alfreda89: (Tea -- the universal cure (ask the Docto)
alfreda89 ([personal profile] alfreda89) wrote2010-05-03 09:47 pm

Downhill on skids....

Well, the week started out a bit fogged, and got further fogged when I realized I had not paid the VISA last month. This thrills them -- that $39 hit brings them joy, since I normally pay it off every month. I just paid it off, so I have a chance of remembering the next time it's due.

And -- those of you paying attention to the insurance crisis might remember that my health insurance has been increasing an average of $160 a month every six months for the last two years.

Just got another one of those letters. It's going up another $170 a month on July 1st. This sort of takes all the money saved by moving my one expensive Rx to Canada. I will be paying $885 a month for insurance that pays very little for my current treatment. But because of the current treatment, I will not be able to buy insurance anywhere else just for car accidents, etc.

I may have reached the wall. It may be time to cancel the policy and simply swallow the bills from now on. I won't be doing some of the things they recommend you do, like bone density (if you don't do the hip, my doctor considers it useless) or colonoscopy or such exciting stuff. I will join the legion of people who try to eat well and take care of themselves, because there is no alternative. But I have a lot of places I could use that $885 a month, since everything is coming out of savings.

Have been doing a pretty good job of not worrying, and just trying to get well. But this, shall we say, is stretching my ability to stay calm. I think tomorrow I will call Costco and see how much my drugs cost without insurance....

Thank you --

[identity profile] alfreda89.livejournal.com 2010-05-05 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
In maybe six months, this would be a great way to start back in. But right now, I don't have the focus or strength to do a 40 hour job, especially that requires this many things to keep track of. I'm a lot better than I was...but not here yet.

I am going to slap shot the credit union about the bounce (more fun! And there was a ton of money in that account!) and see if I can go to a higher deductible for my health insurance. It would help....