Saturday, November 5, 2011

Another Insurance Update...this time it's good news!

I finally heard back from Short Term Disability! Good lord it has felt like a year has passed just dealing with this issue alone, but I suppose it's only been a month and a half or so, anyway...

The appeal was approved!!! They have reinstated my claim and have agreed to pay me until November 30th and I should hear back from them either Monday or Tuesday about what my options are for after Nov. I can't begin to tell you how happy I am right now! Granted I won't fully believe it until the money hits my checking account, but still. Such a relief! As far as I'm concerned they should be paying me through January but after all the shit they've put me through this much is better than nothing which is what I was starting to expect. Guess it goes to show that staying patient and continuing to take action when I can is finally paying off!!

On a quick medication/side effect note: Tonight's shot was one of the worst I've had to deal with! When the shot was only half way expensed I felt a wave of nausea sweep over me and by the time I was done thought I might pass out. I still don't feel well but the major extreme reaction has subsided. Time to take my pills and call it a night! Up until right now I've actually felt pretty good this week. Let's hope I go back to that come morning, I was starting to get used to it!

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Things are lookin' good!

All of my blood tests are showing good signs of being cured!! I told my specialist I feel more fatigued and more sick than I did in the beginning. He explained that while that isn't the normal response it is in no way unheard of and to just keep riding it out. I will take my last shot on Jan 13th and my last pills on Jan 20th!! I'll see him on Jan 23rd and then not again for six months when we get the final word if I'm in the clear! He told me the way things are going right now I should expect good results and that I've handled all of this with a great amount of grace. That was one of the nicest things I've heard. I don't always feel like I have but from a doctor who sees patients for this all the time, I tend to believe him.

Work and insurance has been a pain in my ass. First they told me they would do my best to keep MY job for me. Then later on I get told that if they can't keep MY job I will at least have A job when I return. Now the final word is that they have not held my job and that I will have 90 days to reapply within the company upon returning from medical leave. I'm slightly more than pissed. Not only is my Short Term Disability still under review but after eight years with a company you would think they would have tried harder for me. I've given them the majority of my adult life and always done right by them and this is how I get repaid?! Guess that's what happens when you work for a large corporation. I still would have thought my dedication to them would have meant something, apparently I was wrong.

Thankfully I realize the stress this could cause is not worth threatening my health so while I'm still fighting them I'm not letting it consume me. I'm off of work to help eliminate stress and all of this only adds to it. I will let the chips fall where they may and trust that no matter what I will be taken care of!