Plans, I hope

I have gone with the plurality suggestion, and made an appointment to see my dentist. I decided that going straight home on Wednesday 6 August and seeing the dentist with the afternoon off on Friday the 8th made more sense than the other way around. I hope that this finally got through to the dentist's receptionist, who repeatedly tried to give me an appointment for this week, and then for next Monday and Thursday, as I patiently repeated "Friday, August 8th" interspersed with "no, next week." She also tried to give me a morning appointment, despite my having said from the very beginning that I wanted an appointment in the afternoon. But I believe I have a 2:30 appointment, and I've told her I have insurance. Fortunately, she also asked for my cell phone number. (I would not be astonished if the cell phone rang this Friday while I was sitting on an Amtrak train to Boston.)

Plans, I hope

I have gone with the plurality suggestion, and made an appointment to see my dentist. I decided that going straight home on Wednesday 6 August and seeing the dentist with the afternoon off on Friday the 8th made more sense than the other way around. I hope that this finally got through to the dentist's receptionist, who repeatedly tried to give me an appointment for this week, and then for next Monday and Thursday, as I patiently repeated "Friday, August 8th" interspersed with "no, next week." She also tried to give me a morning appointment, despite my having said from the very beginning that I wanted an appointment in the afternoon. But I believe I have a 2:30 appointment, and I've told her I have insurance. Fortunately, she also asked for my cell phone number. (I would not be astonished if the cell phone rang this Friday while I was sitting on an Amtrak train to Boston.)

Health, practical and bureaucratic.

I am well exercised, and came home to an annoying letter from the insurance company. It's to do with one of the bills for the gall bladder surgery. Tomorrow they get one saying that (a) they've already agreed that I sent the certificate of credible coverage*, and this is sufficient; but (b) I had in any case never been treated for gall bladder anything, so it is not a pre-existing condition. Andy has advised me to send it certified mail.

One of the odd things about this is that they have already paid large amounts of money toward the surgery, hospitalization, and such; there's just this one bill they send this letter about, and this one says "third and final." After the second letter, I spoke to someone who agreed that they already had the certificate of credible coverage on file, and said he'd sort it out for me. I really had better ideas of what to do with my lunch hour than go wait in line at the post office.

( so, some gym numbers )

*a certificate of credible coverage is proof that you had insurance from some other company immediately before signing up with this one; with it, they generally have to cover pre-existing conditions.

Health, practical and bureaucratic.

I am well exercised, and came home to an annoying letter from the insurance company. It's to do with one of the bills for the gall bladder surgery. Tomorrow they get one saying that (a) they've already agreed that I sent the certificate of credible coverage*, and this is sufficient; but (b) I had in any case never been treated for gall bladder anything, so it is not a pre-existing condition. Andy has advised me to send it certified mail.

One of the odd things about this is that they have already paid large amounts of money toward the surgery, hospitalization, and such; there's just this one bill they send this letter about, and this one says "third and final." After the second letter, I spoke to someone who agreed that they already had the certificate of credible coverage on file, and said he'd sort it out for me. I really had better ideas of what to do with my lunch hour than go wait in line at the post office.

( so, some gym numbers )

*a certificate of credible coverage is proof that you had insurance from some other company immediately before signing up with this one; with it, they generally have to cover pre-existing conditions.