Thank Goodness for Insurance:)

I just got the call today that my insurance.. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas approved my Stem Cell Transplant for anytime in the next year :) I'm excited.. I have already met my deductible for the year.. which wasn't hard when I was getting Velcade once a week that was about $4,500.00 a week :( .......... I told Alex last night that I felt like running away to have my SCT all alone, I don't want to be a Burden on anyone, I don't want anyone to have to put their lives on hold for me.. I hate that .. I have always been so independent and have problems letting anyone help me :( Alex was pretty upset with me and said he wanted to be there every step of the way .. I hope he knows what he is in for :(

Here is the email my Drs. Nurse sent me ..

Hi Deanna,

Good job getting all those tests done on Tuesday.

We are getting everything submitted to insurance today for transplant approval.

Dr Agura will review everything next week and let us know if we can proceed with transplant –and if you can do the procedures as an outpatient.

I am having the cardiologist review the echocardiogram again today.  There was no mention of amyloidosis on the heart.  That’s good, but I need the report to specifically mention that amyloid is not there.

I was wondering how the abdominal symptoms are now. 

The ultrasound didn’t mention any ascites, but if you feel like you are still bloated I can ask them to specifically review the ultrasound and make mention of whether or not any ascites is present.

Thanks for the update—we’ll see you on Wednesday.  Have a good weekend.