I should wait until January to get the MRI, because if I get it now, with only 2 weeks left in 2008, then my $500 deductible "re-sets" at the beginning of 2009 all over again.

Besides, with it not being at emergency levels, getting something scheduled at this time of year is a crapshoot.

And yes, stick it to the Insurance Man! Wipe out that deductible early! Before Hubby got on Medicaid, we'd morbidly wonder just how early in the year we'd wipe out the deductible. Really, it was a bitch to get onto, but disability has been a godsend. It's like in D&D, where you get a modifier and get to roll on a whole different table. (the geek tag never closes). It covers his doctor copays--big ass chunk of money some months--big hunks of hospital stays, etc. etc.

Oh, and it's probably going to wipe out the student loan that's been fucking with our lives for our entire married life! Take that, Bitch of an Ex Wife!

I also realized my throat is hoarse today, and couldn't figure out why.

Duh. All the howling and wailing I was doing Saturday at the hospital. I mean, *really.* You would never think I was capable of that level of (justifiable) histrionics.

Yeah, waiting for the 2009 deductible sounds like a good plan at this point, Tepppy--that way if there IS anything wrong (god forbid) you've already covered it rather than having to pay both years'!

that way if there IS anything wrong (god forbid) you've already covered it rather than having to pay both years'!

Exactly! I mean, obviously if the horrible PAINPAINPAIN comes back in the next 2 weeks (good god -- 2 weeks until the end of the year!), I'd do whatever I needed to, and to hell with the deductible. But if I can wait just a wee bit, then I will.

In the past 3 days, my LiveJournal has been friended/added/whatever they call it there by two complete strangers. The one guy has absolutely no common groups or interests or people. The other gal at least has some common interest, but no common groups or people. Both have less than 10 entries, all public view, and all rather generic and advice-like in orientation. One has 1000 friends, the other 1399 friends. Has anyone else gotten these? It's kind of new to me. I wish you could do the "ignore" thing like Facebook. I might have to do "friends only" soon. The bulk of my posts I lock out, so in essence it's friends only.

In the past 3 days, my LiveJournal has been friended/added/whatever they call it there by two complete strangers.

It happens occasionally -- I just ignore them (ignore as in, don't do anything about it; not ignore as in you're missing some button that says "ignore" on it). It's not like they can see anything that the whole public can't already see anyway.

Aimee update:

Parker tried calling and got voicemail and answering machines, but did find out that Aimee's been released from the hospital. Beyond that, we got bubkes but at least she's out.

ETA: Update from Aimee

Basically she slipped on the third stair from the bottom, landed hard on her butt, hurt ow ow ow, passed out. Tests, blood draws, she hollered for two hours about staying overnight, 4 seconds of sleep

More tests this morning (boo hiss bad)

All of which adds up to Neurocardiogenic syncopy -- AKA, the common faint.

She fell on her ass, suffered the ouchie, and passed out.

As is completely befitting an Empress' delicate nature.

But we're all glad it's not worse, that's fer shur.

Glad Aimee is okay, other than falling.

Steph your plan sounds like a good idea.

I have a headache, it's all my fault I ate WAY too much sugar today, everyone seemed to bring in sweets today at work and I got a sugar high, then crashed, now headache.

Thanks for the updates Barb. All good to know.

So glad to hear Aimee's okay. And, Teppy, waiting 2 weeks to Stick It To The Man sounds like a good plan. All kinds of no-pain~ma.

Today has been one of the best days I've had in weeks. I rotate 6th grade classes every 7 weeks and I just got to dumppass on a horrible class and have 2 shiny new sections as of today. So far, so good. And, I'm doing a lot of groundwork this week on behavior and expectations with this bunch.