Category: insurance

Sharing my cancer story. It might be helpful, it might be interesting, it might be informative.

  • My support network

    As the year winds down, I am preparing to return to work on January 3. I am so incredibly lucky to have had over 3 months to recover from my surgery. Here is a starter list of everything I am grateful for: What’s next for me: I’m going to continue to have monthly injections of…

  • A few updates

    Good news: remember when I had that spleen issue a couple of weeks ago, and I was prescribed Eliquis, a blood thinner? Well, initially the pharmacy said it would be a $781 co-pay for one month’s supply. Yikes!! I talked to my doctor about that, and she advocated with my insurance to lower the cost,…

  • My first shot

    Today I had my first shot of Sandostatin LAR Depot. I learned a lot! Firstly: I didn’t realize that they no longer allow accompanying children in the clinic. My almost-10-year-old-daughter came along to keep me company but then she had to stay in the waiting room the whole time. I felt bad for her, but…