OK. I'm back. For now.
Today the doctor gave my mom a very encouraging report. Her blood counts were up to near normal range for the first time since she has been in treatment except for the platelet count - which IS in normal range. He was cautiously optimistic, saying that he will check her blood again in a week to make sure it isn't a fluke. But he believes that she is going into remission much earlier than he expected.
She still has no appetite and has to force herself to eat. (At this point I want to make it clear that this is not a problem that I share with her, although I wouldn't mind doing so for about, oh, twenty pounds!) So he wrote a prescription for a drug that will make her want to eat, and told her that it is "kind of expensive" and her insurance should cover it. Well, expensive is an understatement. The insurance company agreed to pay $321, which left her with a co-pay of - are you ready for this????? - $290 ADDITIONAL. I was dumbfounded! I don't know if she will have the pharmacist order it or not; that's up to her. That's just wrong!
This doctor told us that he is only the doctor, a tool used by God to help people. But God is the one who heals. I like this man.
So that's where we are today. Thank you again for praying for us.
3 comments:
Praise God! So glad your mom is feeling better.
And wow, how wonderful to have a doctor that makes statements like that!
It's just a ridiculous shame about that medicine. Goodness gracious!
Again, though, so happy your precious mom is feeling better.
Thank you, Linda, for checking in on her this way, and for your encouraging comments. Love you, Cuz.
So glad to hear things are going better for your Mom! I know it's been hard with the daily treatments, etc. And I'm still not over the shell shock of medicine prices. And the worst part is that you expect when a Dr. orders something that it will be paid for by your ins. coverage! Sounds like she has one of the rare, great doctors. Thank the Lord for that!!!!
Cora
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