Well, it's that time of year, where I'm trying to figure out how much if any, I'll get back from the IRS. I technically did not work last year (no W-2s etc) and spent most of my time laid up with back & neck pain. Still, I don't usually procrastinate, but this year, I didn't feel any hurry to do them, thinking we wouldn't really have any type of refund, since we my daughter turned 18 in February last year. But, lo and behold, we ARE getting a small sum back, so that's good. Who knows when we'll get it back of course, since I waited til today to complete the e-file, but whatev's. I've got more important things to worry bout.
I've been going to get different procedures and injections over the past year and a half, trying to get to a point where I feel I can be a full-time chef again. If this takes much longer, I'm just gonna go back to school, and get my bachelor's and forego the torture of working on my feet, and sweating in front a stove all day/night, working up to 80 hours a week. Why do we chefs do this?! We're a little bit crazy I think, but in a good way (for most of us, lol).
Thank GOD I'm getting "fixed" by my wonderful pain doctor, Dr. East in Addison, TX. He's God's blessing in my life. I don't think I'd be able to sit and type anything let alone this blog without his expertise and care. I'm seeing a new dr at the office, Dr. Lavelle, who is also as adept is East. Both have the best bedside manner. That's my little plug for them #bestdoctorsever
As a person with #lupus and #fibromyalgia, I have dealt with so many different days of pain, illness, and general malaise. I can't even begin to explain how horrible it is when you want to do things, have fun with friends and family, work, get laundry done, jeez, even just take a shower (I'm not kidding, it's embarassing).
Why does God give me these physical and sometimes mental (I have what's called #brainfog ) symptoms, many temporary and a few permanent? I've delved into this with my hubby, who is a disabled vet, with sleep apnea, asthma, etc. I feel I'm never alone. The Holy Spirit is always with me, encouraging me, prompting me to either rest, or push myself & get up, and "deal with" the pain, till it gets better. God wants me to speak out, speak up, and not tl allow myself to wallow in my irritation, get depressed or feel sorry for myself. I've also been without my #lupusmedication for like three weeks, which I take when my lupus is active. It helps keep my immune system working, so I if I come into contact with viruses, bugs, and germs I don't get super sick, just mildly under the weather. A simple cold or food poisoning can put me down for days, sometimes months! I've had the flu for three months once, when I wasn't on Plaquenil. I just have to watch out for my eyes, cause if I get a build up of this med in my system, then I could have it build up in the backs of my eyes, which can cause splotchy vision, or worse. So I get eye exams often.
The following is my rant on my experiences with our prescription mail order company, you don't have to read, just a public plea for intelligence: I recently went to my rheumatologist and received refills on my normal meds. However, none of them were filled, and instead of calling/emailing me, the mail order company decided to just place a hold on these medications. So I've gone for more than three weeks without any of them, and one is a very sensitive mediation I take so I don't get sick, Plaquenil. It's so important for me to take this one everyday, I can get sick from just one day without it. When I finally called them, they told me that they had tried to get my doctor's office to give their correct mailing address and phone #, and they had spoken with someone at the dr's office, but weren't able to receive a call back with the information. First of all, I was like, "Wait, you just admitted someone called AND spoke with a person at my dr's office, but you weren't able to get any information, including the phone number?!" What kind of #dumbemployee says this and gets away with this response on the mail order company's note software? I freaked out a bit, then breathed, and asked if this made any sense to the girl/CSR I was speaking with; she agreed it didn't make any sense. And so I asked if I could just give them the information, but she said it was policy to not take information from the patient when dealing with a new prescription. UGH! #sofrustrating #stoopid #healthcareplan So, I called and told my dr's office assistant/nurse what the issue was, and she told me should deal with it and call me when it was taken care of. That was Thursday. Today is Monday, since I didn't hear back, I called her and asked if it was done, since my mail order company still didn't have it down on their website as processing. She informed me she never called them cause they called her before our conversation, and they were given the address & #. Duh,, gurl, I told you I spoke with them right before I called YOU on Thursday! What does it take for a patient to get the needed meds so she can stay alive?! I'm praying this will be the last of my frustrations with mail order prescriptions. I can't go back to buying them at a retail pharmacy. I spent over $1k last year, and found out our new rates give us FREE mail order prescriptions, so I'm rooting for this mail order thing. Come on, lets communicate. Honestly though, just sounds like a customer service rep was just trying to cover their butts by saying they didn't get any information. Too bad they weren't smart enough not to mention the name of the nurse when they called. #craziness #doctorsoffice #expressscripts.
I obviously haven't been feeling so great, so I made a couple of different dishes which are pretty simple and are on our family menu often. There's a ham & potato soup and some stuffed peppers. Check out the next two blogs for recipes. As usual, thanks for reading, and I hope everyone is doing well!
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