No, I don't want to schedule with anyone else

I've been trying to see a specific provider at UW Gynecology that my PCP trusts, someone who will consider pursuing endometriosis surgery and not dismiss me outright or belittle me. It's a high bar, but that's the goal.

Location: floor. Mood: "I might be in pain but I'm still adorable."

For a while, I was on the one Premera plan that UW didn’t accept. Looking to reduce healthcare costs, I called the Community Health Access Program (CHAP) and switched to a cheaper plan within the same network, but hopefully more comprehensive, through Lifewise.

Maybe now I can finally get in with the provider I've been waiting years for!

The provider is fully booked through October, which is as far out as they schedule. When the scheduler offered another provider, I hesitated. "I would be cautious to see another provider because I've had a lot a lot a lot a lot (I considered ending my sentence with that many 'a lots' but continued) a lot a lot of bad experiences." The person on the phone was friendly about it.

I'm on the waitlist, baby!

So, okay, I'm still waiting, but at least this is an intentional, productive kind of waiting.

I'm supposed to call to check in on my spot on the waitlist mid-August. Body Lib Hangout Club friends, remind me at our mid-August meeting!! 😘

Hope is a bastard, but it visits me every couple years to say, hey, maybe there's a way out of being in constant and flaring pain from your organs being stuck together.

Wouldn't that be something?

I'm enjoying this song on repeat.

Boundary Reminder: No advice, please.