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24 hours ago I had moved my mental headspace into a “I’m not going to have a colonoscopy” mode and was somewhat relieved to not have to deal with it. This was caused by the doctors office not being agreeable to submitting the procedure as a preventative screening as opposed to a diagnostic based on the fact that I had polyps removed previously. I figured when I turned 60 I would get it done as required by my insurance.

Surprisingly I got a call later in the morning from the doctors office. They said they resubmitted the order to the hospital using the code that my prior doctor used. The end result is now the $1800 charge magically disappeared. The colonoscopy was back on. I was surprised yet appreciative that the office did listen to my objection and explanation of why it should be covered.

So I had to shift my mental state again into prep mode which began this morning. I am on an all liquid diet today. I brought in apple juice, Gatorade, chicken broth and coconut water to get me through the day. Since I have done a few 1-2 day fasts in the last 6 months this doesn’t seem quite as bad as it once did. The real fun starts after work when I start the Suprep which will cause massive GI evacuation.

In the past I used the liquid Suprep which was absolutely awful to get down. This time I was given the option to take the pills. It’s two bottles containing 12 pills each which are taken 5-6 hours apart. You are supposed to wait 2 minutes in between each pill, drinking a lot of water in between which is a bit of a PIA but it’s better than gagging on the liquid. I am curious how much weight in total I will lose from the process. I was 185lbs last night when I went to bed. My procedure is at 7:30 Thursday morning so 24 hours from now I will be on the other side of this and hopefully enjoying some solid food once again.

This billing issue was yet another example of why you can not simply accept an unfavorable outcome without question/opposition. I wonder how many people would just shoulder shrug and pay it, figuring there was no point in contesting.

I had some free time last night. I used it to level my first WoW character to the new max level of 90 in the newly released Midnight expansion. It was a good way to detach from the upcoming colonscopy experience I will be “enjoying”. The character I leveled is actually the first character I made in the game back in early 2005. He is a human warrior named IronDuf. I am not sure if I am going to do any substantial end game content with him or instead jump onto one of my many other characters and start leveling them as well. Typically, I will choose the latter option in WoW.