Well, HorseShit...

Up til yesterday evening, this week had been mostly positive.  Except for when it was negative.  It was very bad for about a day "worrying" about Shelly blah blah blah...

I was kind of pumped about various things.  Finally getting movement on the MRI so I can move on to whatever surgery and/or rehab to get the damn thing fixed.  Feet dragging (not by me) has kind of really made for slow going since the first of the year.  I had really expected it to be taken care of by now.

Then yesterday evening before Mom came home.  The call from Palestine hospital informing me that I would need to pay 1/2 down (600 bucks) and get billed for the remaining amt in order to proceed.  I don't know what I was thinking before.  I kind of knew the cost was higher around here...but 1200 bucks?  I guess that's what did it.  I wasn't expecting to have to pay that much.  I knew it would be m ore if we did it here...

So here's the rundown:

• Informed by Palestine hospital of the cost of my MRI and how much I would be required to pay up from in order to get it ($600)
• The realization that I would NOT be able to submit a claim for the overwhelming marjority of the $$  paid to ETFM.  Since it was from LAST year!
• The realization that I would probably NOT be getting back Vanilla $$ - no receipt.

Sooo...I'm out 300 bucks...money that was either coming directly to me and or was going to pay Mom $$ i owed for the fees paid to the dr.  Don't want her on my back about "owing" or "Lard, going into debt) and whatever.   PLUS a worry that we might not get Refund on 2/4...