The first round of gut punches (IL2 infusions) every 8 hours for 5 days starts this Monday at 7 am (at least I check in then... I would guess they'll wait to get me all comfy before the 1st infusion of cancer ridding goodness starts).
And can I just say... friken cancer is expensive to have! I should have opted for a broken leg, or kidney removal or something like that... Actually the irony is once I switched over to digital cable and started seeing regular broadcasts in high def, I decided upgrading my television wasn't a priority. What luck that was... and I'm super grateful to have access to good insurance, although I'm waiting to hit that damn total yearly deductible!
There's actually a strategy I'm learning to paying medical bills... and it's to not pay them right away, but also to not pay them at the last day. They wait to see how much the insurance will cover and then hit you with the rest, but if you've already paid what they asked for, some places (such as Advanced Imaging here in Oregon) will write off what was left outstanding if it's within a certain amount.
Fair warning... these will either become rather bland and to the point next week, or I may wax all kinds of weird depending on my mental state :) When they removed my original melanoma, I asked if I could have it bronzed while I was recovering from the procedure. Unfortunately for my trophy collection, they needed it for testing.
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