Taking Action

My recruiter suggested I get a health-care provider to see me and write an opinion regarding my fitness and the unlikelihood that I’ll have a relapse. So I have gotten the names of two people and have called and left messages on their machines, with my name and number. Hopefully one of them will be the ideal person to do this.

This is going to cost money, but if it wins me a new assessment, it’s worth it. Even if it doesn’t, I will at least know I did everything I could.

They also want me to get another EKG, which seems very odd, since I have no history of heart problems. Another expense, involving an expensive office visit and an expensive test that the insurance company will not pay for.

This is ridiculous. I’m a VERY HEALTHY PERSON especially for a 57-year-old. I'm fit and have no movement restrictions, lift weights and do yoga and meditation, commute by bicycle, etc. etc.

But I understand they need all this information. I'm not trying to hide anything. It's just hard to think of everything. When your only connection to your disease is that you take a pill every day along with your calcium tablet and vitamin supplements, it's easy to forget that it's an important piece of information for your file. Still, I can't believe some of the things I inadvertently left out.