Flippy - I Rant, You Read
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Physical Therapy - Day Two
On Tuesday, physical therapy was kind of fun and relaxing. Today, it started out nicely, then they added new exercises for me on an exercise ball, which totally kicked my butt. I think the squats at the end really pushed me over the edge. I felt fine until I got outside the building, and then my thighs started getting all wobbly and I could barely walk. It was funny, until I realized that I couldn’t drive in that condition. I walked it off a bit in the parking lot before I tried to drive. My legs are still really weak when I walk up and down the stairs, but I guess that means that I actually did some real exercise finally. What’s nice is that I’m learning what exercises I can continue to do at home because we already have a treadmill and an exercise ball. I bought an exercise ball when I’d read something about people using them as computer chairs to help their backs. I tried it for a little while, but it was too hard and uncomfortable. Then, I read a couple other articles after that recommending they not be used as chairs. So, I’ll use them for their intended purpose, exercise.
I have a small hospital bill rant before I toddle off to bed. I had my surgery at Valley Hospital - they overcharged me by five hundred billion percent on the basics, like meds and anti-embolism stockings and such. I got them to reduce my part of their bill by more than 50%. Last month, I made payment arrangements, paying them $160 on August 9, then having them take $100 out of my checking account every month for eight months. So, as of today, I’ve made two payments equaling $260. In the mail today, I received two bills from them, in two different amounts, mailed on the SAME day. They’ve clearly gotten my payments because the total was reduced by, yes, $260. The first letter stated, “THIS ACCOUNT IS NOW SERIOUSLY DELINQUENT.” The second (remember, postmarked the SAME day) said, “WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED PAYMENT IN FULL ON THE ABOVE REFERENCED ACCOUNT. FAILURE TO PAY THE BALANCE DUE WITHIN 10 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS LETTER WILL RESULT IN REFERRAL TO A COLLECTION AGENCY.” So, I call them up, reminding them that I took care of this more than a month ago, and all the woman says is, “Oh, I need to put the code in.” No apologies, no nothing. I am so damned tired of these crappy bills. Even when I pay them, they don’t record it properly. I paid off the crappy injection doctor in full, then of course get another bill after that. The hospital manages to take my debit card number and take money out of my account, but can’t manage to record that I’m paying the bill. Grrr, arrrgggh.
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Oh, I SO feel your pain. I have no complaints about the hospital or therapy programs my son uses. But the billing department? GAAAAAAH! I cannot begin to tell you how frustrating it has been for us. Just make sure that you record EVERYTHING. Names of people you speak with, times etc. Our mess got to be so bad with the Occupational Therapy facility, that the facility wrote off our outstanding bill. Which was paid in full. OY!
DDM on 09/18 at 12:13 PM
