Jesse's Hernia Repair

A few years ago, Jesse was working out lifting weights when he felt a small pop in his stomach. It turns out he got a hernia and it has slowly been getting worse since then. He decided that it was time to get it fixed. I found out that Jesse had health coverage with the VA so he ended up getting the surgery done here in Montpelier for free. It took a little longer to get all the paperwork and such done with the VA but he was finally able to have the surgery done. The day that we were hoping to have the approval from the VA, Jesse ended up picking up a shift because we really didn't think they would have it approved. I called the VA as soon as Atreyu got on on the bus and an hour or two later, I found out that the surgery was approved and Jesse had it done that afternoon.

As an employee and fellow co-worker, Jesse knew that his fellow nurses would do something to him while he was under anesthesia. It ended up not being as bad as he was expecting. He also had his finger and toenails painted and random tattoos.

I felt it was such a blessing that a 1095 tax form was sent to us stating Jesse's VA coverage. If that hadn't come, we would never have known that Jesse had coverage and we would've ended up having to pay a couple thousand dollars out of pocket. I am also thankful we got the approval the day we did otherwise he would've had to wait another week before having the surgery. Thank heaven for tender mercies.