$30 vs. $300

This morning's appointment didn't go as I had prayed it would. I do have one follicle, but it's still pretty small (1.1 cm) and my endometrium is about 1/2 as thick as it needs to be. The nurse said not to worry; pcos women develop slowly. However, in June when this happened, my follicles never grew, and we "cancelled" the cycle. At least this time I get to keep taking more medicine. She told me to take my shots for 3 more days, and they'll check me again on Wednesday morning. I was really surprised I only had 1 decent follicle. I was expecting to have between 3 to 5 that were a good size.

Here's the reason for the title of this post...

Remember the drama from Monday about how much Femara I was supposed to be taking and for how long? Well, I found out today that Dr. H.'s notes said for me to take 2 pills on days 3-8. That means I took 5 pills instead of 12 because some stupid nurse couldn't admit she was wrong. She called the prescription in wrong, and when I questioned her about it after another nurse told me to take 2 on days 3-8, she said I was supposed to take the amount she had called in. Well, she should have read Dr. H.'s notes again. I know it must have seemed odd to her that Dr. H. was prescribing so much medicine for me on my first round of new treatments, but Dr. H. knew how important this cycle was to me since it's my last one before I go back to school. She also knew that I don't respond that well to medicine, so she was giving me more than she gives most patients starting out. My body simply needs more.

The nurse who screwed everything up asked me how much my co-pay was for the Femara, and I told her $30. She said not to worry about the extra pills then; she didn't want me to have to pay $30 more. I told her I didn't mind (even though I was mad at the thought of paying $30 more because she didn't read my file right in the first place), but she said I should be fine with what I had.

Now, I have to pay $300 for another cartridge of shots since I'll run out tomorrow night. I won't even need half the amount in the new cartridge, and I won't be able to use the leftovers for my next cycle (if I need it) because the seal will have been broken for too long at that point. So, instead of paying $30 and getting my correct dosage of pills, I have to pay $300 for shots plus $52 for Wednesday's appointment to get checked again. I am not happy! To make it worse, my insurance will only pay for treatments up to a certain amount. This extra round of shots takes away from my allotment.

Why can't people just do their jobs right? I am so frustrated and mad right now.