Telephone nightmares

Well, we had a great weekend in Wichita with friends at the wedding. It was exactly what we needed.  Things like this make you realize what is important in life and marriages are one of those things. That and close friends.  Who are tons of fun.

A big congrats to Rob and Sara!  We're so happy for you guys!

After spending all day on the phone today with insurance companies, the waiver to go to MD Anderson has not been approved yet. It is still in the process, it just takes more time. The medical aspect of this is the easy part. Talking to people at insurance companies who know nothing is the difficult part. I will say that up until MD Anderson the insurance coverage has been more than superb, but once you get out of their normal realm it gets a little crazy.  We were especially aware of this today when we got the bill for the surgery 2weeks ago.  Amount billed: $14,000.  Amount we owe after insurance adjustments: $0.   Awesome.  Maybe we'll have surgery more often here with a deal that good?

We are now scheduled to go to St. Louis and see Dr. Moley, apparently he wrote the book on Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid. We will be seeing him regardless of insurance as he doesn't want $18,500 up front.

Thanks for all the support. Can't wait too see most of you for the holidays!

P.S. Hello to all of Daisy's friends and thanks for the words of encouragement.