Today has been a long day for me. I took off a half day to take my daughter back to the doctor. She had been coughing for a couple of days before the tournament this past weekend and I had been treating the drip and the cough but by Sunday after the first game she had to be picked up and carried off the field. She got to where she couldn't breath and was getting dizzy. Monday morning I let her stay home from school because she was feeling so bad so my mom took her to the doctor for me. Well, I thought she just had bronchitis but noooo she has pneumonia. She hasn't felt any better and was just laying around not wanting to eat or anything else for that matter so today I decided that I was leaving early and taking her back. We get to the doctors office today and they refuse to see her because they say I owe (get this) $44.00 that the insurance didn't pay. I told them I couldn't pay that today but I would in two weeks so they told me they wouldn't see her. I asked them why they didn't tell my mom Monday and saw her anyway then told me to bring her back today for a recheck. They told me that they were sorry that no one told me that but they weren't seeing her. OK by this time my blood is boiling. I said to them, 'Are you telling me that 44.00 is more important than the health of a child and you won't see her because the insurance wouldn't pay for a wrist splint?' They told me yes. So I told them OK, since the doctor told me to bring her back today if she became more ill and ended up in the hospital or worse I would be hiring an attorney and suing the office for hospital bills and what the insurance wouldn't pay. I left at this point before I absolutely lost it. By the time I get home the office is calling me back to bring her back in to be checked. Jeez, I had to get mad, get my blood pressure up just to get my daughter seen. They took another x-ray today and there is no change matter of fact they said she sounded worse. She will bounce back soon but she is missing a bunch of school.
I had started working on a sweater but I got a call from a friend last night asking me to make a baby blanket for her daughter. I guess I can do both but it won't take me long to make a blanket. Might add a little hat and sweater if possible.
3 comments:
You should have been pissed and honestly, I would have been throwing the biggest fit in the world there. I also would change physicians immediately-I don't care if they called you back or not. I would also let the doctor know personally.
You can insert your favorite string of cursing and such here...
omg that burnsmy butt. They had the gall to actually say that 44 dollars was more important? Then it took you threatening to sue? omgomgomgomg... I hope you are looking for another dr. Darn insurance companies lock uou in someitmes though and that sucks. And for drs to put money before health is even worse....
I hope your daughetr gets to feeling better. *hugs*
Yea burned my fat fanny as well. Sad thing is the doctor is a great doctor. Has the best bedside manner of any doctor I have ever been too. Its his stupid billing department. And to top it all off they are not suppose to be charging me what the insurance won't pay per their agreement with the doctors office. I'm calling the insurance company today about all that. Thanks a bunch for the well wishes they are very much appreciated.
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