Super Frustrated

I was told to make 3 appointments this week (for this week) in order to start my cancer care.  1- schedule an MRI 2- see the oncologist 3- see the plastic surgeon

First I called American Radiology to get my MRI appt.  The doctor put in a referral so all should be well, right?  Nope.  Apparently they need to "check with my insurance" to make sure it'll get covered, which takes up to 5 business days.  So, I scheduled the appointment for Friday afternoon, which means the doctor won't see the results for at least a couple of days, pushing everything back a few days.

The receptionist at the breast specialist's office told us Friday that she would call the closest oncologist to make sure they take my insurance and she'd get back to me before noon today.  She even asked me to call her if I don't hear from her before lunch.  So I just called her when the office reopened from lunch and asked.  I asked if they'd gotten back to her about taking my insurance and she said no (i'm guessing she never even inquired) and told me to call myself.  I could have done that Friday & hopefully had an appointment by now!

I called the plastic surgeon's office first thing this morning, but surprise, I got a message saying that the scheduler was busy speaking to other people and I could leave a message.  I left a message and I still haven't gotten a call back.

Trying to make appointments on Monday is a terrible idea and all hope to get in to see everyone this week before Ray flies out to TX thursday afternoon is waning.

So what's a few extra days, right?  I feel like all I've done since I got my diagnosis is wait.  Wait to see the breast specialist & now wait to see everyone else.  The surgery is going to be tricky to schedule because both the breast surgeon and the plastic surgeon will both have to be available since I'll be having reconstruction at the same time as the mastectomy.

I'm glad I walked into the breast specialist's office already knowing my results, but I'm really frustrated that referrals weren't already put in for me to see at least the oncologist.  I mean, we knew I'd have to see one, so why couldn't someone have made my life just a tad easier and done that for me?

I'm just so so frustrated.  I know that this is everyday for the people in these offices, but it's not for me.  I just want to go crawl into my bed and wake up when it's time for treatment.  Dear Lord, give me the strength to make it through the next few weeks without losing it!