Rejected!

I was standing at the blackboard and sketching the human immune system for the trainees. My thoughts turned to my own as I looked at the IgM and wondered if it had increased. Scarily, at that moment my cell phone rang. I recognized the number and called back a few minutes later. “The health insurance company refused. You don’t agree to cover the cost of the medication!”

Now the first thought would normally be: okay, where can I get €80,000 a year for this?

But I was happy and tried not to let that sound through the receiver. Top acting performance was required: “oh, what a shame. Well, okay. And now?” Internal fireworks. “I’m feeling really good at the moment!” I said.

“Yes, but it will rise again!” that’s what they all tell me. The professor of hematology should now send another statement to the KK and point out the urgency... Yes, well, he should do it. But that buys me time. Time to show that the IgM is NOT increasing and that I can continue to do well without therapy. Hopefully. Because the snow is not good for me. I feel it coming back. But it's nowhere near "I'm lying in bed crying in pain" level.