My ex refused over the summer to bring our 13 year old son to the doctor for a sore throat, plus balked at giving him cold medicine (didn't want to have to go out and buy more). So I've been dealing with my son having elevated levels in his urine and blood tests to find out what the problem is on top of him being treated for infection... the blood results come back yesterday. My son suffered with strep throat all summer so it has affected his kidneys since it went untreated. The doctor said the blood tests show a time line and since my son was seen in late April last - that it was beginning of summer. So now he has to have a renal ultrasound to make sure that his kidneys don't have permanent damage along with being on a stronger antibiotic for the next month. Ex is now mad about the amount of money being spent on co-pays and questioned why an ultrasound was necessary.

Over the summer my ex tried shorting me $5.60 on medical reimbursement...and over the principle I insisted that I get the full amount. Yet today I got an e-mail where he was asking about an extra .98 cents on reimbursement. Also he's insisting that I'm out for revenge, his e-mail...
(quote from ex)
I am seeing some areas where you could have saved some money on this....You were obviously not trying to save money here... 1. Amoxicillin - $4.00 at Walmart....That is a $26.00 savings...instead you took the prescription and went with the most expensive at $30.00...Why did you not go to Walmart on this or why do you not consult Walmart with prescriptions

**I tried, but the prescription was for augmentin - cause amoxicillan doesn't cure sinus or strep...and I called him ahead to let him know this too. I had gone 10 miles out of my way to go to Walmart and get the prescription filled, only to find out that it wasn't one of the $4 scripts. I could have saved myself a lot of time and trouble by just going to Walgreens.***

(quote from ex)
You know I thought we were trying to help each other eliminate as much cost for one another as possible. You must be upset at me or something because you really only go after me for stuff when you are seeking "revenge" for something I had done. I thought you were above that, but maybe I am wrong. Let me elaborate for second...revenge, like charging me a 7% sales tax on the **** or lets say even going after a prescription instead of buying the over the counter stuff - ON YOUR OWN. (In which I am not responsible for). Or even lets pretend not bothering to check around to see if you can get it cheaper, like a prescription. Paying $30 instead of $4.

**the doctor wrote a prescription for something they provide over the counter, so I asked ex if he wanted me to try the over the counter stuff which was half the cost before I filled the prescription. Not only did I not ask for the prescription, I wasn't even at the appointment. But instead of just filling the script, I asked him what he preferred for me to do.***

(quote from ex)

But hey, you say work together and yet cannot put into practice what you preach. I guess why should I expect any different.
As I told you before, I will get it to you as soon as possible...It may or may not be withing the 30 days. You may get some here or there.

**I waited almost 6 months for reimbursement last time and had to fight tooth and nail to finally get it, FOC states he has 30 days. So I asked him to send it within 30 days...but I also called him 4 weeks ago to let him know that it was coming, so in essense I gave him 60 days.**

Am I truly not working with him here? I tried to get the prescription cheaper, but couldn't. I called him weeks ago to give him a heads up on expenses that were coming. I called him before filling a prescription and we agreed to try the over the counter stuff - but I guess he expected that I should cover it since our agreement is he covers co-pays yet I was specific in telling him that I expected him to cover it if we did over the counter and if we went through FOC, they would make him pay for ALL over the counter although I generally cover it all.
If he had brought our son to the doctor over the summer, then we would have saved more than half of these visits and co-pays...