Nathan has had a low grade fever on and off since Saturday afternoon. I kept him out of school today since he had a temp last night around 100. It's weird because he'll go all day without a fever, and when Stephen has checked him in the evening, all of a sudden he has a temp again. I hate for him to miss school since it is his opportunity to blow of steam and play with other children - he's been cooped up and stuck inside with me! Plus - I need a break too :)
So yesterday I had some spotting which definitely alarmed me. My doctor had me go in to the office to check me out. Looked like everything was fine, they ran a culture and test for UTI. Haven't heard back yet on the results. I was having flashbacks of when the same thing happened the morning Nathan was born. It was especially stressful because I had Nathan with me and dragging a 3 yr old to your doctor appts isn't exactly a good time. Today I was counting on my mother in law showing up to watch him for a few hours so I could go to my dentist appt. It was really foggy out and I had a funny feeling that she wasn't going to show. Sure enough - I get the call 10 minutes before I had to leave that she got lost and couldn't find the road to turn on. So once again I had to drag Nathan to my appt. Luckily the girls at the dentist office were wonderful and kept him occupied pretty much the whole time. It definitely gives me pause with the whole mother-in-law thing though. She has done so much for us with Nathan - but she can't drive at night or in any other conditions than sunny and dry, and does get sick at the last minute, has anxiety, etc. Not sure if it is going to be a good idea for her to watch the baby this time around. Although it would be a huge benefit financially and would be good for her emotionally - I just want some stability and a place that I can count on all the time. Today I really felt like the only person I can count on to do anything is myself. If I have to depend on someone else, it usually falls through (which just makes me mad) or I get some sort of flak for it later which makes it not worth it anyway.
I did hear from my case manager, and am getting the same old song and dance - someone is supposed to contact you this week.... The letter that I wrote to appeals failed. I got a notice today stating that they will not provide the gap exception for my visit to maternal fetal medicine in december - so that $300 bill stands. Just great. Loved the reasoning, too - "we understand that you attempted to get the gap exception prior to the visit and that it did not happen" "gap exceptions need to be completed prior to the visit" "please see the in-network provider list on the website" You think???? If there were another provider in the area that was in network, I'd go. And it was the insurance companies fault that the gap exception didn't occur in the first place - they knew about the appt!!!! Word to the wise - do not work for anyone who offers United Healthcare for insurance. We'll see if I actually do get contacted this week as promised.
I did find a position for a job that I'm interested in. I'm going to apply and see what happens. It's for faculty teaching OT - which may be really good for me. Next doctor appt is on Tuesday....
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