So THIS is what it's like having health insurance! :-O

*Gasp!*

Wow.  I'm actually worn out from the week….

First appt and my oh-so-awesome dr ran me through the mill. lol  Such a cool guy, too.  He signs all of his electronic correspondence, even the notes at the bottom of the lab results, with his first name.  Very cool.  So glad T recommended him.

Anyhoo… back to the insurance…

BC/BS…and what an awesome plan.  Full check-up, blood work, breathing test, and scheduled for everything you could imagine… most that same week! lol  Had an ex-ray of my foot the same day, and I had to go in the next day for an ultrasound of my heart, liver, gallbladder, and kidneys.  THEN, there was a physical therapy session scheduled for my foot for today (rescheduled due to back up in scheduling because of the whacky weather this week), bone density study next week, and they're going to call for the ole colonoscopy next week.

And.. I walked out with meds for my heart arrhythmia, insomnia, a scary-powerful NSAID, and a few other things.  NO stone left unturned.

Amazing.

There is simply NO comparison as to how one is treated when they have insurance as to when they don't have any at all.  I always suspected.  But dang.

All meds covered, because I opted for generics (covered 100% by BC/BS under this plan), most everything else pretty much all but covered, and a super low copay.

Moving on….

I have to begin taking Rx mega-doses of vitamin D beginning today.  50,000 units a week for 26 weeks, then we re-assess.  My levels were really low, which can cause joint and muscle pain, weakness, severe fatigue, heart palpitations, etc., etc.  I get the latter anyway, but this can make it worse.  It takes a long time to recover from this, months and months… up to a good, solid year.  And it's a roller coaster ride, so I've been forewarned…. but… this is the first step, so at least I'm on my way.  :)

I'm also weaning off the medication I'm on for the neuropathy, which is a tough one.  The Dr. in mobile who put me on this stuff, though it wasn't her fault really (FDA has spanked Eli Lilly for not disclosing the dangers and symptoms of withdrawing off this medication to doctors AND patients) should have read a bit more and opted for something else.  It's been hell, but it will pass eventually.  I Don't want to take this stuff, so I'm going off this garbage and will be using something else entirely to replace it at some point.

What a ride! lol

Speaking of riding…. my middle son got one of the patches he'd been waiting for.  :)  He's so happy, and I'm so happy for him!  Red & gold have always been a nice combination on black leather anyway.

Well, my arms are a little tired, and T will be home soon.  Sooooooooo……  I'm outta here for now!

Asta!

Happy and worn out.

Let's see… homemade white chicken chili on Monday, and a ton of running around trying to find ancho chili powder (phooey)…. actually, there's really way too much to list. lol  But Ware's was awesome and got my ring resized fast, which was really cool.  :)  Love that they have an in-house 'arteest' and lab, none of this send things off for weeks on end for resizing.

Still need much organizing done to the guest room, and of course the other house is still a good way from being 'market-ready' since there's tons of organization to be done with all the stuff to be donated.  The cleaning and painting is the EASY part!  But we'll get there.

I have to do a few errands (bank, etc), but that can wait until tomorrow when it's not raining and messy.    This is a good day to just chill, finish the laundry and watch a few episodes of SOA.

On a side note…. I have insurance! :)

…..Time to sign off and login to life now.

Laterz, taterz!

January 9, 2014…. part II

What?  Y'all were sitting there wondering where the post was for that day, huh?  Well, then that means you had NO idea what was going on that day! lol

'Nuff said.  ;p

It was an awesome day.

'Nuff said again.

*giggles*

Baah!  (That's Southern for "Bye!"…in case you yankees an' such didn't know.  I'm a transplant.  I can say that. lol  Or 'Southern by injection' *snort*)



P.S…. I'll be back later to write something else.  Maybe.  At some point. ;p  For now, it's just time to kick back and relax.

Really need to slow down and chill today...

And exactly how does one do that? ;p

I promised myself I would, though, so…. I will.  At some point.  Really.

There's always that gorgeous bathroom. lavender-scented epsom salt bath, and girly Bath & Body Works creme and body spray.  Maybe a relaxing soak in the tub will do the trick.  We'll see.

So much to do, though!  And then there's tomorrow's event…. then Thursday.  Wow. lol

Everything…is about to change….

January 9, 2014

Is the day.  No need to explain further.  Those who need to know what that day is already know… or will know. lol

Tomorrow will be a fun day, albeit a COLD one.  Wow, but the weather has been down right chilly lately.  But anyway….

The trip to Miami I've decided to forego due to yesterday's change of events.  I simply feel it's the smart thing to do right now.  My son may call and have some news, and that may change everything (not sure).  But for now, I think I'm going to sit this one out.  There will be other opportunities, and an "official" trip to plan for later this summer anyway, that special getaway that's planned in advance.  This one is more family oriented, which is awesome, but combining the two things in one might be a bit much.  Yeah, this may be a bit confusing to those who have no idea what I'm talking about. lol

More later…. have something to take care of.  :)