Can I PLEASE! go paperless?
Oh the hidden joys of medical care...I am not a hard-core environmentalist but over the years I have managed to curb down the incoming mountains of mail to a minimum. We have one (1) file cabinet at home and almost everything regarding statements and bills is now automatically paid and kept electronically in the deep gullet of my computer. So imagine my pure horror when I begin getting two, three, sometimes five statements in the mail on a daily basis! Add to that medical instructions, receipts, printed (printed!) appointment schedules...
On another note, I wonder where my little piece of liver went?
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So much for a clean desk! I had to create some actual physical file folders before going paperless. Must be over 30 statements in there! |
Looking at all those files, I can't believe it has only been seven weeks since that fateful day when I got the first X-ray that triggered this whole surreal adventure.
I am adding a calendar of events to the right column just for grins and giggles.
Say again, how much was that tube-thinguie test?
Yeah, and of course the innocent flurry of statements is quickly followed by a galloping herd of bills. Paper bills, sigh! More online accounts, set up everyone for electronic pay, found the "paperless bills" button, more phone calls. Who knew being sick would be this much fun?! I'm my own secretary now, I even answer the phone:"Maria's secretary, can you hold?" "Yes one moment I will see if she's available..."
In addition to the sheer shock of the cancer thing, I guess I have to add a slight "discomfort" when looking at all these statements. Blessings for the insurance, good insurance that we have.
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Here is a sampler of how much all those tests cost. Multiply by as many pieces of paper you see in the first picture and...ouch! |
Ah well, I should have gone into medicine I guess.
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