance!

Have you had any insurance issues lately?