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[mistressofmuses]

Insurance did indeed decline to cover my dermatology appointment, saying I did not have a valid referral (since the nurse signed it instead of the doctor.) I had called my insurance company and asked if that would be okay, and was told yes. That's the second time I've tried to be ~responsible~ and call in advance to ask if something would be covered, and the second time I've been told yes, it would not be an issue, and the second time that was not true.

Since we're heading into a holiday weekend, I'll call them on Tuesday, but I am not particularly hopeful that it will help. I called about the previous "you needed a referral" issue, was told that it should be easy to resubmit with the info that this was my PCP, was told they were doing that... and it changed nothing.

So I'm pretty well fucked, even if both biopsies come back as clear. If one or both don't... welp, guess I can wait for the melanoma to kill me, because I'm already basically a full paycheck in the hole by the time I pay for the shit they're already not covering, not even counting the few hundred I've had to shell out in the copays. No, I'll figure out what I need to do to get the melanomas removed if need be, I'm sure, but fucking hell.

Right now I'm just very pissed off, and really am struggling to do any of the mildly responsible but low-stakes things that I was planning on. I don't want to reply to comments. I don't want to write book reviews. But I don't want to just sit here and keep being pissed off and anxious about it, either. >:/

I know I can't do anything about it until Tuesday, so I sort of want to just forget about it for a couple days, but I also know I won't.