It’s been a few days since I posted. That wasn’t what I intended.
Time got away from me a little bit. And then the next thing I know
almost two weeks has gone by since I posted. So here’s what’s going
on in my world.
- There’s talk of freeze warnings and some snow tonight into tomorrow.
I don’t think any will stick though. A few flurries were flying yesterday
much to our joy and surprise. There’s talk in the news of having a
La Nina winter pattern, but it shouldn’t be on the Snowmaggedon of
2016 level where we had almost 40 inches of snow fall that winter season.
Yesterday and earlier today was wickedly windy. Making it feel a lot colder
than it was. - I went in to get labs drawn for before my annual visit with the doctor. And
as luck would have it, they had an opening that morning to see him. So I said
let’s do it and then I realized how mentally unprepared I was for this. By the
time I got into the room my blood pressure was 180/100. I was also fasting
for the labs and had no caffeine so I had a headache coming on. Then it was
oh so when was your last PAP.
At this point I was thinking “what the fuck was I thinking?” So I’m like extremely
nervous at this point and trying not to think about bolting in nothing but the
fashionable not quite paper, not quite cloth snap vest and the lovely paper drape
covering my lady bits. After my labs were drawn, they checked my pressure again
and it was down to 164/80. So better, but not ideal. I have to monitor it twice a
day for the next week and bring the numbers in when I see him again on Wednesday. - Then, even though I know going forward my insurance is working. Because we
checked before being seen. I had no idea what the status of my year old $5000
bill was. It has been impossible for me to reach the lady that handles the billing.
So good news is everything from here on out is covered and is showing my
insurance as the only one. And from the message she gave the receptionist for me
was that she ran my bill again and it went through. Y’all I wanted to cry!!! I mean,
I’m still worried about it. Until I see it with my own eyes ya know. And I see a zero
balance, I am going to worry. - In other good news, he said I can hold off on having any surgery since my results
from the Myosure were negative. We’re rechecking hormone levels, thyroid, and
the rest of the things they check in an annual. I asked about the weakness and
sometimes tingling I have been getting, but we couldn’t really discuss it in this visit. - US health care is so fucked up that you can’t talk about anything outside the scope
of your annual exam. If you need to address other issues, you have to make another
appointment. So says the health insurance industry. Basically these greedy fuckers
would rather you make additional appointments instead of just dealing with shit in the
one you are already at. SMDH!!! - I’ve gotten a couple of early birthday presents!!
I got a FitBit yesterday. And today I got a wireless keyboard to use with my tablet.
Word got out that I was eyeballing a chrome book. I was informed that my tablet
was better and it was best to just get me a keyboard for it.
I’m hoping that this will be a big nudge for me with my writing. - Speaking of writing…I’m so behind on Prep-tober!
I’m not sure what if any prep I will get done. Might be another November of writing
by the seat of my pants again. Not that there is anything wrong with that. I do this
every year. Say I’m going to prep and then I don’t. I wonder if I did more prep, would
I “win” more NaNos. Half the fun is in the writing, so I’m going to try not to get too
frustrated with myself over it. - In an effort to focus on myself, my health, and some self care, I got myself a yoga
mat and a knee mat. I think I need to pick up another block. I can’t really do a whole
lot of moves. I need them to be simple and gentle. I have a couple of resistance bands
that I saw some easy moves to do with too.
I haven’t started yet. I’m having a hard time committing to doing it. And to just starting.
But that’s the update. Figures crossed that my pressure doesn’t go crazy and that my tests
are all good.
Oct 13, 2021 @ 11:31:51
I feel like it’s the same shit in every country when it comes to doctor visits… you either only have 15mn to discuss everything, so you need to think ahead and pick the most important issues you want to talk about. That sucks 😦
I am glad you got good news.
Oct 15, 2021 @ 19:29:12
I didn’t have this experience with him last year so I was quite blown away by what he said. But then again, it was a new patient visit so maybe it was allotted more time. I agree, it sucks!!
Oct 15, 2021 @ 15:35:58
Oh lab and doctor visits are so nerve wracking. I so sympathize. Glad you got in and seen though.
Yes wireless keyboards for tablets are wonderful. I have one for my iPad. You have a lot going on and it’s good to see you posting again.
Happy Birthday !
Oct 15, 2021 @ 19:26:19
Doctor visits, labs…just send me down the “white coat syndrome” rabbit hole. But yes, I got in, I got seen, and so far (*knock on wood*), it’s covered.
I haven’t played too much with my wireless keyboard yet. I’m trying to decide more less how I want to write on the tablet. Goggle docs seems the most logical and easiest I suppose. The upside to this idea is it will make it a pain in the butt to do anything else but write, so no surfing FB or IG or anything like that.
Thanks ❤
xx
Oct 15, 2021 @ 17:40:04
Snow already?? We have 80 weather for now. I would like to see snow again… We had one snow at 10 pm last year, and all of the neighborhood kids played for an hour in the dark. It was odd…
Oct 15, 2021 @ 19:22:35
Yep! Hard to believe I know. But on the one off occasion we can get some early flakes down in the valley here. With the summer we just had, it will interesting to see how winter is going to play out.
Oct 16, 2021 @ 17:44:54
Seems like you still have a lot going on. I can’t do much of yoga due to arthritis in my hips. Hang in there – so glad your insurance is working for you now.
Oct 22, 2021 @ 15:07:27
Yeah, things are still a little on the hectic side. But definitely looks like things are working.
Oct 17, 2021 @ 19:49:27
Let’s do this SNOW! We got a dusting but a lot on the mountains. I love it… but I did love today’s 60s. I’ve had the same spits and starts. Breathe and hopefully things will settle for you.
Oct 22, 2021 @ 15:06:16
I want snow but at the same time I don’t want to repeat Snowmaggeden lol. Our area got just shy of 40 inches for the entire winter season. We had to have someone come over and get on our roof to shovel it there was almost 2 feet thick layer up there.
It was a crazy winter that year.
I’m trying to remember to breathe ❤