Followed up with the surgeon and Aetna yesterday. What a comedy of errors.
Turns out when the appeal was submitted, the lady didn't include all of the necessary medical codes. Therefore, Troy's surgery was only partially approved. They can open him up, remove the disks, decompress the spine, fix the facet joints, and something else I can't spell. This is all great news!
Except that they didn't approve the fusion to stabilize the spine after removing all of the other stuff.
Oh, and they can't "close him up" until they get that code too.
We are holding out for the entire surgery.....they have to resubmit to Aetna.
Seriously? What now?
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Blog Worthy
Megan is officially a "techie". She was able to connect a printer, install the drivers, and make this thing work ALL BY HERSELF!
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Whew...what a week!
So this past week was crazy! Crazy in a good way! Several important things happened.
1. Troy's surgery was approved by Aetna!!! This means the surgeon can schedule the surgery as soon as they have the approval letter in hand. As of Friday, this important letter is in no one's hand. We'll post as soon as the surgery is scheduled.
2. Betsy interviewed for, and was approved, for the educational diagnostician program. This is a one year program that runs concurrently with my diagnostician internship. In Texas, this is the equivalent of a school psychologist. Courses start 6/4. My next step is interviewing/finalizing terms of internship with my current district.
We are both excited about the changes in store!
1. Troy's surgery was approved by Aetna!!! This means the surgeon can schedule the surgery as soon as they have the approval letter in hand. As of Friday, this important letter is in no one's hand. We'll post as soon as the surgery is scheduled.
2. Betsy interviewed for, and was approved, for the educational diagnostician program. This is a one year program that runs concurrently with my diagnostician internship. In Texas, this is the equivalent of a school psychologist. Courses start 6/4. My next step is interviewing/finalizing terms of internship with my current district.
We are both excited about the changes in store!
Monday, February 13, 2012
Snow Day....cancelled
As promised, I am writing to share my random thoughts.
Today should have been a snow day.
It snowed last night....enough to cover the ground. Why, then, did it melt off before school started?
Since moving here we have been able to count on at LEAST two snow days a year. This year nada, nothing, zilch, zero. Last year we had 6 snow days.
Please pray for snow. A day off would be a nice treat!
Thanks!
Bets
Today should have been a snow day.
It snowed last night....enough to cover the ground. Why, then, did it melt off before school started?
Since moving here we have been able to count on at LEAST two snow days a year. This year nada, nothing, zilch, zero. Last year we had 6 snow days.
Please pray for snow. A day off would be a nice treat!
Thanks!
Bets
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Zombie Apocalypse
I haven't blogged in a long time....mostly because I feel like it's the same old same old. I have decided instead to blog about random stuff that always seems to float in my head and simple things that are going on.
This morning, as I blog, Megan and Troy are in the kitchen cooking breakfast. It's freezing cold outside; nice and warm in here. I'm listening in their conversation as they discuss a potential Zombie Apocalypse, our family emergency plan, and what they would each do to survive. It reminds me that the new season of "Walking Dead" is tonight! Oh, and if zombies attack, I highly recommend you come and hang with us---their survival plan is stellar!
So much has been going on--big things and little things. The big event is that we are moving next month to a 3 bedroom, single level apartment. We are excited not to do yardwork, no maintenance, and simplifying. Megan is looking forward to the "community feeling" we get from living in an apartment. Troy and I tried to explain that apartment living can be loud---and community feeling is hearing your neighbor's toilet flush! Of course, we haven't lived in apartments in 20 years....so maybe that has changed. Certainly the amenities have changed---this place has a cinema room, 2 pools, jacuzzis, exercise room, wood floors, granite counters, and upgraded fixtures. Those friends and family who were around when we lived in El Diablo apartments in Tempe will be happy to know this new place is totally better than that place!
School continues to go well for Megan, Steven, and I. Troy's work continues to be a challenge facing bureaucracy uphill every day. But, that's probably the most predictible area in our lives:) We continue to wait for the insurance approval for Troy's surgery. Megan's bleeding episodes are well controlled for now.
As part of our simplying plan, we have gotten rid of a lot of CRAP! Yesterday we had a garage sale aka crap sale. It is amazing what people will buy! Now that the garage sale is over, the garage is pretty empty and we can start packing the house stuff that will go into storage. I love to putter around doing stuff so this will be good for me:)
We love and miss you all!
This morning, as I blog, Megan and Troy are in the kitchen cooking breakfast. It's freezing cold outside; nice and warm in here. I'm listening in their conversation as they discuss a potential Zombie Apocalypse, our family emergency plan, and what they would each do to survive. It reminds me that the new season of "Walking Dead" is tonight! Oh, and if zombies attack, I highly recommend you come and hang with us---their survival plan is stellar!
So much has been going on--big things and little things. The big event is that we are moving next month to a 3 bedroom, single level apartment. We are excited not to do yardwork, no maintenance, and simplifying. Megan is looking forward to the "community feeling" we get from living in an apartment. Troy and I tried to explain that apartment living can be loud---and community feeling is hearing your neighbor's toilet flush! Of course, we haven't lived in apartments in 20 years....so maybe that has changed. Certainly the amenities have changed---this place has a cinema room, 2 pools, jacuzzis, exercise room, wood floors, granite counters, and upgraded fixtures. Those friends and family who were around when we lived in El Diablo apartments in Tempe will be happy to know this new place is totally better than that place!
School continues to go well for Megan, Steven, and I. Troy's work continues to be a challenge facing bureaucracy uphill every day. But, that's probably the most predictible area in our lives:) We continue to wait for the insurance approval for Troy's surgery. Megan's bleeding episodes are well controlled for now.
As part of our simplying plan, we have gotten rid of a lot of CRAP! Yesterday we had a garage sale aka crap sale. It is amazing what people will buy! Now that the garage sale is over, the garage is pretty empty and we can start packing the house stuff that will go into storage. I love to putter around doing stuff so this will be good for me:)
We love and miss you all!
Monday, December 5, 2011
A Great Weekend!
We had a great weekend! Friday night started with the tradition of "meet the couch"--this is a Fishgod specialty. We are so tired by Friday night that we just park our cute little butts on the couch, eat dinner while mesmerized by the TV, and usually fall asleep somewhere in the middle of the first show. Okay. Maybe I'm the only one who actually falls asleep. Whatever.
On Saturday morning, we got up and packed up for the jaunt to Abilene. We stayed at one of the guest houses for families. The house is great (but the beds are VERY uncomfortable)....alas, it is free! The only downside is that we are not allowed to cook in the guest houses. We can microwave, toast, or make coffee. Evidently those don't count as cooking. I decided that a crockpot is just another appliance and packed us up a roast with veggies and gravy. It was heaven to sit down to a nice, warm meal after a long drive and cold weather.
Our visit with Steven was superior! He was happy to see us, laughed alot, and was very interactive. We took Christmas lights and window clings to the house for all the boys to help us put up. It was a hoot.
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| Steven helping Mommy |
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| Tyson and Abel BOTH have to be right. |
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| Jason hanging window clings |
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| Abel the Manager of Light Hanging |
We think the highlight of the weekend was seeing Steven attempt to drive the car! Yes, the kid can drive. Who knew?
We were waiting for the Sonic girl to bring lunch and Steven was done waiting. He just reached over, started the car, and attempted to put it in gear. We were laughing so hard. I even turned off the ignition and we waited to see if he would do it again. He did!
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Happy December
December is slated to be a very busy month for the Fishgods! In addition to the holiday season activities, we also have two swim meets and two surgeries scheduled.
On Saturday, Megan will swim at a daylong swim meet. We will attend, then head to Abilene to see Steven before he has surgery next week. We will stay overnight and return Sunday late afternoon.
Steven will have his impacted wisdom teeth removed on 12/6. He will have to be put under general anesthesia and will stay in the hospital at least one night. We have met with all the professionals involved and relayed our previous experiences with general anesthesia so they will be on the lookout for respiratory distress post op. I will be heading back down on Monday evening to be with Steven for surgery and a few days after.
Grandma Jane is coming to Texas on 12/18. She always said she would never come visit because of tornados! Ha, we got her! Troy is having spinal fusion on 12/22 and she is coming for that and for morale support afterwards! We are so glad she is coming!
Troy's surgery will be on 12/22 and he will be in the hospital for 4-6 days. Spinal surgery is obviously very involved so it will be a long recovery. We are hopeful that this will alleviate some of his pain and 2012 will be a banner year!
We have decided to celebrate Christmas a little differently this year. We will each open one gift at the hospital on Christmas day. We will do our traditional Christmas dinner etc on 12/31. Assuming Troy is doing wonderfully in the hospital, Jane and Megan will stay with him on Christmas Day and I will drive down for a quick trip to spend Christmas with Steven. I may try to change that a little bit and have staff bring Steven up here for our family Christmas celebration on 12/31. We just found out this is an option and will definitely take advantage of this while Troy is recovering!
So, that's life in a nutshell. Yay December.
On Saturday, Megan will swim at a daylong swim meet. We will attend, then head to Abilene to see Steven before he has surgery next week. We will stay overnight and return Sunday late afternoon.
Steven will have his impacted wisdom teeth removed on 12/6. He will have to be put under general anesthesia and will stay in the hospital at least one night. We have met with all the professionals involved and relayed our previous experiences with general anesthesia so they will be on the lookout for respiratory distress post op. I will be heading back down on Monday evening to be with Steven for surgery and a few days after.
Grandma Jane is coming to Texas on 12/18. She always said she would never come visit because of tornados! Ha, we got her! Troy is having spinal fusion on 12/22 and she is coming for that and for morale support afterwards! We are so glad she is coming!
Troy's surgery will be on 12/22 and he will be in the hospital for 4-6 days. Spinal surgery is obviously very involved so it will be a long recovery. We are hopeful that this will alleviate some of his pain and 2012 will be a banner year!
We have decided to celebrate Christmas a little differently this year. We will each open one gift at the hospital on Christmas day. We will do our traditional Christmas dinner etc on 12/31. Assuming Troy is doing wonderfully in the hospital, Jane and Megan will stay with him on Christmas Day and I will drive down for a quick trip to spend Christmas with Steven. I may try to change that a little bit and have staff bring Steven up here for our family Christmas celebration on 12/31. We just found out this is an option and will definitely take advantage of this while Troy is recovering!
So, that's life in a nutshell. Yay December.
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