For some reason i haven't been looking forward to writing this post. Maybe in the back of my head i didn't think this day would come. In some weird way, i still don't believe it.
Tomorrow Sept 24 @ 1pm Jamie's flight leaves for Rochester, Minnesota (or should i say - Meenehsawta). With a doctor referral (thanks Dr. Theune) we were able to get Jamie's appointment moved up. Praise God. The first 7-10 days she will be accompanied by Linda - her mom (i need to stay back and run the family business while my parents are away). The following weekend i will be flying out, taking the place of Linda, and staying with Jamie until she is released (diagnosed & treatment begun - we trust). Her first actual appointment is Friday morning @ 9am. The first 5-7 business days will be the Clinic thoroughly hearing and talking about Jamie's entire story, asking questions, and reviewing the HUGE stack of medical documents/films from the past NJ doctor visits. They may begin preliminary standard testing during this time as well. If (we're assuming not) nothing is discovered through this testing, Jamie will be assigned to whichever floor they deem fitting for her condition/situation/symptoms. From there, the future is unknown. How long will we be there? What will they find? Will they find anything? Is it all in our heads? *sighs, gets on knees and begins to pray*. . .*again*
As an added extra bonus - the approval we thought we had from our insurance company was apparently 'mis-information' given from an apparent 'mis-employee' of HBCBS. We have all been on the phone all day (all week) over this trip, trying to get an actual pre-approval number. I won't go in to detail, but anyone who's ever dealt with health insurance companies already knows what i'm talking about.
As far as the stay is concerned, the Mayo Clinic treats you as an outpatient. Inbetween appointments, and at 'night-night' time we will be staying in the comfort of a nearby hotel, at the comfort of $100 a night. I'm not complaining, i am overjoyed that we are potentially going to get an answer here, i'm just letting out a little squeak of frustration about the (yet unknown) cost of all this. Besides, i hear Meenehsawta is nice this time of year.
The Hemberger and Lemp families would like to ask and encourage everyone to continue praying for Jamie, the doctors, and everyone else involved. . . that we will get a final, clear, definitive answer to these issues that Jamie began to experience a couple years ago. We have faith that this is the answer we've been praying for, and we are trusting the Lord will supply us with all of our needs (in this matter and our entire lives) according to His riches in glory. (don't forget the 'in glory' part. . .thats the biggest part of this whole adventure, think about it)
I will be constantly updating as tests are run and information is gathered. Check back often, or if you're viewing via Facebook, lookout for my 'Notes'. (or if you're a nerd like me, subscribe to the RSS feed)
Thanks ahead of time for your prayers.
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