Office Visits!!

I went back to the doctor February 19th. Justin did not go with me to this appointment because it was just a check up. When I arrived at the doctor's office they told me that I had a balance of $372, but the ladies up front couldn't tell me what it was for. I had not heard anything about it. Finally they said " It was on your FE statement". Needless to say, I had never received an "FE statement" and I had no idea what it even was. They said "she" is suppose to talk to you about it today. Well...my doctor is a woman so I just assumed she was the "she" they were talking about since I hadn't heard of anything else. When Dr. Ribaudo came in she just asked how I was doing and if I had any questions. Then she started trying to find the heartbeat. She couldn't find it. She kept looking at me with a little smile and said "they are still really small at this stage and a little hard to find." Of course, I am scared to death. My heart is beating REALLY fast now and I feel like I'm going to throw up. It took about 5-7 minutes and we finally heard something, then it went away, then it came back. FINALLY the baby was still enough for us to listen to the heartbeat for awhile and she said that everything sounded very good and healthy. She was getting ready to leave and still had not mentioned anything about an FE statement. So, I asked her and she looked as if she had no idea what I was talking about. Finally, she said "oh, i'm not the she they were talking about. Didn't they tell you that you would meet with the financial advisor today?" AH HA! so that is what an FE statement is "Financial Estimate" Well...the answer to that was a no, I had not heard that. If I had a would have known then I would have made Justin go with me because I know absolutely nothing about our insurance and all that fun stuff. Anyway, I leave and go to the front and they tell me that I am suppose to meet with the financial advisor, but she is gone for the day now, so just call tomorrow and you can talk to her about it over the phone. Then they proceed to tell me that I had to pay the $372. WHAT!!!!! I refused and told them that I would pay when I knew what I was paying for. Justin called the next day and talked to the finance lady and come to find out they don't even have all of our insurance information so it is a good thing I didn't pay the $372. I now am suppose to meet with her at my next appointment on March 19th and Justin WILL be going with me!!!

On a better note, I am feeling much better than I have been pregnancy wise. I have not been as sick so I am thankful for that. Right now I am at home because I have a sinus infection and walking pneumonia. Everyone tells me I need to rest and get better so I don't need to be going to work. My thinking is....I don't want to use my sick days because I need them when the baby comes. But I guess I have to do what I have to do, so I am at home!!!