Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Crossing that off the list

One thing thats been lingering on my list for many months now is to just call my insurance provider and figure out who I can see for dermatology and my other annual check ups, the protocol for seeing a specialist and where I'm covered. Many of this info was available on their website, but the protocol for going directly to a specialist was surprisingly absent from my literature. So today, I finally called.

In less than 2 hours I have managed to:

Schedule my first dermatology appointment since I left the U (May 2009).
Schedule my first physical since Feb 2009
Fill out my pre-appointment forms for my physical.-- online!!

My appointments will be happening in November which is a relief as I'd like to just get them out of the way. I was very relieved to be able to get into a dermatologist by mid November. When I was at the U, they usually were scheduling 3 months out!

Getting this taken care of is a HUGE weight off my shoulders! I have coloration at the very edge of my melanoma excision that has been nagging since even before that derm appointment at the U. I wasn't a very big fan of that doctor and am quite relieved to be giving someone else a shot! That guy was kind of rude and and completely dismissed my concerns about the pigmentation. Since then the pigmentation has grown which bugs me so hopefully I can get that addressed!

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