Hey everyone! Hope things are going well for you, whereas for me things aren't. Now is the time when all is said and done that the bills start to show up. Just wonderful I know, not really. I think this is the worst part about having IC. The bills are crazy high.
I got a bill in the mail a couple weeks ago and it was from my Urologist. Well my bill turns out to be and arm and a leg. Just what I wanted, and trying to figure out how to pay for that is going to be even harder. I mean yeah I have three jobs but I'm not going to be able to pay for this all. What doesn't help me at all is the fact that my dad works at Cat and his insurance doesn't want to cover me. Which that upsets me and my parents. I don't know how many times we have had to deal with the insurance company but its getting out of hand now.
What upsets me the most is the fact I am a full time student and working three jobs and yet the insurance company won't cover my bills. They will help pay for all my medication, but won't pay any lab fews or anything like that. All of this stuff really stresses me out, because I always have to worry about it. I'm so afraid to have a flare up and have to go back to my urologist. I just don't want that to happen. I'm not even suppose to be stressing out over anything, and the thing i'm most stressed out about is my IC. It is so hard trying to figure our how you're gonna make things work out.
I can't stand being stressed out because it causes problems for me. Makes me feel sick all the time, and when I don't feel good I don't want to do much of anything or really be around people. The past week has been really crazy on me and has really stressed me out. School starting back up and working all the time trying to figure out how to pay my bills has really hit me hard.. I just don't feel like doing much and really don't want to be that social with people. I just don't want to have a negative attitude towards people.
I just want to get things firgured out so I am not worrying at all and won't stress myself out, that way it doesn't cause any more problems for me. I really want to avoid any kind of doctors visit for a while. I have enought on my plate, and do not want to add more.
Liz, I think this is a very viable topic to write about for your audience. And, I'm sorry to hear of your struggles. Are you thinking of your audience as local sufferers? If not, be sure to provide some context when you mention local businesses, etc., like Caterpillar.
ReplyDeleteAre there any IC support groups? Online? It would be neat to see your blog get some real readers.