Something truly scary!
Want to see something truly scary? I copied this note from my Norton Hospital MyChart account the other day:
Some of the charges on this guarantor account are awaiting a response from your insurance. Depending on the response from your insurance, some or all of the $61,406.66 currently awaiting a response from insurance could become your responsibility.
That’s not terrifying at all, huh? Just the Pacemaker placement surgery alone was $54,000! Plus, that amount doesn’t even include the cost for the Needle Biopsy I’ve got coming up on Feb 10th of the mass in my left breast. Followed by the cost to do a lumpectomy even if I’m lucky enough for it to be benign. The costs for this will easily be over $100,000 and that’s only if I don’t need any further treatment for my breast.
Right now it’s a waiting game for everything to cycle through first Anthem and then Medicare to see how much of it will be covered and how much we’ll have to pay out of pocket. I’m doing my best to stay positive, worrying about it won’t change anything. It is what it is. I had to have the surgery to be able to survive.
Physically, I’m doing much better. My incision line is healing well and the pain and swelling in my left arm where my lupus attacked it is improving. I’m not allowed to drive or raise my arm over my head for 4 weeks to give the leads in my heart a chance to set. That’s part of why we had to postpone the biopsy. Lee’s been a such a huge help with getting dressed, carrying things for me, everything.
All the sweet notes and healing prayers have very been much appreciated. Thank you so much for your kindness, friendship and love. They always, always mean the world to me.
*hugs*
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Some of the charges on this guarantor account are awaiting a response from your insurance. Depending on the response from your insurance, some or all of the $61,406.66 currently awaiting a response from insurance could become your responsibility.
That’s not terrifying at all, huh? Just the Pacemaker placement surgery alone was $54,000! Plus, that amount doesn’t even include the cost for the Needle Biopsy I’ve got coming up on Feb 10th of the mass in my left breast. Followed by the cost to do a lumpectomy even if I’m lucky enough for it to be benign. The costs for this will easily be over $100,000 and that’s only if I don’t need any further treatment for my breast.
Right now it’s a waiting game for everything to cycle through first Anthem and then Medicare to see how much of it will be covered and how much we’ll have to pay out of pocket. I’m doing my best to stay positive, worrying about it won’t change anything. It is what it is. I had to have the surgery to be able to survive.
Physically, I’m doing much better. My incision line is healing well and the pain and swelling in my left arm where my lupus attacked it is improving. I’m not allowed to drive or raise my arm over my head for 4 weeks to give the leads in my heart a chance to set. That’s part of why we had to postpone the biopsy. Lee’s been a such a huge help with getting dressed, carrying things for me, everything.
All the sweet notes and healing prayers have very been much appreciated. Thank you so much for your kindness, friendship and love. They always, always mean the world to me.
*hugs*
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