Suddenly life has sped up to warp speed. At about 4:00 p.m. yesterday, “D” from the Center called to say that the only thing holding me back from getting surgery scheduled was the outstanding debt owed on my 3/19 consult. I explained that although we got a statement recently and that the allowed amount we owed was $225.00, it was clear that “this is not a bill”. Without really acknowledging my need to explain that we weren’t being slackers, she asked that nonetheless we pay ASAP so she could get on with the task of scheduling the surgery. Needless to say; I whipped out my visa and paid on the phone, and questioned how 4/24 moved up to NOW! With no fanfare she explained that things were moving quickly (if I hadn’t called our insurance Friday, I wouldn’t even know yet that I had been approved)!
In any event, while I waited breathlessly on the other end, she flipped pages to apparently consult a calendar of surgery options - then said April 28th. April 28th?! I had never considered the possibility of surgery so soon! My immediate reaction was “No!” - and when I did gasp and ask if there was anything a little past this date instead, she responded that Dr. C. had to (something like) testify at some hearing the next day for work blah blah and the next soonest scheduled date would be mid May.
As I had been caught at home while doing agency paperwork and had my appointment book from my job with me, my heart immediately sunk at being given such a difficult choice - if I chose 4/28, I would miss the last three days of my student’s placement and not get to send her off “wrapped in a bow”. On the other hand, waiting weeks past this knowing I could have gone sooner would likely be insufferable to me.
She agreed to give me a little time to think/consult with my bosses, etc. and call her in the morning.
I think I was on the phone non-stop from this time (4:15) to bed-time, reaching both bosses, my student, many friends and my brother and cousins with the news.
I yearned for someone to tell me what to do and although no one would go this far, the general consensus was to choose what was best for me — NOT my job, student, or otherwise.
And, I guess, this is what I did — so April 28th it is!
Shit — I’ve got a lot to do!
April 7th, 2009 | 
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