Andrew MacDonald

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FIGHTING MAD!!!

FIGHTING MAD — the insurance company has STILL not approved my procedure, so it looks like it won’t happen today.

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Changing Expectations FRUSTRATE Andrew Again

The hospital visit went well this morning, until the nurse told us that the insurance company has not yet approved my procedure for tomorrow. A phone call this afternoon told us there was an emergency case and that my surgery has been pushed from 7:30am to 11am tomorrow. I can understand that. However, a phone …

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Day 1 at Vanderbilt, 19 days till Transplant

6 AM came awful early this morning. Have to be at the hospital at 8 AM today. Hopefully we won’t be there too long. Today is just checking in and making sure that we’re ready to go for surgery tomorrow and the stem cell harvesting next week. Hope it all goes well, and we’re not …

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