It’s been awhile. I have been crazy here as usual. Still dealing with the endless truck traffic. I wrote 2 page letter to mayor, state police and all divisions of traffic. After what felt like forever I think it was two months I got a call letting me know they are doing a traffic study. The woman who called described it and it sounds very involved. I am not sure if I will be here long enough to appreciate the end results of this study. I did my own study, I think it took me one day, and I determined no sane person could live here with this noise and freeway speeds going past the front door.
I try to avoid being here during the day this is possible through my new job. I am back to work as a nurse, still no healthcare. The irony of being a nurse taking care of very sick children and being involved with the healthcare system and not having health insurance is huge! I also experienced the lack of care from the perspective of a patient when I got a resistant form of Staph. MRSA. I went to a walk in clinic paid cash, got a C&S done to check for staph and never received the results. Apparently their policy for all results is you will hear within two weeks. I received the lab bill 140.00 before the results. I finally called leaving three messages before someone called me back to tell me yes it is MRSA, but he wanted me to know he was just delivering the results, just a messenger, as if don’t be mad at me it took so long to call you with this. I was not shocked by our serious lack of care in healthcare. The system is deeply flawed. I have seen way to much to feel good about it. And now that its computerized its as if nobody’s home at all. Each one thinks the other has done what needs to be done. I think they are at the point if it isn’t happening already where you will get your own results by looking at them online. Maybe they can even charge extra to actually call you to explain the results.
There is something seriously wrong with a system where the bill arrives quicker than the results. This past month besides dealing with the staph infection, we have been worried about our son who has stopped eating solid foods for over a month. Without insurance it has been tricky to get care for him. A few times when calling to schedule an appointment the person on other end of phone was struck dumb when I told them self pay. They respond to me with shuddering and confusion…”I’m not sure i can even schedule you without an ID#.” It took them calling the financial department and calling me back to say well I can schedule you however you will have to pay up front either half or all of the amount. I say ok what is the amount? She says I don’t know. Ok so I will pay either all or half of an unknown amount, sure that will be fine. Please schedule it. CRAZY! Meanwhile I applied for healthcare insurance through the state for all of us. The good news they will cover the children for a small monthly fee. When I next went to dr with my son I brought approval letter. The receptionist called the state and put me on phone with some cranky pants who told me its not effective until I pay premium, so I said ok I will pay you now over phone she says ok but it will not process in time for November 1 st. So it will not be effective until December 1st. WTF. This was October 28 th. i say i will pay you this month and next month she says impossible. I hang up with her. I cry in front of entire waiting room. I am tired, exhausted. We have no real answers on why my son stopped eating he is only 6. Now I am to take him to therapy and for that we will pay as well. He tells us he cannot swallow solid foods. They checked everything. All tests came back normal. Could it be this crooked house and those damn trucks?
Praying here lots and lots. We need a light at the end of this dark scary tunnel.
katemc70 