Saturday, May 9, 2009

update on biopsy

I wanted to update you on my biopsy that came back finally. Everything was normal. Thank God. Now my only problem is that I am still having the terrible pain in my lower right abdomen and after all these tests we still don't know why I am having this pain. Drives me crazy when a doctor can't figure out what is wrong with you and all I have to show for it - no answers! Just bills!

I about died when I received the ultrasound bill from the Ohio Health Riverside Methodist Hospital. The total for the mammogram and my two ultrasounds they did was $1503.00. The insurance only covered $603.24 and my bill on what we owe is $899.75! WHAT??!!

The Ohio Health is in our network for the insurance, but they are saying that it is out-of-network and I know that it is in network. We have went to Grady Hospital in Delaware and it is part of the Ohio Health and it is a hospital that is covered under our insurance, so I am very confused. I need to call the insurance company and get to the bottom of this because I am not paying a $900.00 dollar bill for having NO ANSWERS. Makes me sick to think of it,ha.

Anyways, I will go for a follow-up visit with my OBGYN and see what she wants to do for the pain. She said something about muscle relaxers and something else. I won't have to take them everyday because I don't have the pain everyday. It is the worst when I am on my mentrual cycle (which is 2 and sometimes 3 times a month!) and when I lift alot or do house work all day or work in the yard a long time,ha. Ok, I have the pain alot of the time. Hopefully the medicine will help.

Oh, and by the way, I still have not checked on the lap band weight loss surgery. There is a rumor going around Tom's work that his insurance is changing AGAIN and then I will have to wait to call the new insurance. I will keep you up to date.

Well, gotta go. Need to go pick out Mother's Days gifts tonight for Mother's Day tomorrow. I hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day.

Shellie

Penelope Rose

My week started off really bad. My babysitting kids show up as usual and Penni (the baby - now almost 1 year old) is riding around in her walker and she is as happy as can be like always. There was no warning for me at all what so ever. She just keeps going in her walker, laughing out loud, making her cute little sounds, and then I smell it. She had a poppy diaper. No big deal, just change it like I normally do. Wrong! It was up her back, down her legs, all over the walker pad, and on my carpet! I had just checked her 10 minutes before this and there was nothing. I could not believe it. Gross, yuck!

So I carry her over to the changing thing on her pack 'n play and get her all cleaned up. She had a beautiful dress on that day and had it all over her dress. After I wiped her off I then wipe her off with those germ killing wet ones,ha. Then I have to clean the walker and shampoo the carpet where the accident dripped down on the carpet. Sammi (Penni's sister) is wanting to run around on the carpet and continue to play and I look at her and told her not to move off the couch until I had it all cleaned up. Penni is in her pack 'n play until I get it cleaned up. ha.

After it is all said and done it is 12:30 PM and I am exhausted by this time. Thank God it was close to nap time. Lunch was delayed until I took time to take a shower because I had it all over my arms and my nightgown since I picked Penni up to take her over to the changing table.

I finally feed the kids (Penni fell asleep while I was shampooing the carpet, that is why I hurried up and got in the shower while she took a nap). I wash Penni's dress and the walker pad Penni sits in. Then we all sit down and collapse or at least Sammi and I did for a bit. Sammi ended up falling asleep for her nap at this time. Boy! What a day! I hope there is not a whole lot of days like that in my future. ha.

I told Jennifer about it (Penni's mommy) and she told me that Penni ate 1/2 a cheeseburger and a small fry the night before. So I am sure that had something to do with it,ha. Penni is just now starting to eat real food and not just baby food.

Wow, what a start to my week (It happened on Monday May 4th) of this past week. Thank God my whole week was not like that,ha. Just had to share. I thought you would get a good laugh with this blog,ha.

Shellie