Had my CT with contrast today. First time for me to have it done with contrast (IV dye). The dye gives a warm sensation in the back of the throat and in the 'kegel exercise region'...you are doing your kegels, aren't you ladies? I'm glad the tech told me to expect it.
I didn't think I'd ever had the dye before, and I was a little afraid I'd have an anaphylactic reaction. I asked her before she left the room, if she'd be able to hear me. You never know...my throat could have closed off and there I'd be...gone for a routine exam....never to go home again. Hey, it does happen. The test was over in a matter of minutes and the 'warm feeling' was gone.
I asked the tech if I could get the pictures on a CD along with the radiologist's report. She said I should be able to pick up both tomorrow. They are so accommodating at this place. I may want to send them to Terry to have one of her radiologists read them as before. It depends on what the report says. Next week I'll call my oncologist to see what his recommendation is based on the local radiologist's report.
Rich has been replacing the screening in our window screens, so I used the opportunity to clean the windows. Things are sparkling around here.
Fooled around with JibJab and we had some good laughs looking at the final results. I'm doing one for my cousin's big birthday, but I'll have to tell her to be sure to open the JibJab that's being sent to her. I know she doesn't open things unless she knows from where they originate. I'm the same, and I will not open any forwarded stuff either. Super abundance of caution reigns within me.
The billing department at the hospital called to tell me the nurse audit was done regarding the charges I had disputed. The nurse found no documentation that the meds in question were given so they are being deleted from the account. YES! A mistake must have been made....surely the hospital wouldn't be engaging in 'cost shifting'......where everyone pays a little more for those not covered...I thought they had to stop doing that several years ago. Anyhow, I was thrilled. It took me several hours over 2 days to call the hospital billing department and then several back and forth calls to Medicare and our secondary. I forgot to tell the billing person to send me a zero balance statement. I don't want to go thru this again next month when the bills go out. I'll call tomorrow.
I knew Rich never got those meds least of all self-administer them. Maybe someone without a medical background would have thought it was just fine. Just think how much money a hospital could make by adding $680 mistakes onto 1500 patients' bills. Hmmmm. Yes, we were only going to have to pay $268 of that sum, nevertheless the government shouldn't have been charged either.
Even if you can't understand your entire bill...at least check to see that the procedures listed are what you had done.
I asked Rich if this makes up for my not sending back last night's meal at the restaurant. He said I'm a wimp... and for some things, I am. Heck, I had no problem walking out of Ruth's Chris in Baltimore last spring when they seemed to be ignoring us. We'd eaten our appetizers and left...don't you dare ask us to pay for what we ate either....and they didn't.
In case today's JibJab didn't show up on Facebook..here it is. Even Rich got a good chuckle from this one. Those slippers are Rich's, but Rich has a better body than the guy in the flick. You have to have audio to get the best effect.
