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Saturday, November 1, 2008

Good news and Bad...

Hello everyone! Here's another update on some news I received yesterday about the process of proceeding with Pituitary surgery #2. Apparently, a lot got lost in translation between me and the doctors at UCA because it turns out that my surgery has NOT been approved because our insurance providers will not cover the cost of the surgery at UVA (which is not covered by them). That is the bad news. 

The good news is that I will likely be having the surgery at Johns Hopkins again which I'm thrilled about because I love my team of neurosurgeons (Dr. Jallo and Dr. Quinones). Johns Hopkins is one of THE BEST hospitals in the world, so I'm not worried about not having my surgery at UVA at all.

As of now, a definitive surgery date hasn't been established, but we are working on getting it scheduled ASAP.

I also have another follow-up appointment with Dr. Quinones coming up on November 4th (ELECTION DAY!!), so we will see how that goes.

Keep me in your prayers!
Chanelle
Posted by Simply Chanelle... at 12:53 AM

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