Medical Hold!

I kind of feel like I conned my way to the front of the line with my medical assistant, but it was definitely inadvertent.

I started trying to call my medical assistant last Thursday to find out if she could quickly tell me if my "out of range" lab results needed to be re-done since I am leaving next Friday and may or may not have insurance after I move.  I went to voicemail, but it was an indistinct voicemail with no name.  Suspicious.  Rather than leave a message, I tried calling again on Friday only to get the same scenario.  When I came around to Monday and I again got the voicemail, I decided to just try e-mailing instead.  This is how I found out my screening nurse no longer worked for Peace Corps: 

    " Thanks for your message.  I no longer work for the Peace Corps.  Please email all inquiries to Pre-serviceunit@peacecorps.gov.  For immediate assistance, please call 1-800-424-8580, option 2, ext. 1500. "

Gah!  Annoyance hit my face, so I just called the number above, only instead of using the extension, I just asked the operator for OMS and then asked the OMS operator who my new person was.  She transferred me to her and I explained my situation.  This is when she said "I just got your file and you have about 100 before yours."  I explained that I was moving out of state and would really like my insurance to cover it.  After all, all I wanted to know was if labs had to be redone.  She looked through my file telling me my out of ranges weren't worrisome, but I would need my gyno and I to sign a release (there goes another $25, I am sure...) and that my TB test raised a little flag as I had a bigger induration than most people (though, still on the negative side.)

I had the forms sent to me to fill out yesterday via e-mail (after I scanned in a signed waiver allowing her to do so) and my doctor thankfully squeezed me in next week (she was booked up!).  The forms that have to get filled out for the TB thing is pretty much just a risk factor sheet (all of which being things I have a "no" answer for), so it should be pretty quick and painless and hopefully there will be no chest x-ray involved.

That brings me to this morning at 2:21 AM when, as I was hanging out with my friends after being kicked out of my condo communities hot tub, I noticed the little envelope on my phone telling me I had mail.  Lo and behold: Update to my toolkit :)

I am going to consider myself someone who get medical right the first time.  I may have gotten the letter telling me my kit was incomplete, but that's not exactly my fault if the forms needed are follow-up forms given after a quick review.  Go me!

PS-
I am pretty positive I don't have TB, however my recent asthma flare ups due to weather change is causing me to question that slightly.  Damn coincidences.