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buckytom
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so, steve is home drinking tea?
What are you doing?
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Shrek has an appointment with his Primary and then I'm headed to the clinic. All over body aches, etc ad nauseum.
Claire
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I called Mom yesterday, and she said her oncologist had recommended a treatment. One shot, but expensive. She took the shot,it made her sick for a couple of days. But here's the rub. She got the statement, and medicare/TRICARE paid for it, but that one shot cost almost $12,000 and came in a chemotherapy. She was told almost 20 years ago that her cancer wasn't responsive to chemo or radiation. One shot, $12,000. She was just curious as to what it was, and I looked up on the computer, but of course got nothing useable from my research, so called my own doctor. Spent some time and still don't have much of an answer. It's actually a growth hormone? The government has paid $12,000 and she still has no idea of what this shot was supposed to do for her. He wants her to take another treatment. She's 78 and has been living with cancer for almost two decades. She and I were talking. For $12,000 I could easily pay for a physical for every single child in my town. Mom's thoughts were the same. For that amount of money she could pay for the medical bills for her great-grands for their first few years, and she has no idea what in the heck this shot was supposed to do for her. I spent the morning talking to my nurse to see if I could un-tangle the medical-ese to figure out what it is she was treated with.
Cheryl J
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Wow, Claire...that's just astounding, that much for a shot. Hope you get some answers soon.
Kylie, glad to hear Steve is better. That's good news.
I'm just sitting on the couch, ceiling fan and A/C on high, and enjoying a tall, cold glass of iced tea with extra lemon. Nice.
Kylie, glad to hear Steve is better. That's good news.
I'm just sitting on the couch, ceiling fan and A/C on high, and enjoying a tall, cold glass of iced tea with extra lemon. Nice.
Shrek is good for another three weeks, I got the medications I wanted from the clinic. It's tough being in a spot to know what you need but have to depend on someone else agreeing with you to get it. I could have saved money just walking into a pharmacy and asking for this stuff.
Is this because of your Medical system? Do you have to buy things from a certain place to get them covered?
Some items are covered under our extended medical through DH's work, and some, like my physio I start on Friday at $78 per 45 minutes, we have to pay up front and get 75% back. But we don't have to have it approved first (though there is a maximum we can claim).
No, it's because I cannot prescribe, but I know what I need. So I have to go to the doctor to get a prescription, $20 co-pay to tell them what I have and what I need. Luckily, this clinic MD today is one who will listen to me. Three hours after taking the first dose I'm already feeling the benefit.
Addie
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Claire, that is incredible. Sort of like my Taclonex. It is $502 a tube of ointment. And I get two two tubes a month.
Claire,
I just read about your Mom and her $12,000 shot. That is incredible.
My Dad had macular degeneration in his eyes and when he was first sent to the retina specialist for the first eye the doctor said he wasn't sure he could save it but could try a shot (into the eye). This shot was $3,000 and was not covered by our Pharmacare and Dad being a pensioner didn't have extended benefits. The doctor paid for it himself! That eye hemoraged and he lost sight in it, but the same doctor was able to save the other eye with the same shots (then covered by Pharmacare. It took 4 to do the job....another $12,000! But at least my Dad knew what the shots were for!
I just read about your Mom and her $12,000 shot. That is incredible.
My Dad had macular degeneration in his eyes and when he was first sent to the retina specialist for the first eye the doctor said he wasn't sure he could save it but could try a shot (into the eye). This shot was $3,000 and was not covered by our Pharmacare and Dad being a pensioner didn't have extended benefits. The doctor paid for it himself! That eye hemoraged and he lost sight in it, but the same doctor was able to save the other eye with the same shots (then covered by Pharmacare. It took 4 to do the job....another $12,000! But at least my Dad knew what the shots were for!
Cheryl J
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Massage sounds good, Kylie, I could sure use one at times.
6:00AM here now, sitting on the patio with my laptop and a glass of iced tea, watching the sun come up through the trees. Beautiful and cool morning.
6:00AM here now, sitting on the patio with my laptop and a glass of iced tea, watching the sun come up through the trees. Beautiful and cool morning.
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buckytom
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i dragged my butt out of bed because i have to be back in at 4pm for another double shift, and had some fun feeding a robin that lives in my apple tree.
this little bird is pretty cool! he doesn't seemto be afraid of me. when i was turning over the garden to put in my veggies a few weeks ago, he followed me around just a few feet away to pick out bugs.
so just now, as he was rooting around the hydrangeas, my boy ran inside and got some worms out of the fridge that we've saved for fishing (dw just loves a container of worms in the fridge )
he cuts them in half and is flying them back to his nest. i think the fact that they're ice cold is freaking him out, though. worm brain freeze as it were. lol
this little bird is pretty cool! he doesn't seemto be afraid of me. when i was turning over the garden to put in my veggies a few weeks ago, he followed me around just a few feet away to pick out bugs.
so just now, as he was rooting around the hydrangeas, my boy ran inside and got some worms out of the fridge that we've saved for fishing (dw just loves a container of worms in the fridge
)he cuts them in half and is flying them back to his nest. i think the fact that they're ice cold is freaking him out, though. worm brain freeze as it were. lol
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Addie
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So what am I doing? Sitting here with the biggest sigh of relief you ever heard.
I have been really sick with a lot of pain for the past four days. I was scheduled to go in for the procedure to open the arteries in my stomach tomorrow. Had to cancel. They will have to reschedule. I couldn't even go for the pre op blood work.
My innards have been impacted for the past four days. I ate a rather large amount of Swiss cheese nibbling on it as a snack. I know better than that. But it is my all time favorite cheese and I just kept nibbling and nibbling. I am just glad that this time it didn't do the damage it did the last time. That time it caused internal bleeding. I am just glad no one is here with me right now. This is not the most aromatic place to be.
I hope I have put this as delicate as it could be written. I certainly don't want to offend anyone's sensibilities. Please forgive me if I have.
I have been really sick with a lot of pain for the past four days. I was scheduled to go in for the procedure to open the arteries in my stomach tomorrow. Had to cancel. They will have to reschedule. I couldn't even go for the pre op blood work.
My innards have been impacted for the past four days. I ate a rather large amount of Swiss cheese nibbling on it as a snack. I know better than that. But it is my all time favorite cheese and I just kept nibbling and nibbling. I am just glad that this time it didn't do the damage it did the last time. That time it caused internal bleeding. I am just glad no one is here with me right now. This is not the most aromatic place to be.
I hope I have put this as delicate as it could be written. I certainly don't want to offend anyone's sensibilities. Please forgive me if I have.
I'm busy doing data entry of income and expenses in a spreadsheet. It's not real bookkeeping, but it gets me the figures I need to do sales tax reports and income tax returns. It's for a client. I'm working on 2008 now. I will be working on newer ones soon.
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buckytom
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just don't lift your leg and pump your arm, addie, and we're good.
Hope you are feeling better soon.So what am I doing? Sitting here with the biggest sigh of relief you ever heard.
I have been really sick with a lot of pain for the past four days. I was scheduled to go in for the procedure to open the arteries in my stomach tomorrow. Had to cancel. They will have to reschedule. I couldn't even go for the pre op blood work.
My innards have been impacted for the past four days. I ate a rather large amount of Swiss cheese nibbling on it as a snack. I know better than that. But it is my all time favorite cheese and I just kept nibbling and nibbling. I am just glad that this time it didn't do the damage it did the last time. That time it caused internal bleeding. I am just glad no one is here with me right now. This is not the most aromatic place to be.
I hope I have put this as delicate as it could be written. I certainly don't want to offend anyone's sensibilities. Please forgive me if I have.
Addie
Chef Extraordinaire
i dragged my butt out of bed because i have to be back in at 4pm for another double shift, and had some fun feeding a robin that lives in my apple tree.
this little bird is pretty cool! he doesn't seemto be afraid of me. when i was turning over the garden to put in my veggies a few weeks ago, he followed me around just a few feet away to pick out bugs.
so just now, as he was rooting around the hydrangeas, my boy ran inside and got some worms out of the fridge that we've saved for fishing (dw just loves a container of worms in the fridge
he cuts them in half and is flying them back to his nest. i think the fact that they're ice cold is freaking him out, though. worm brain freeze as it were. lol
bt, what a precious experience to share with your child. And what a great wife to let you and your son keep worms in her fridge. Now that is
Addie
Chef Extraordinaire
I love doing data entry. One hand on the numeric pad and the other on the tab key. Then go back and tie them all together with formulas.
