Leah B.
Humble Servant
Let me start off by thanking you for praying that my day would go smoothly. It absolutely did. Ditto for your prayers for my elderly father. The swelling in his legs is gone, and he is doing very well. I, on the other hand, am struggling with jaw pain and movement and being blindsided trying to get care. The dental specialist is trying to coordinate my care with a neurologist who specializes in movement disorders. Not one, but two, referrals were faxed on July 31st. Now here we are at the end of business on August 7, and I have yet to hear from the neurologist to book an appointment. A few days ago, ###, the receptionist in the dentist's office, informed me the hold-up was some paperwork requirement where she had to give the neurologist DEMOGRAPHIC information on me. She said it was not the fault of the neurologist. It's because of some new law. Great -- A law that creates yet another obstacle between me seeing a medical specialist and also apparently allows a third party to give that specialist personal information about me without my consent. I read about the demographic information. One of the reasons they say they're collecting it is to ensure "equity" in health care. The English translation to that is the delay in my seeing a doctor appears to be the fulfillment of some whacko left wing political agenda and may even result in discrimination against me in regards to when or if I ever even get to see this doctor. Do I know this for a fact? Of course not. Nobody will ever come out and tell me they're discriminating against me, but judging from the state I live in, I would say it's a distinct possibility. This being said, another possibility is that this new legal requirement was put in just to stall and even prevent me from seeing a specialist. Reason? Same as why I had to wait over a year for my carpal tunnel surgeries, stay in pain forever, and be put at risk for permanent nerve damage -- the insurance companies don't want to pay. The politicians have stolen so much money from Social Security and Medicare, the money probably isn't even available. Anyway, the upshot of my last conversation with ### was she told me not to call the neurologist's office. She said to wait for them to call me. The problem here? That was four days ago. The time for my second appointment with the dental specialist is rapidly approaching. Barring a miracle, there is no way this dentist will have any input from the neurologist to go by. On top of that, I'm getting pressure from a VA doctor to take a DNA test for drug sensitivities and also to go see an inside-VA neurologist who specializes in movement disorders. I really don't want to do either. The DNA thing creeps me out on general principle, and the only dealing I want to have with VA Neurology at this point is to maybe send them a paper bag to try to diagnose their way out of. You know what? You would think between Medicare and VA, I would have an advantage over others in getting health care. NOT. My friend who is dirt poor and totally reliant on Medicaid gets way, way better care than I do, and much faster too. I would trade places with her in a New York minute. All this being said, here are my prayers, all in Jesus's name: (1) Guidance as to how to handle the situation if I don't hear from the neurologist tomorrow; (2) That my care is expedited; (3) That I don't lose my temper or whimp out because at this point, I am totally at the end of my patience and am also absolutely livid; (4) Justice; (5) That I don't end up having to take that horrific drug with all bad side-effects or risk deforming my face to get rid of my jaw problems; (6) That I get all good, honest doctors. Amen.
