Day 26 Post Op

 Today I finally got discharged from the physical therapist. I really had hoped that the male PT would be here, as I really go a lot out of those sessions. 

Additionally, she said she’d arrive between 12:30 and 1:30, and I rushed to get washed up and ready, burning a lot of energy to do so, and she arrived at 1:30. 

Meanwhile I had shit to do today but lost steam sitting around waiting for her. Tomorrow’s another day, but just because I am recovering from major surgery & require PT does not mean I don’t have other things I want & need to do. 

So, tomorrow I’ll get those things done: Rx pick up at Sams (as well as a curbside pick up there too, as I can’t walk the entire warehouse yet), do a UPS drop off, and maybe call the out patient PT place again and see if they can finally get me an appointment. 

I really don’t want to go to my third choice place because even with masking mandates, they weren’t enforcing it stridently, and I spent the entire time in my sessions anxious. I have no doubt in my mind no one is masking there anymore at this point.

Meanwhile, my first choice doesn’t take my insurance, but I have met my deductible for physical medicine, and if I were to go there, it would cover 50% of my sessions—which over the course of six weeks, 3x a week, will add up. 

So about that Rx pick up for tomorrow…

My surgeon has me on a 5 week course of blood thinner due to my Factor Five Leiden Mutation. At the hospital, I got a 30 day supply, but I need an additional week’s worth of pills. 

I messaged my doc and asked if I could just resume my dietary supplements on day 31, as they thin the blood, and he mixed it and said this is the protocol. Great. Right?

So I get a text notification from he pharmacy informing me my Rx is ready and it costs $30–FOR SEVEN PILLS ($4.29 per pill!). I called to verify it went through insurance & they verified it did, in fact, go through insurance, because without insurance the cost would be $140.00 ($20 per pill!). 

I am not sure WTF is going on, because the 30 day supply I received from the hospital pharmacy cost me less than $20. At this point I am not sure who the fuck is robbing me, and I am glad I will be off these pills soon. 

So far the EOB for the surgery itself was about $5K—the anesthesiologist was $5k+, with a total over $11K. I am now waiting for the EOB for the hospital facility billing—I’m sure that’ll be a doozie, and again, fortunate that I have a good medical plan—for now.