After the “Insurance Discount”, I owe the doctors a shade under $500 because I finally went in to figure out why I was “chronically fatigued” just to find out I have a Vitamin D deficiency. I was ready for two hundred or so, but almost $500 blew my mind. $500 is about two month’s leftover money right now. I’ll probably dip into savings to pay for it, but it will still take 2 months to pay savings back. *sigh*
AND they wanted me to come back in 8 weeks to do a follow up test. I am going to call and ask if that is really necessary, because I really don’t want to spend another two hundred on that test and a visit.
The sad thing is that it doesn’t even make a dent in my deductible of $5,400 and I pay 100% of my premium that pretty much eats up my entire paycheck. Gah.
…And people wonder why I balk at going to the doctors and put it off as long as possible. *sigh*
One step forward, two steps back. Not the end of the world, but very frustrating.
Sticker Shock
May 3rd, 2011 at 11:19 pm
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May 4th, 2011 at 04:03 pm 1304525000
CampFrugal: They put me on a 50,000 iu (i think) vitamin D pills once a week for 8 weeks to "jump start" my system. The pills were cheap 8 for $12. Not sure what happens after that, if I'll need to take a lower dose daily pill or take it when I need it.
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May 4th, 2011 at 05:45 pm 1304531107
If it were like that here people would stop going to the doctor as much.
I know I really shouldn't comment since I live in the UK but that does seem a lot.
May 6th, 2011 at 10:15 pm 1304720130
Jerry