I went to the gynecologist this morning. He said that he does not want me to receive Depo-Provera shots. They can cause weight gain and being a bypass patient, I sure would not want to gain weight! I mean, I freak out if the scales jump up two or three pounds! I am afraid to take a birth control form that causes hungriness and weight gain. I did this before being a bypass patient, and it was awful.
He does not want me to do pills given the problems with bypass patients and absorption. He said the NuvaRing was the next option, but that often times it has the same side effects, symptoms and problems of the patch that I am on now. I said, “Well let’s try it first…” At least that would give me time to write my appeal letter to my employer… got to the pharmacy, low and behold it is not covered! I paid for it out of my pocket – almost $50! That is almost $600/yr. The Mirena is $1,000. I might just have to bite the bullet and pay for it!
I asked the doctor “In your opinion, what is the next logical or best step?” He said, “Mirena” and kind of nodded in that sad looking way that he knew I did not want to hear his news. But, it was exactly as I thought. I will write my letter of appeal, scathingly of course while trying my best to be nice yet making it plainly clear that insurance companies are out for the almighty dollar and religious organizations don’t always have the answers… its not a “one size fits all” solution. <sigh>
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