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So I'm trying to get Blade in the Dark to complete and Diplomatic Immunity to start. Suffice it to say, I've been trying everything - saving and reloading, ensuring I have the shout, read the note, finished the quest to return the horn, using various console commands, etc. Suffice it to say, nothing is working. The "Delphine doesn't talk after you eat the dragon's soul" bug hits, the quest is completed by setstage MQ106 200,
Now it turns out that when I use "resetquest MQ106", it completes the quest and gives me the key. Daphne still doesn't more forward with the quest, I still don't get Diplomatic Immunity, and can't get to start with console commands. According to the console, the quest isn't Enabled.
I'm a bit baffled why the game is behaving this way. I know the quest has been bugged pretty much since the SE was released, and I'm probably SOL, but if anyone has any ideas, I'm open to suggestions.
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I'm going to condense this the best I can (update, I probably failed at that)
Like so often described here, we met, things were amazing, and moved FAST!
Really, we talked a lot before meeting in person and I was worried about red flags and was pretty set on not letting myself fall for her right away. I asked a friend to help me out of that if it happened. He didn't, he says he was happy for me. Lol.
So, anyway, amazing rocket ship relationship lasted something like 6 weeks. We spent probably 4/5 days together, 24/7, in that time.
She got pregnant, she full on split the first time the following days. Not just normal freak out, started accusing me of crazy things, like being an abuser, pedophile, a guy who would abandon his kid. I already had two kids from previous relationship that I have equal custody and fully support, so obvious crazy accusations.
I rode through that split. It was mentally exhasting to say the least, but I was focused on what should be the other side. Her making a clear decision for herself and moving forward accepting reality.
Well, it never got there. We had planned a trip previously that was going to be over a week long. So we went. Part way through she started threatening to leave me. Finally on the trip back she "ended things" and we drove in silence for hours. When we got back to her house I got my stuff into my car, left for a hotel.
She followed me, acted like I was being crazy, things weren't over. Basically, what's wrong with me, it was so obvious I just needed to hold her hand or something on the ride back and she was expecting that? That's what are said. Then she started trying to hit me in the balls, acted like it was all a joke. Talked about stabbing me in my sleep. I got my stuff again, packed in my car and left for home (very long drive away).
She tried chasing me in her vehicle! She called me, said she wanted both of us dead. She kept on calling and texting and changing what she meant by things. After an hour or more of this I agreed to meet her at a gas station to talk. She was calmed down and exhausted and apologetic. So I want back with her.
This is what I find insane. What was I thinking!? My mind is looking at this totally different now. But because I went back it continues..
Two weeks later she sent a somewhat inappropriate message to my daughter. We were all supposed to go on a day trip the next day, my daughter was very excited for my girlfriend to come and last minute she decided to leave my house and drive home instead the day before this trip. Whatever, I took my kids and we want without her. When we got home that night gf and I were arguing on the phone, she sends a message to my daughter's tablet basically explaining how it's my fault she didn't stay she go that trip. I blocked her on all my things and from my daughter's tablet.
A few days later (kids were not home with me) GF shows up, breaks in (climbed through a window I didn't know wasn't locked) to talk to me. I had called the police, they showed up and arrested her, but never booked her so no record on it.
She convinced me after this to talk things out. Again, why would I do that!? But that's what I did..
We spent a week in essentially this heated argument about how what she did was wrong, she her searingly not understanding it. She is not from my country, but she has been here almost 10 years. She tried to use cultural differences as a defense, which was absolute bullshit. I have a friend who lived in her time country almost two decades and his wife who is from there and they both very mater of fact told me this girl is full of shit.
Somehow I still allowed things to continue beyond this under some conditions I laid out. One thing that happened at this point is she never saw my kids again. She would have if she acted halfway normal for awhile..
We had a stupid argument on the phone two months later. She says she was "done for good" and hung up on me. So I blocked her. She showed up to my house and wouldn't leave. She ended up pulling a multi tool / knife from her pocket while standing right in front of my which I promptly pulled from her hand. She then started trying to fight me, quite unsuccessfully because she's tiny, I just kept the knife from her and restrained her. Police came and arrested her and booked her.
She was released with no contact bail condition. She called me the moment she got out. After a day I of her trying I did talk with her. I didn't want to report her.. idk why.
She successfully made me believe I had been in the wrong that time. Or at least partially. At this point I was trapped. I read about trauma bonding, at this point I know it was real and it was complete.
She started trying to push away as soon as I got there because I was trying to make things work. I was doing everything I could to show her I cared. She was trying to discard in response.
A couple months of this. One public argument that made me look pretty bad. Her neighbor called police. I'm the guy so they rolled in and accused me of all sorts of things and charged me, but luckily everything was dropped by a judge.
Another month or two of weekly breakup/back together basically on a predictable schedule. All orchestrated by her.
At this point she's 3rd trimester pregnant.
She called me on a predictable day for her to split. Instead she pretty calmly talked and asked me not contact her anymore, we really need to try and not be together. I was upset but held it together and agreed.
The following day she started calling me. Texting me. By this time I had done some research into what I thought was going on. I had even found this sub and started reading. Finally late at night I answer the phone. I start recording. I open the Wikipedia entry for DARVO and every time she tried to turn something on me, last part of that argument pattern, I did my best to deflect or just change the subject, but not agree. After almost 3 hours on the phone she says to me "if I were you I'd kill myself, you deserve to die, I want to murder you".
I hung up the phone. I ignored her. A little over 24 later she shows up to my house. I was asleep. I woke up and decided that if I just go let her in she'll be calm and it won't escalate into a bad situation again. I unlocked the door and started walking back to my bedroom. She comes in, slams the door behind her, storms into the kitchen, stands at the sink, and picks up the most dangerous kitchen knife I own - looks like a cleaver. She turns towards me with it and I immediately so the same as before. I pull it from her hand without a second thought. I then get her out the door again, lock it, and call the police. While on the phone with them she breaks the glass on the door with a chair and comes back inside. I lock myself in another room. The police showed up and she held a knife to her own throat. Finally, what I wanted many months earlier, she's involuntarily committed for mental health. Unfortunately this didn't do much, they released her, then she made bail on her charges.
She went home. A week later she started trying to contact me. After a few weeks it turned into 100+ messages a day. I started reporting it. They issued an extraditable warrant for her arrest.
She was brought back on that but was released on bail again, presumably sob story about her pregnancy and needing to take care of herself, which is bullshit, because she isn't and needed to be under supervision.
Anyway, full NC since. I can finally see the insanity that I went through. I see her for who she really is. Actions speak for themselves.
I'm trying to take sole custody of my child. The baby isn't born yet, due date is very very soon. I've been putting together everything I can to provide as evidence to her violence and being unfit. My anxiety is so bad over this. I'm doing everything I should be or more, but I can't sleep most of the time. What else can I do to protect myself and this baby? How did I fall into this trap in the first place? The emotions are intense, and that's a pretty new thing for me. I'm in the final stretch and it's just waiting at this point, and will be hoping that others can do the right thing.
Why did I try and fix things with her so many times? So many I can't even begin to count. My future looks completely uncertain now. What will I do?

I'm here pleading for help, opinions, and ideas. I'm heavily debating on scrapping this mess of a campaign I've been writing for a few months. A lot of my campaign has been riding on my BBEG. She's a God imprisoned in human form with a limited power set. (She's a dope enchantress type that occasionally stretches magical limits.) She's started a cult to try and gain her powers back after being trapped in her form by the other Gods. PC's would not know she is the BBEG, and she'd be a friend, a great strength to the party, and ultimately sends them on their main quest. The party is told that their quest is to find pieces of a key that will activate dormant sources of a once-known power from the Gods. When they eventually do so after reaching the birthplace of their world (an island) and venturing into a small labyrinth that will feel a little too easy to complete, the BBEG will graciously accept the pieces of the key, which actually releases her Godly shackles placed on her by the other Gods, and bam! The friend the party once knew flips and betrays them. She has a limited timeframe after being freed during which she can ascend to her God status, during which the party can fight and hopefully kill her using the skills they've learned along the way. Other Gods cannot intervene in her ascension, as it's either an all-or-nothing type thing. They can only directly affect her in full God form or Demi-God form, but not during the process of ascension. They can help my party if they're feeling so inclined.
I'm losing motivation for this campaign. I feel like my BBEG's motivators of revenge and world domination are kind of pathetic motivators. I feel like I don't have the right skill set to write something like this. I've never written a campaign before, and have only been on the player side of the table. I'm thinking at this point I should just stay there. My campaign world was shaping up to be a steampunk Wonderland, but add high fantasy to the mix. I feel like my party, all of whom have been or are going to be DM's at some point, are going to judge and pick my world apart. I feel like they'll get bored of the main quest of the campaign and that they won't want to deal with the BBEG in the end. One of my goals this year was to write or co-write a campaign or a one-shot. I really want to do this, but my efforts feel like they'd be a waste.
If your friend wrote this campaign, would you be intrigued? Based on the scattered synopsis above, would you want to play a campaign like that?
Any suggestions on how to save this dumpster fire?
-A pretty darn frustrated new DM

Sorry the title is supposed to say May 29!
***Its a long one so it’s continued in the comments!
Josh Peck and Kristen Doute - They have been friends for 15 years - Josh met Kristen in Michigan - Friends of Josh, Lynn and Gary lived together. Gary met Kristen on MySpace and Kristen came over - Josh’s wife is close with Kristen - For a period of time, Kristen was dating Gary and Sandoval at the same time
SUR - Within three weeks of moving to Los Angeles, Kristen got a job at SUR - Kristen had a commercial model agent that told her that she is going to need a real job to start off - This agent was friends with Guillermo - When Kristen first started working at SUR, Housewives of Beverly Hills and Vanderpump Rules did not exist yet - Lisa and Ken had only been money partners for about a year or two when Kristen started - The dress attire for the waitresses at SUR during this time was a t shirt, jean shorts, and boots and SUR was really small - It didn’t have a liquor license yet - John Fogerty was Kristen’s favorite person to waitress for - She waited for Clive Owen, Britney Spears, and Madonna - Kristen now says people won’t touch SUR with a ten foot pole - Kristen said they did bottle service at SUR for a hot minute and this trust fund guy spent $14,000. A few days later the guy tried to come in to get his money back. - Housewives then happened. SUR then expands
Housewives - Kristen was friends with Lisa’s daughter Pandora - Kristen filmed Housewives one time in Vegas for Pandora’s bachelorette party - Lisa told Kristen and Tina who was on season 1 to “not worry about being filmed, they aren’t trying to film you, however, they are going to be paying attention to you guys because you work for me.” - At this time, Lisa was very mother goose to them.
Who is Kristen still close with in the current cast?

• She is close with everyone who is an OG cast member so that does not include James Kennedy
• And she is currently not friends with Tom Sandoval

James Kennedy - The host Ben said that James Kennedy is having a moment in the vanderpump world and how does Kristen feel about that - Kristen said, “I think in the world of Vanderpump Rules, the truth always comes out. So it’s not going to last long.” - Kristen wouldn’t go into anymore detail about James Kennedy because she said, “it’s a little dark.” - Kristen said what you did see on camera was James spitting on her door, him rage texting and calling her all the names in the book and Kristen punching him in the face on camera and Kristen said, “What do you think led to those? What do you think led to me punching him in the face on camera.” - James was 21 and Kristen was 30 when they were dating - Said she played babysitter to both James and James’s mom. - She doesn’t think James has changed
When did Kristen feel like the show was so elevated and the whole world knew about it?

• Kristen said when season 2 was airing and season 3 was airing and they were actually still working at SUR
• This was the most broke they ever were because then all of a sudden they couldn’t really work those shifts and they weren’t making a ton of money on the show
• They weren’t getting paid episodic yet. It was here’s a little chunk for the whole year
• Season one they made 10,000. It was actually 5000 but then they added an additional 5000
• They do not see residuals for Vanderpump Rules. Reality tv is not union

When did they start demanding more money and how much is real? - So again she realized things were bigger during season 2 and 3. - She thinks during season 4 they started to get episodic pay. This is when bravo started to order more episodes - They film in the same amount of time but more content means more episodes - At the beginning of the season, the cast has a meeting and are asked what is going on, who are you dating, who are you friends with, what’s been shaking lately, what have they missed and they will follow that - Every scene they film is probably 2 hours long but the audience only sees like 2 to 5 minutes of it or some stuff doesn’t even air at all because sometimes things don’t add value to the story that’s being told - Kristen said, “If it comes out of your mouth, if you say it, if you do it, you cannot blame it on production. I have done and said many of things that I’ve been guided to say and do but I still said it so there’s that.”
Andy Cohen - They only see Andy on the reunions and WWHL. - He doesn’t run Vanderpump, he’s a housewives guy. Meaning he is a producer for housewives, but not for Vanderpump
Does she wish she was still on the show?

• Kristen is so happy that she is not on the show
• She would never go back on the show other than the capacity that she did for this season 10
• Said she felt like she was treated like a little kid and manipulated by producers when she was on Vanderpump.

What did this manipulation look like? - In seasons past, it would be her being told to go up to Ariana, like when Sandoval and Ariana just started to date, being told to go up to Ariana and say this. - Kristen said that maybe she was thinking and feeling those things but she wasn’t ready in that moment or she wasn’t prepared. Normally at work, she would not have gone up to Ariana and said something like that.
When Kristen was fired from SUR for telling her manager to suck a dick - Kristen said why she was so angry in that moment was because she had a call time to be at SUR for the whole Miami Girl to come in. - Kristen was not on the clock. She was there as a guest of the restaurant - Lisa and production knew that Miami girl was coming in to confront Sandoval and that it was going to get real messy - Sandoval and Ariana didn’t know. The other cast didn’t know either - Kristen didn’t give Miami girl a call time or fly her in. That was production - Kristen said that she did tell the manager to suck a dick and she wasn’t being told to say that - She said that is what they said got her fired - Kristen said, “but knowing that this was going to completely blow up in a restaurant that I’m still employed at was what made me so angry. Why didn’t we go somewhere else? Why didn’t we just go to another restaurant where it’s not going to matter.” - These were the things that she couldn’t control back then. - Kristen felt like she was being manipulated into saying things and doing things at certain times that she knew better
Show in the future - Kristen said she would never go on Vanderpump but she would love to do a show in the future where it is just her friends and herself, like a docu series - But you don’t need to be cheating or throwing drinks to have drama - She said there can be other kinds of drama
Jax - Kristen and Jax still fight all the time - She has to un block herself on his phone monthly

Twindyl of the Reg Mages, Silvastan
Tartalus fields
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I crested the ridge, and our target came into view. A small human outpost, only 30 soldiers strong. We began our descent down the hill. At a signal from our leader - my teacher Erika - we held our position, maintaining our cloaking spell on the normal soldiers continuing down the hill.
We set our positions, archers behind foot soldiers, with us in the back to have the best view for spell casting. We stood still and quiet as the archers drew their bows.
I was getting nervous because of the deafening silence from the lack of wildlife noises. As a result of my jumpiness I panicked and almost struck out blindly when Erika tapped my shoulder.
She looked at me in concern before saying, “How are you feeling today.”
I drew in a shaky breath then said, “Fine, just a bit nervous, this is my first engagement ever you know.”
“I know, don’t worry, you’ll be fine, we outnumber them and are better than them. Remember your betterment lessons.”
“But won’t the humans notice the birds have gone quiet, I wish the birds didn’t sense us.”
Erika smirked and whispered back, “Really Twindyl, the humans are nowhere near as in tune with nature as us. I’d be surprised if their primitive ears can even notice the difference.”
She smiled and moved on to the next person in line.
I remembered my betterment lessons, they were mandatory for all elf students. I honestly didn’t think it was true. Many of the statements my teacher made were derogatory towards all other races. He said he thought the other races were little more than animals. I still find that impossible to believe, because if that were true, how would the other races be able to function or build society?
His answer, they simply imitate the elves’. How could this be, when humans make civilization and great works of art of a completely different design than ours? They make weapons of their own and worship gods of their own, even if they are false.
That doesn’t affect what's about to happen in front of me. I paused as I saw another new soldier loosen his bow. I panicked and reached out with an ice spell freezing the bow. I sighed in relief, our position wasn’t revealed yet. Then I heard a shout from the wall, I released my focus to look at the person shouting, this released the spell and the arrow sped away slamming into a soldier on the wall.
The rest of the soldiers began to move forward and I started to uncloak myself when Erika stopped me.
“We must maintain our position,” she said.
“But we need to support our troops.”
“Right now they don’t know we have mages, that's our advantage. Besides we outnumber them too, we might not even be needed. Remember we’re leaving space for the humans to retreat, their cowardly they’ll take the escape like any sane person would.”
I sighed and turned to watch the battle. I watched as our soldiers approached the wall and thought about all who would soon be dead and dying. It was important I do this so that I never grew calloused to the death I caused either directly or through my orders. Then I looked confused as soldiers began to fall, but how? They hadn’t even reached the wall yet. I looked more closely at the wall, then my gaze went lower. Those clever humans! They’d build firing platforms under the wall.
Erika approached angrily, “Those stupid humans, they fight without honor, they built traps, TRAPS! They’re like weasels, hiding and waiting for an opportunity to strike!”
I watched her closely and thought about how her arrogance had gotten so many men killed before responding, “Let's drop our cloaking and blind the crossbowmen.”
Erika raged on, “NO, THAT'S TOO EASY ON THEM.”
She turned and gathered all the mages around her with a wave of her hand.
“Prepare to launch a combination fireball at the fort.”
Gasps went all around, that was a very complicated spell that drained the energy from multiple mages at once to create a fireball capable of leveling a small town. Yet still we all gathered into a line and began chanting the incantations for the spell. We sang like the elves of old, gathering our souls into one, feeling what all others felt, pain, guilt, rage, sadness.
We felt our power soar, then, then nothing. I turned and saw Erika fall an arrow in her head. I turned in a blind rage and hurled a gigantic fireball at the archer responsible for this murder. I saw it smash into the wall, eviscerating the entire section of the wall. I turned and fell to my knees at the feet of my mentor’s body, sobbing in heart-ripping grief. Then I felt my sadness change to anger, I thought back on when I’d first been introduced to my mentor.”
* “She’s not your typical elf Twindyl.”
“I know Father, I’ll do my best to make you proud.”
“I know you will Twin.”
She entered and bowed.
“Hello, your Highnesses. It will be my honor to teach your daughter.”
From that day on we train, night and day. She was kind but stern. She said she was a very emotional elf, and to not disturb her during one of her moods. When she had her mood, she was wrath but still had enough self-control to teach me. And if she ever snapped at me she would apologize and give me a nice iced juice to make up for it.*
I felt my mind being made up as I gave her one final look. *I will find who did this to you and avenge you, my teacher.* I looked at the other, equally furious mages and we came to an unspoken consensus. Fireballs began to fly into the human fort, we avoided our own people but were ruthless, burning humans and throwing fireballs left and right. Then I realized there should be no structure left standing and threw a fireball into the barracks, destroying the corner room on the second floor.
I dropped into the middle of the camp in a flurry of dust. I launched a wave of fire at two soldiers attempting to charge me. As I looked around the camp my sharp eyes came to focus on a small bird, a pigeon, as it flew from a tower in the far end of the camp. I began to approach the tower, ignoring the battle raging around me as humans desperately fought to the end, *were they stupid? We were leaving room for them to retreat, we wanted the fort with minimal casualties, why weren’t they running?* Two soldiers stood in front of the tower and as I watched another joined them. I sighed but stiffened when I saw the insignia of a captain on the uniform of the new soldier.
I attempted to unleash another fireball at them, but I realized just how drained I really was, as I struggled to conjure even a medium-sized fireball. So I settled for a small fireball and felt myself begin to fade as I sapped the last of my body’s strength, so I threw the fireball and saw it smash into the captain, before blacking out I saw the other two soldiers rushing the captain’s limp body away towards the stables.
When I awoke next I stared up at Tuilë as she smiled at me through gritted teeth. I sat up and looked around at all the injured soldiers around me. There were nurses and healers going through using life magic to resuscitate the wounded.
I groaned as I held my head and asked, “How many of ours?”
Tuilë grimaced and said, “Forty-Six dead, another thirty wounded.”
I stared down at my hands and thought. The humans had proved to be far more cunning than any would have given them credit for. They had well-planned defenses and traps which had defeated our understanding of their complexity by themselves. They had fought savagely with a blood rage the orcs would have envied - if they knew how to do that - as well as with skill. They had fought to the last man, never giving a foot of ground even as their comrades fell around them and fire melted their armor and skin together, all throughout screaming a horrible warcry from their dying lips.
I exited the infirmary to escape the smell of death and the sound of the wounded and dying. I stepped outside, took a deep breath, and was assaulted by a riot of smells, blood, dust, dirt, and steel. It was everywhere, I looked at the human corpses that lay mutilated and destroyed. Some had clearly been cut down multiple times only to stand back up, others looked like they’d been ripped to pieces by fireballs. These humans had fought to the death, all the way down to the last man.
I shuddered as I thought about it and began to think to myself that maybe we’d made a huge mistake. We’d already clearly underestimated humans. They had defended the ill with their last breath. They were clearly compassionate, but they were also terrible, fighting with their teeth and nails when their weapons shattered and their quivers ran empty. That was human nature. Compassionate and loving, but it appeared they were also cunning and viscous to a level we could have never predicted. I fear our biggest fault is not a physical or mental weakness, but one of our mindset.
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I want to preface this post by stating that I am a pharmacist, but not currently working as a pharmacist. I have loads of experience dealing with insurance companies and the prescription billing process. I worked in a retail pharmacy for 25 years. I have also worked for an insurance company as a pharmacist. I started Wegovy 3 weeks ago and I had to go through a 6 week process of cooperating with my doctor's office and the insurance company to get it covered, and I wanted to share the process I went through and some tips for anyone trying to get it covered for themselves.
I cannot promise that following what I have done will work for you, each plan does it's own thing and make their own decisions.
I will not be discussing supply issues here, this is not the post for that.
I started with visiting the website and looking at what indications the med was for. Indications mean which medical conditions and symptoms has the drug been approved by the FDA to treat. According to the Wegovy website Wegovy.com , " WEGOVY® (semaglutide) injection 2.4 mg is an injectable prescription medicine that may help adults and children aged ≥12 years with obesity (BMI ≥30 for adults, BMI ≥ 95th percentile for age and sex for children), or some adults with excess weight (BMI ≥27) (overweight) who also have weight-related medical problems to help them lose weight and keep it off. Wegovy® should be used with a reduced calorie meal plan and increased physical activity"
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This information gave me clues as to what the insurance company is expecting for the basic qualifications in the prior authorization request:

1. BMI 30 or above, or BMI 27 or above with weight related health issues
2. Reduced calorie meal plan
3. Increased physical activity

There are more qualifications that each insurance company will require to make sure that the medication is deemed appropriate for you. I had the basic qualifications, so I felt like I had a good chance of getting it covered. I did some more research. I googled "Wegovy Prior Authorization Criteria" and found some links for some common insurance plans. I didn't find mine, so I checked out a few of the ones listed to see what other kinds of criteria my insurance might want. This pdf was helpful and I thought was a good example: Wegovy Caremark Criteria . This form gives their interpretation of what their specific conditions are for coverage, and if I met those, I felt I probably qualified under my own plan.
I talked with my doctor, she had done prior auths for Wegovy before so she knew a few of the things they wanted, so she took notes and had her assistant send in the prior authorization request with the following information:

1. Has the patient tried a structured diet (keto, vegan, DASH, etc) in the last 12 months? yes, Keto and other low carb. stopped due to cholesterol levels
2. Has the patient tried a behavioral weight loss plan (Weight watchers, Noom, etc) in the last 12 months? yes, Noom. It helped somewhat, but was too expensive for me.
3. How much exercise does the patient participate in per week? Gym membership? Walking 3 times per week for 30 minutes, no gym membership
4. What's the patient BMI? 36
5. Does the patient have any obesity related health conditions such as obstructive sleep apnea, dyslipidemia (high cholesterol), hypertension (high blood pressure), or type 2 diabetes? yes. apnea, dyslipidemia, hypertension.

The initial request was sent in to the insurance. According to them, the initial request was missing information. My plan requires the remaining information to be submitted to them by the provider within 24 hours of the initial request in order to process the authorization. Since it was after 5pm, they said they were not able to contact the office, so they sent a fax request for more information. Of course my office doesn't look at faxes as soon as they come in, they are busy seeing patients!
The 24 hour deadline came and went, and I received a rejection letter in the mail from the insurance plan. I called them for more information on the letter, to find out what information was missing and what needed to be done.
Here are the questions I asked and their answers (THESE ANSWERS ARE SPECIFIC TO MY PLAN, YOURS WILL PROBABLY BE DIFFERENT):

1. What information is missing from the original authorization request? A statement from the provider that the patient is not pregnant and patient has no contraindications to using the medication. (A contraindication is any reason why a person should not use the med, like having thyroid cancer or being allergic to the active ingredients)
2. How can the provider submit that missing information to you? An appeal needs to be filed. The provider needs to send a letter or another prior authorization request to us that includes the missing information.
3. Can I start the appeal process myself? You can start the appeal process, but we will still need information from the provider.
4. Does the form need to be faxed to you or sent to you online? The provider can submit either by fax or via an online prior authorization service. Either way works for us.
5. If my office faxes you, is there a specific form that they need to use? No, just their own standard office prior authorization form works.
6. Is there any other information or requirements that the original prior authorization request missed? No, just those 2 items.
7. How long does the authorization process take? After the appeal is received by our office, we have 28 days to review and give a determination.
8. How will I know if it has been approved? Do you contact me or the pharmacy? We will contact your doctor's office first, and you will receive a letter in the mail with the determination. You may also call us back anytime over the next couple of weeks to check the status. It will be given a due date, and we can let you know what date has been assigned once we have received the appeal.

Satisfied that I had gotten all of the answers I needed, I emailed the medical assistant at the office and requested that they send the additional information to my insurance and start the appeal. I emailed the questions and answers that I received during my phone call to give her all the information she might need to get the request submitted properly. I was SUPER NICE AND PATIENT with her, as I know she has loads to do and might not be able to get to it right away. I told her in the email that I appreciated all the time and effort she was giving to help me get this covered.
After a couple of days, I received an email from the assistant with a notification that the insurance company wanted me to sign a release form to allow the assistant to 'vouch' for me for the appeal.
The rest was just waiting and checking back with the insurance plan about once a week. It was approved after about 3 weeks of checking back.
SUCCESS! The approval was for the first strength, Wegovy 0.25mg weekly. The whole process was about 6 weeks because I didn't want to bug my medical assistant more than once a week.
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Now the question is: do I need another prior authorization for a new dose? I called the insurance company again. Questions and answers (again, these are SPECIFIC TO MY PLAN) :

1. Do I need another prior authorization to go to the next dose for Wegovy? Yes. But the process is a little easier for the dose increases.
2. What is that process? Do they have to send all the original information again for the new dose? The provider submits a generic prior authorization request, but this time, the only real notes that need to be included are a statement to the effect of "Dosage increased per FDA recommendation".
3. I am expecting to have several dose increases. Does each prior auth have to be done separately, or can the provider request all the doses at once? First, I need to tell you that prior authorizations can be requested up to 30 days before the prescription is filled. Because of that, the provider can only request 2 doses at a time. If they use an online form, they would need to send the dose requests separately. If they fax us, they can just write in the comments or cover letter "Wegovy 0.5mg AND Wegovy 1mg".

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My plan is to send these questions and answers to my medical assistant again, a few days before my next appointment, with a reminder to her that I will be asking my provider to increase to the next dosage, Wegovy 0.5mg, and expect to increase to the next strength 28 days after, and ask SUPER NICELY if she would please send that prior authorization request for the next 2 doses after my upcoming appointment so there's not a big delay in being able to received my next dose.
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TIPS:

1. Figure all this out ahead of time so you aren't disappointed and/or waste a trip to the doctor or waste everyone's time if you don't meet the qualifications for your insurance plan. There are so many people involved in getting you this med, that if in the end you don't end up getting it, it's a huge waste of time and resources. Just think of all the people involved: the scheduler for the appointment, the med assistant, the provider, the person submitting the prior authorization request at the office, the pharmacy technician, the pharmacist, the prior authorization people at the insurance company, etc.
2. You can contact your insurance plan before you even talk to your doctor. Ask to speak to a pharmacy services representative, and if they are not able to answer your questions, ask to speak to a representative in the pharmacy prior authorization department. Ask all the questions listed above, write all the answers down and take them to your doctor if you qualify.
3. Make an agenda before your appointment. Write down all the answers to the qualification questions that you discovered by contacting your insurance company, and hand it to your assistant at the beginning of the appointment, so it's easy for your provider (or scribe) to just throw it in your office note at the appointment.
4. Pretend like your medical assistant or prior authorization specialist at your provider's office has no clue. What I mean is that they know how to submit the authorization, but there are so many insurance plans that there is no possible way for them to know each plans process and requirements for the authorization submission for each medication. A lot of times it's a trial and error thing. Send it and see if it 'sticks', if not, change it up and send it again. It's a heck of a lot easier on them (and more efficient for you) if you give them the requirements that you learned by calling your insurance ahead of time.
5. While you wait for a determination, calling and asking your pharmacist "is it covered yet" is NOT helpful and it actually costs the pharmacy money! Each time a claim is submitted or attempted - sent to your insurance plan through the computer, there is a charge for the transmission. It's best to keep in contact with your insurance plan and call them daily or weekly, or visit your plan's online portal to see if they have updated the authorization. They also get cranky when you keep calling - they are busy as heck!
6. Sometimes even after the prior authorization has been approved, it might still reject at the pharmacy. When claims are processed through that have dollar amounts higher than $1000, they often will get 'stuck' at the processor. I believe it's a code 78 rejection. The pharmacy technician will need to contact the help desk to get this resolved (phone number should be provided in the claim rejection information).
7. Be patient.

COPAYS
Quick note on copays. When you contact your insurance plan about the requirements for coverage, ask at that time what YOUR copay for the med will be, once it's approved. A lot of things determine what that amount will be. Do you have a high deductible plan? If so, even though it's "covered" it could just apply to your deductible and you will still see a very high dollar amount at the pharmacy.
If you don't find that out ahead of time you could go through this entire process only to find out at the pharmacy that it's still $1200 a month because of a deductible or it's a certain 'tier'. How frustrating!! and then you will probably get mad at the pharmacy because you went through all that trouble and it's still too much. (It's not their fault!)
Do you have a coupon? Do you qualify? The Wegovy website has a coupon or payment assistance plan that you can sign up for that can take a certain dollar amount off your copay. READ THE FINE PRINT! If you have an insurance plan that is funded by the government such as Medicaid, Medicare or Tricare, you are not allowed (by law) to use a coupon if it's billed to that plan. They also can rescind or modify the offer at any time, so if it doesn't work for you don't @ me.
Good luck!
Also - vote for people that will fight for a better healthcare system in the US because this whole process is just UGH

Hello! Like many, I find the current landscape for making friends or relationships is severely lacking. I think of myself capable of being friends and possibly more with many types of people, yet the online dating apps encourage to not engage with strangers for the pettiest of reasons. A swiping, meaningless chat quagmire. Do you feel the same way? Are you looking for more, like me?
I'm looking for a connection, and I'm open to where it leads - starting as friends makes the bond run deeper. Openness invites ambiguity, I'm aware, yet I can't help but think of James Baldwin: we cannot invent our mooring posts, lovers, and friends. Life gives these and takes them away.
However, we can make openings for new beginnings. This post is to offer a place to anchor should you'd like to.
Me:
Tall, active body type, rather pale, slightly rosy cheeked, with a penchant for getting lost in museums and bookstore aisles. Mid 30s with touches of grey in my brown hair. Ambitious, part-time goofy, with weirdly hypnotic dance moves, breathy-vocals when singing, pro cuddling skills. Two goals for 2023: get back into long distance hiking, and to record an EP.
I’m in the corporate world for work, but also do part-time as a canine theme songwriteperformer for my family’s dogs. Mellow most days, always curious. In need of a road trip or two. Would like to find my other half and build things for the long haul.
West Coast, USA
You:
Talkative people tend to flow best with me, but introverts are welcome too- I can lead the dance. Being able to tolerate the occasional rambly monologue on history would be ideal (you ever wanted to know the history of Marius and Sulla? No? Buckle up), a simple pat on my head will suffice. Also, sharing your interests- I care less about keeping a tally of what we match on, I want to feel and know your passions, hobbies, and guilty pleasures. Having good communication skills along with emotional maturity is sexy! Physically, I tend to become attracted to one’s physical traits the deeper the connection. I’m an active person, and while I can definitely enjoy a lazy day and have had many movie marathon, I tend not to stay inside all day and yearn for adventure near and far - we’d match best if you were the same.
Chats or messages work for me, thank you!
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((Time for feels! Discussion of identity and trauma ahead as pretty much standard with anything involving u/SpacePaladin15’s Nature of Predators series and its fanfics. Credit goes to them for the aforementioned story this is based on! And yup, double upload today!))
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Memory transcript subject: Arxur exchange participant Syle
Date [standardized human time]: October 20, 2136
“You thought I was a male!? Do you not see my curves, my face, my EVERYTHING!?” I roared at the venlil shit brained human.
“Hey hey hey I didn’t expect to be this lu- I mean- I didn’t expect this.” He quickly called out as he lifted up his hands. “I just had thought you were a very effeminite male.”
“Men are NOT this feminine.” I hissed out as I once more motioned to my small, slender, FEMALE body!
“Well, some human men are, and you are one of the first Arxur I have ever seen.” he pointed out as he grabbed his data pad and started typing prophet knows what.
“Krakotl shit. There is no way ANY man can look thi-”
By the prophet that was a girl in a cute pink dress.
“Okay, that is a girl.” I hissed at Jack.
“No its not.” He calmly replied then pointed at the username. It was masculine, but no gnashing way that thing was male.
“You are lying. Do not lie to me.”
“I am not!” he then pointed at a part of the picture. I leaned in close as my tail lashed side to side.
By the prophet it WAS a male. What? Why? HOW?!
I straightened up as I looked at Jack, then the picture, then back at Jack. “But… Why?” I asked motioning to the picture. “It serves no purpose! Why bother showing yourself in such a way? He clearly put in all the work to look female and he is not even identifying as female?
“Because he wants to look pretty, show off, and its what he finds fun.” Jack explained. “This one isn’t even gay.” He then put his pad down before sitting in the long-chair of comfy. “Humans love to express things with what they wear all the time. Its how we show our identity, what we like, and how we want to be seen. He wants to be seen as pretty and make people feel good. Some girls dress like men because they want pockets. Some men dress like girls to get guys. Some, like me, dress simply because we do not care that much about it.”
My head spun at all the various ways that humans dressed. “So… its… like camouflage?” I slowly asked before sitting down. Why would you want to wear things like that? It would just make you stand out! Isn’t that bad?
“Yes, but no.” He rubbed the back of his head and let out a long groan. “Why did the first thing have to be clothing? I have no fashion sense!” He grumbled. That F-word had no translation at all for me so I just kept staring as he talked more. “So, humans use their clothing to express themselves for the most part. They use what they wear to show things. How they feel, how they want to look, to make a statement, to draw attention, and more. Some wear camo even in public to show their identity even.”
Wait, the humans can stand out? “Wouldn’t that get you labeled as defective? I mean, it seems like such a waste of time and more. Plus, it serves no real point to hunting or anything.”
“We don’t see it as a waste, and some people deliberately dress to show themselves as, as you would put it, defective. Different and against the norm is in fact an identity some people WANT to show.” He explained before motioning to his body. “The fact I wear pretty much ONLY jeans and nerdy t-shirts in public is my way of saying I am defective and do not care for fashion. Ironically enough its a fairly popular statement.”
My head swam. Wanting to be SEEN and KNOWN as defective!? “You… you don’t kill defects?” I slowly asked staring right into those eyes. Please. Tell me I am safe. Please let me be defective. Please let me. Please.
He stared back at me with wide eyes. “Oh… oh shit.” he looked around and took a deep breath. “Well fuck this is above my pay grade. No. No we do not. In fact we don’t even correct most things that some consider “defective” anymore. In fact, its usually seen as a good thing these days.”My brain just seemed to… stop.
Defective? Good? Safe? No correct? No betterment? No kill?
Safe?
“Hey, Syle, you- oh no you are not.”
Tears.
Can’t stop.
Warm?
What? The human held me close. His skin was soft, his body was not hard. Warm. Very warm. Safe. I leaned into him and closed my eyes as I curled up next to him.
“I… hated eating sentients. I… didn’t want to. No choice. If they knew they would have killed me.” I gasped out. “If you didn’t take me in they would have killed me for losing to you.” I finally admitted. It felt… good. Very good. I never got to talk to someone like this.”
His hand rubbed my head softly. It felt wonderful. His hand was the softest I had ever felt in my life. I wanted more of these head rubs.
“I… I want to be defective. Is that ok? Is that really ok?” I asked over and over again. This was too good to be true! This human won me fair and square, but he won a proud Arxur hunter. Not a defective freak like me.
“Yes. Yes it is. I promise no eating anything sentient.” His voice was softer, gentler than normal. Soft like his belly, his hand, this long-chair. I like soft. Soft is good. Need more soft. “You also don’t have to act tough all the time. You don’t have to be angry.”
Less anger? But anger keep me alive. Anger keep me fed. Anger help me hunt?
More tears. More warm.
“Its okay Syle. Let it out. You are safe here. I promise.” He cooed down to me.
Safe.
Finally.
I cried for prop- no. No more prophet, no more betterment. They want me dead now, so they can go- gnash I don’t even know. Rot?
I just cried into this man’s shirt. Every time I felt like they were going to stop, I realized that I was still safe, that nobody hit me for it, nobody yelled at me, nobody was watching me to see if I was “broken” and more came out. I don’t know how long I cried, and I don’t care. I was safe.
Finally I managed to stop, but I was not going to leave him. Being held felt… good. Plus, even though it was safe I didn’t want this human, no, Jack to see me all broken like this. I took slow, deep breaths like I used to on the ship, trying to calm down. His hand rubbing my head helped too.
“Can you help me pick out new clothes Jack? I don’t… I really don’t want to wear Arxur armor anymore.” My words were quiet. At first I thought he couldn’t hear them, but I could feel his body move a bit. “Sure. I will help you order some. Until then you can wear some of mine. I buy some baggy clothes that should fit.” He calmly said as he rubbed my head. “No rush though. Just relax. In fact, I will give you a nice comfy pair of pajamas like mine for tonight to sleep in.”
I nodded and we just sat there awhile. The room was dark now as night had come, but the fire gave us light and warmth. I wanted to sleep on this long chair in the arms of this human. I was safe. I was fed. I was warm. No yelling. No pain.
We stayed that way for awhile before I sat up and took a deep breath. He rubbed my back a bit before he got up and went into a different room leaving me alone. I looked around again. There were some pretty pictures on the wall, a few nice things on tables, but it felt empty. Normally I would be packed in with at least two others since our ships were tiny, but here?
He finally returned and put some soft clothes on my lap. “You can change in the bathroom.” He said pointing to a different room. I nodded and soon was wrapped in the warmest, softest clothing I have ever felt in my life! It had long sleeves that wrapped my arms and long pants legs that even covered my claws! Every move I made caused the soft fabric to brush against me like wearing a nice blanket!
I walked out and Jack gave me a warm smile. My tail curled up as I stretched a bit, shuddering as my joints popped. “Alright. Lets get some sleep.” he then patted my shoulder and led me to a hallway. “I think you need it.” I did. I so gnashing did.
He took me to a HUGE bedroom with a bed big enough for two arxur! My tail curled in the air, was he-
“This is your private room.” He motioned across it with an open hand. “All yours. You can even lock the door if you want. I will be just across the hall. Any questions?” I shook my head. My own private room. Like I was a chief hunter. I slowly walked to the bed and put a hand on it enjoying how soft EVERYTHING was! I could hear him close the door as I slid onto the bed and under the covers.
It was so quiet. I had always slept in a crowded bunk room, even as a hatchling. I rolled over and over looking around for someone, listening for something, but the world was quiet. I stared at the ceiling forever, unable to sleep. My mind kept drifting to how warm and soft Jack was. How I needed somebody in the room with me. Finally I let out a hiss knowing what I had to do.
I slid out of bed and calmly went across the hall. There was jack, laid on his side in an even bigger bed than mine. Alone as well. “Hrmf? Wh- Oh. Syle? What’s up?” He asked clearly having been drifting off asleep.
“I… am not used to sleeping alone.” I confessed. My words soft as my tail swayed side to side.
“Oh. uh….” He looked at me in surprise before giving a small nod. “Alright. Its… not normal for humans to sleep together like this, but uh. Sure.”
With that I slid into his bed and pressed my back against his warm, soft belly. A happy chirp left my traitorous lips, but he was making odd, strange noises before he let out a long breath and put an arm around me.
Warm.
Safe.
Sleep.
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Hello! Like many, I find the current landscape for making friends or relationships is severely lacking. I think of myself capable of being friends and possibly more with many types of people, yet the online dating apps encourage to not engage with strangers for the pettiest of reasons. A swiping, meaningless chat quagmire. Do you feel the same way? Are you looking for more, like me?
I'm looking for a connection, and I'm open to where it leads - starting as friends makes the bond run deeper. Openness invites ambiguity, I'm aware, yet I can't help but think of James Baldwin: we cannot invent our mooring posts, lovers, and friends. Life gives these and takes them away.
However, we can make openings for new beginnings. This post is to offer a place to anchor should you'd like to.
Me:
Tall, active body type, rather pale, slightly rosy cheeked, with a penchant for getting lost in museums and bookstore aisles. Mid 30s with touches of grey in my brown hair. Ambitious, part-time goofy, with weirdly hypnotic dance moves, breathy-vocals when singing, pro cuddling skills. Two goals for 2023: get back into long distance hiking, and to record an EP.
I’m in the corporate world for work, but also do part-time as a canine theme songwriteperformer for my family’s dogs. Mellow most days, always curious. In need of a road trip or two. Would like to find my other half and build things for the long haul.
West Coast, USA
You:
Talkative people tend to flow best with me, but introverts are welcome too- I can lead the dance. Being able to tolerate the occasional rambly monologue on history would be ideal (you ever wanted to know the history of Marius and Sulla? No? Buckle up), a simple pat on my head will suffice. Also, sharing your interests- I care less about keeping a tally of what we match on, I want to feel and know your passions, hobbies, and guilty pleasures. Having good communication skills along with emotional maturity is sexy! Physically, I tend to become attracted to one’s physical traits the deeper the connection. I’m an active person, and while I can definitely enjoy a lazy day and have had many movie marathon, I tend not to stay inside all day and yearn for adventure near and far - we’d match best if you were the same.
Chats or messages work for me, thank you!
https://imgur.com/a/J4TpTtv