Thursday, August 18, 2011

More Insurance Drama

I've been exhausted the last two days. Today I'm in a lot of pain :-/ mostly just my shoulders, neck, and arms however I have an overall feeling of blah right now.  I might take a super hot shower then try to lay back down. I just moved into a rad new apt and I realize the stress of moving and trying to unpack (not very successfully mind you) has kicked my ass! This is a perfect example as to why I shouldn't be working while on treatment yet the good ole insurance peeps see it otherwise...

Monday I received a call from my claim rep who said she received the doctors notes (from the 24 wk check up) and while he gave me an estimated return to work of January they believe I'm doing much better and need to reevaluate my claim. SERIOUSLY?! I told her I can't handle stress and am still fatigued and that the only reason I might be doing "better" is because I'M NOT WORKING!!!

I really wanted to get worked up about the phone call, and I suppose I did for a few moments. Ultimately knowing that freaking out about it would do me absolutely no good I was able to calm down. It's going to happen the way it's going to happen regardless if I'm happy with the outcome. The other thing I'm becoming increasingly aware of is that even when it looks different than I think it should usually the outcomes are better than I expected. I truly do hope that disability will understand the necessity of continuing leave for me, but if not I guess I'll cross that bridge when I get there. For now I'm just waiting to hear back from them and trying to keep my head up!!