I Should have gone into the Insurance Business or Medicine

There's nothing like dealing with medical insurance companies and doctor's offices to make my blood pressure shoot up like a thousand points! How healthy is that?!? In this day and age when everyone talks about eating healthy and advances in medical treatments, it seems so far that we have a long way to go to make sure everyone remains healthy. Something as simple as going to see a doctor has now become a bureaucratic nightmare of clearances and lists. I literally spent three hours online checking to make sure my limited insurance coverage will be accepted by all of my doctors. The funny thing is, when you get to the respective doctor's office, they aren't sure if they accept the insurance that your insurance company says provides to that very same doctor. Lorraine is right, I need an assistant just to assist with trivial phone calls. The extra kicker to this entire process is that not once was my medical needs taken into consideration but rather how I was going to pay for it. Long story short...I could die simply because I can't afford the expensive test needed to prevent something really bad. How ironic. I went ahead an scheduled the tests my doctor wants me to have. Only time will tell if anything further will be needed. In the meantime, i'm not going to worry about it. I'm going to relax and enjoy Christmas and New Years.