Thursday, July 24, 2008

Firing the Pulmo too!

Thought I wrote about this.
The Pulmo appointment was last Tuesday.
Now he is also a pain in the ass!
I am, aside form being overweight, basically healthy.
I breath fine, I can walk up a flight of stairs and not die.
I exercise everyday.
Why on Earth they WANT to find something, anything wrong I don't know.
He has been an ass about the sleep study crap.
Anyhow, I did my two sleep studies which he ordered.
He said months ago he would then write my evaluation for me to give the surgeon.
Nope!
Another roadblock. His rules have now changed.
Are they in cahoots? I wonder!
He wants me to wear the CPAP machine for two months B E F O R E he will write the evaluation.
WHAT?
WHAT?
WHAT?
I sat there stunned!
"I did the studies, I need the notes"
Gives me a number, someone will be getting in touch with me about getting a machine (BTW, hasn't happened yet)
Well, I go to the desk, and GET my copies of the sleep studies. I don't need anything more from him to submit.
ALL OF THIS so far has just been to SUBMIT my shit to insurance for clearance.
I'll worry about getting his notes and letter another time.
I faxed the copies of the sleep studies to the surgeon.
This has been a comedy of errors. And damned frustrating!
I work in this industry. I can only imagine how frustrating it must be for someone with no medical background.

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