Update on Dad’s Leg and A Friend in Need

Two doctors appointments this week so far for dad. One where the insurance company said his leg was not “bad enough” to get the hyperbaric treatment, despite the 3% flow of oxygen through his leg. They did test his arteries which appear to be in -good- shape, which is great, but the little veins throughout his skin are not so good due to phlebitis, which we knew about. The insurance company is trying to see if there’s something else preventing his leg from healing because they think the circulation is not as bad as they think (which I think is a crock. If the hyperbaric treatment healed him fast before, then fuckin put him in it again and see what happens).

The second appointment was to the doctor who was supposed to perform a biopsy on dads skin to see if there’s some sort of infection. But when dad arrived, and still had his bandage on, the doctor is like “So….you’re going to take the bandage off, right?” Dad says he doesn’t have any scissors, and the doctor goes and fetches a pair of scissors for dad to take his bandage off. What? You’re a DOCTOR.

They also said he may have an infection in his toenails, which is really to be expected considering the leg has been infected with bacteria for almost a YEAR NOW.

Christ almighty I’m so sick and tired of insurance companies. I need to write a letter or something.

In worse news, a former co-worker of mine and friend I’m told is being admitted to John’s Hopkins today for neurological issues that they believe to be terminal. This was someone who, along with another former co-worker were literally like my best friends at work. I really didn’t know all this was going on, and I just feel so bad for someone so young having to go through something like this. It makes you feel helpless as a friend. I’m praying for the best for him and the people close to him, and that the powers that be let him pull through.