See You Later HMO!

So.....many days have passed and I have not posted.   I made it through the MRI and received the results today from my oncologist and everything appears to be as expected, nothing new or surprising, so that is encouraging.  Have spent the last several days still going back and forth with the HMO to get denials appealed and new authorizations submitted and was told that I would be able to see a surgeon at Cedars Senai, which was encouraging, but of course has still not actually been approved and was resubmitted today for authorization that they say will be done by Friday.  But, instead we are moving forward with a PPO.  Thankfully I was able to make the change and it was officially processed yesterday.  I am truly hopeful and encouraged that this is going to make my life much easier from this point on.  Not that my life is going to be by any means easy.   I still keep forgetting that I am about to get my tatas cut off and have chemicals poured into my body, but now I can stop begging them to do it and hopefully they will just do it without all the begging.  I have an appointment tomorrow afternoon with a surgeon at a breast cancer center in Laguna Hills that I have heard good things about and that I am super hopeful will be able to get things going quickly.  Also finally got the genetic test done today after waiting three wasted weeks, so doubtful I will have results back before any surgery takes place, but at least it is in the works.  So I am keeping positive that at least the insurance phase of this nightmare is over.  Onto the next!! Eeek!! :(