meara, I'm available all day (with bonus Peanut), if you need anything (including caffeine and/or a ride to the airport).
See, Vera? Dress yourself up; you get taken out somewhere fun.
Jayne ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
juliana - Oct 08, 2018 3:26:03 am PDT #526 of 30019
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Laura - Oct 08, 2018 3:49:48 am PDT #527 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Oh meara, I can only imagine the added complexity of being away from home. Yes, remember that people who offer help mean it. I have a nice no stairs house, but a bit geographically inconvenient.
~ma for good drugs and quick resolution to all the logistics.
Zenkitty - Oct 08, 2018 4:34:11 am PDT #528 of 30019
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Oh, meara, you poor thing! I'm sorry the overnight in the ER was so awful. Also sorry you reacted so badly to the opioids. Are they giving you enough pain meds? Make them give you enough to last until you can get more!
Can you try to get the airline to bump you up to first class for the flight home? You'll appreciate the extra legroom, believe me.
David, you rock.
Dana - Oct 08, 2018 4:41:42 am PDT #529 of 30019
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
the fact that a couple times now as I fall asleep I try to jerk my leg/ankle/foot and wake myself up in a lot of pain is not good.
I'm sure this is too late to help, but I remember this from my ankle surgery, which was far less traumatic. Your body does those involuntary twitches as you fall asleep, and if you've had, say, an ankle operated on, a twitch hurts like hell.
meara - Oct 08, 2018 4:48:48 am PDT #530 of 30019
Yeah, I feel like it's a very normal twitch, but it still hurts enough to wake me up!
Thanks for offers of help—made it back to Seattle last night, am in a friend's guest room. But still freaking out a lot.
-t - Oct 08, 2018 5:06:03 am PDT #531 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I can see that. It's a lot to suddenly change. I think some wailing and gnashing of teeth might be appropriate.
Dana - Oct 08, 2018 5:28:16 am PDT #532 of 30019
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Monday morning, gotta call my insurance company. Suuuuper fun.
Dana - Oct 08, 2018 5:48:09 am PDT #533 of 30019
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Oh, are you fucking kidding me. In August, they sent me a letter saying that a prior authorization was needed for my migraine med starting 10/1. I got the doctor's office to send them a PA. They sent me another letter saying that a PA wasn't needed, so it was dismissed.
This month, they need a PA! Apparently since the other PA was sent before October, they just...threw it away? So it didn't count? So we have to run in circles again?
Laura - Oct 08, 2018 5:57:25 am PDT #534 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
A real competition between insurance companies and the GOP for most evil enterprises.
meara - Oct 08, 2018 6:02:11 am PDT #535 of 30019
Dana, when they did that to me, they specified in like April that they'd stop covering in July but also that a prior authorization had to wait until it had first been denied (in July) which I agree makes no sense.
Called the appointment line and the lady was like "I don't see that on the list so let me leave a message for them to call you when they open". Which is not encouraging. I'm tempted to just go to the ER right now. Because I'm in pain. But the actual clinic didn't open until just now so I'm telling myself I should wait a few minutes, maybe call back in a few. But...