Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

the lead time for that was almost a month. yeah.
and she missed the first appt because she was in too much pain to make it.
she did manage to lose 30 lbs in spite of it all. but 70? nuts.

she needs a knee, too. she actually was not nearly as heavy when the hip started to go. but she had no insurance then, and couldnt get it done.
thank you obama, she now has good insurance. but being medicaid it has a lot of stupid hoops. like the referral has to come from her primary, tho she is not the one who evaluated her. primary is out in the burbs, and all day event to see her. and she already had a referral to the jerko surgeon. but that was from her rheumie, who is the one who really evaluated her.
switched carriers and now has to start over. hoping to get them to accept a referral from the rheumie, (also my rheumie) who is a fucking saint.
wait time to get a new primary in the same system is at least a month. i waited 4 months to get in w mine. unless you are willing to take the first available, who is usually available for a reason. that is how she got the surgeon.

worst of it is she is a very, very, very nice person. which is to say she accepts this treatment. until she talks to me, that is.