Which they will never see because I lack the nerve to send
it and I doubt very much any of them read my blog……
I am sixty three years old.
My father died at sixty seven.
My mother died at seventy seven.
My maternal grandfather died at seventy five.
My maternal grandmother made it to eighty.
Some of my aunts and uncles made it into their later years,
some of them died much younger.
It’s not likely I’m going to live into my nineties is what
I’m saying.
Which makes all this testing* you keep ordering seem useless
and just plain wasteful at this point.
*This post was inspired by the fact that my insurance
company is refusing to pay for a very expensive test my PCP ordered back in
November. A scan she ordered AFTER I had THREE other tests that came back
NORMAL!
In a way I don’t
really blame the insurance company. In principle I’m on their side.
Except……..I might be the one who ends up paying for it.
Color me disgruntled.
We now return you to our regularly scheduled program……
Ouch. It would not be fun to end up with the bill. Remember though, it's our modern medicine your parents and grandparents never had that may just keep you going till you surprise yourself and hit 90!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it so dis-heartening when you are sufferring with something and your tests come back normal and the doctor looks at you with a vacant expression. Just happened to me recently.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it so dis-heartening when you are sufferring with something and your tests come back normal and the doctor looks at you with a vacant expression. Just happened to me recently.
ReplyDeleteLuckily in Finland we have public health care, no insurances here.
ReplyDeleteWell, you never know how long we're going to be here. My mother died when she had just turned 50 years and I was sure, I'd be going away as early. But still lingering on...
...and who wins? - yes, the Insurance Company ;) ><
ReplyDeleteShame on the insurance companies and the pharma for dictating how doctors can treat or prescribe.
ReplyDeletedon't get me started on insurance companies!!! argh!!!
ReplyDeleteI think I would nicely refuse.
ReplyDeletefor me the quality of life in each of those years is so important.... I keep saying I don't want to reach the high number of years (I am meaning 90+ here) if what I can do is severely limited. I may change my tune with time... good luck with the tests.
ReplyDeletefor me the quality of life in each of those years is so important.... I keep saying I don't want to reach the high number of years (I am meaning 90+ here) if what I can do is severely limited. I may change my tune with time... good luck with the tests.
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