The Only Thing That Could Possibly Spoil My Mood

Would be for the scheduler and verification specialist from my doctor's office, with whom I have an appointment for pre-operative testing at 1:45 this afternoon, to call and tell me that my insurance will only be able to pay 40% of the total cost of the pending procedure I have scheduled to alleviate and permanently eradicate the herniated discs that prevent me from maximizing efficiency and living a completely pain-free existence. It's not like I don't have 1,000 other things that I really should be concentrating on. I have the paper, the pending patho exam, the diabetic patho cards that need to be composed, the English assignment due... All I can do is cross my fingers and hold my breath and hope that this is a situation that remedies itself with as little of my efforts as possible. You'd think that the whole reason we pay gigantic insurance premiums would be to prevent someone with a specific need from having to pay $70-80,000 for a medically necessary procedure. Hopefully, all will be worked out well before my appointed time.