A Couple of Things...

First thing, I had my tumor marker test done last Thursday. I haven't seen the report, but my oncologist called today to let me know some of the results. The liver functions were fine, my cholesterol was 200 (that went up), and my CEA was 3.7. That was the bad part. The normal range for CEA is 0 - 2.5. The highest it ever got before was 3.1 and last time it was 3.0. So it was a bit of a jump. My oncologist didn't seem too worried about it, and said that I might want to get another test in a couple of months. I might give Dr. Sugarbaker a call tomorrow and see what he says about the jump.

I also have a CT scan coming up, so if that is stable, then i won't worry too much about the CEA numbers.

The other thing is my complaint about blasted insurance companies. I'm thankful that they pay my bills, but they sure make everything else difficult. With both of my surgeries, my insurance company never paid the full amount the first time. They paid part of it, then I would get a bill from the hospital, have to call the insurance company, get them to resubmit the bill and finally pay it all the second time. It got so bad that a couple of years ago the anesthesiologist sent my bill to a collection agent because my insurance company didn't pay. I called the insurance company and they said they would pay it.

So, jump ahead to last week. I get a call from the collection agency again saying the bill that the insurance company didn't pay the first time, it overdue. Turns out, they never paid it. Now, I have to wait for the information from the collection agency, call the insurance company again, then hope that they finally get things right two years later.

Stupid insurance company.