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dusty said:
The surgery must be imperative and timely. We have the same problem over here. I hate this for you, it sure doesn't help with the aniexty of just having to have surgery. Good luck, hope you do well.
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I'm in NYC. We do not have this problem.
 

Morning all folks!!! Welp, i am here, about the same but
with better attitude, I think!! It is only 7 F degrees out there,
no wonder this house feels so cold....brrrrrrr.....dunno if that
snow that fell is ever gonna melt, with these kind of temps...
may order groceries today, I think the drive/walk is okay
for delivery person.....catch you later!!! :):love::coffee:
 

Daughter rang in her lunch hour as she does a couple of times a week... she said to put the date in my diary of my Birthday... I laughed.. she talks to me sometimes like i'm a child... she said.. I need you to be at X place at X time.. .. and be dressed smart but casual..absolutely no jeans ... so I say ok.. and we continue to talk about more pressing matters..

Just before she hung up, she said .. now what time do you have to be at X place ? I need you to pay attention....... I said jeez it's 3 months away.. I might be dead...lol :ROFLMAO:
 
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Hello! I'm getting a late start this morning. Goober has not been a good boy, in the house. 😇 He has taken up part of my morning.

I know that I have not been here for several days....I've been spending less time online.

Yesterday I took down, packed up, and stored all of my Christmas decorations, except for the tree of course. That will stay up for another week or so.

This will be the coldest day of the week. Since the Christmas decorations are gone, it should be a good day to start a major house cleaning! 🧹
 
hollydolly said:
I can't do that much as that sounds like a nice plan because I'm not allowed to drive to the hospital because when I get discharged I'm not allowed to drive for a couple of weeks at least.....I have to take an expensive cab to the hospital which is not in my town...... so if they cancel my surgery, I have to take an expensive cab in return... whereas, my daughter has planned to come down here which is a 2 hour drive for her.. and collect me from the hospital the day of my discharge....so it will be a total disaster all around if they cancel the surgery on the day
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I am about to schedule inguinal hernia surgery 3 months ahead and have the same awkward post surgery requirements using someone I know or a relative. They apparently want someone that can monitor the operated on afterwards besides just being involved in transportation. Of course, the driver probably won't unless they live with others free with time to do so. But that isn't the point as this is really about lawyers.

So this points to lawyers that are ridiculously afraid if one does not pay for an overnight hospital bed stay, some rich person's lawyer might sue the hospital. I hate how our legal profession for their own $$$ benefit has allowed so much of this nonsense in our societies.
 
Okay. I'm back, all nice and clean and dressed. I've had coffee and a blueberry muffin and have done my morning chores.

DD said she'd take me to Publix today to get some milk. DGD's online spring quarter classes start again today so we probably won't go until she's done. Like she needs to go along for me to buy milk...

The sNOw is almost all melted. It was supposed to get down to the mid-teens last night, but it didn't. Fine by me! It was 38 when I got up, and the sun is coming out.
 
hearlady said:
Although my medical care has been good so far under Medicare and a supplement, I see that they did not cover my annual physical. So, they will cover if I get a disease but not preventive care.
I hope this changes under new administration.
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If you have a chronic condition then the doctor needs to bill the visit as a checkup for that. I have a chronic condition and my yearly visit is always covered. Ask your doctor to rebill it with the appropriate code unless you have no such issues.
 
Trila said:
Hello! I'm getting a late start this morning. Goober has not been a good boy, in the house. 😇 He has taken up part of my morning.

I know that I have not been here for several days....I've been spending less time online.

Yesterday I took down, packed up, and stored all of my Christmas decorations, except for the tree of course. That will stay up for another week or so.

This will be the coldest day of the week. Since the Christmas decorations are gone, it should be a good day to start a major house cleaning! 🧹
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it's a good thing you're not superstitious, it's supposed to be bad luck to keep Christmas decs up past 12th night..

Me , I didn't have any up this year but usually I take them down on new Years day

I've been searching for the bonjela for my mouth ulcers.. can't find it anywhere... I know I have some somewhere.. you'd think it woul be in the vanity with the toothpaste and brushes but nope...:(
 
hawkdon said:
Morning all folks!!! Welp, i am here, about the same but
with better attitude, I think!! It is only 7 F degrees out there,
no wonder this house feels so cold....brrrrrrr.....dunno if that
snow that fell is ever gonna melt, with these kind of temps...
may order groceries today, I think the drive/walk is okay
for delivery person.....catch you later!!! :):love::coffee:
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Turn up the heat, make coffee, try to think about something that makes you happy. What makes you happy?
 
Contractors are tearing out a bath tub. First geothermal contractor gave us a bid. Second one is in the attic. Home/car insurance moved to 25$ for paper and sent bills to an email which does not exist. This is going to be an interesting month to say the least. I am not even bringing my oh so dear instant hot water dispensor to SO's attention today.
Need to escape to the bank and the drugstore.
Cold!!!
 
Twostep said:
Is NHS the only insurance in the UK?
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it's not insurance it's what we've paid or out of our salaries all our lives to give us ''free at source'' care.. but even those who have never paid into the system are entitled to 'free care''.. that's people who have never worked a day in their lives, and immigrants who have just arrived and that's one of the reasons the NHS is struggling now...

BUPA is the elite medical insurance here.. but all other medial insurance companies cost around the same price.. and now at knocking on the door of 70...the premiums are way more than I can afford now
 
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Teacher Terry said:
If you have a chronic condition then the doctor needs to bill the visit as a checkup for that. I have a chronic condition and my yearly visit is always covered. Ask your doctor to rebill it with the appropriate code unless you have no such issues.
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They do cover an annual wellness visit with the nurse. That is fine for my purposes for now. The Medicare manual clearly states it doesn't cover routine physicals.
The new thinking (not in practice yet) is to not wait until someone has a disease but to head it off beforehand. Makes so much more sense unless you are big pharma.
 
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hollydolly said:
it's a good thing you're not superstitious, it's supposed to be bad luck to keep Christmas decs up past 12th night..

Me , I didn't have any up this year but usually I take them down on new Years day

I've been searching for the bonjela for my mouth ulcers.. can't find it anywhere... I know I have some somewhere.. you'd think it woul be in the vanity with the toothpaste and brushes but nope...:(
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Christmas decorations, lights, whimsical characters, etc....bring me joy! I like seeing them and having them around! 😃 I usually leave everything up until mid January, leaving the tree for another week after everything else is put away.

I'm sorry about your mouth ulsers. I think it's what I call cold sores or canker sores. I get them all the time....they really are painful! I haven't found anything that really helps.....I just whine and complain!
 
Trila said:
Christmas decorations, lights, whimsical characters, etc....bring me joy! I like seeing them and having them around! 😃 I usually leave everything up until mid January, leaving the tree for another week after everything else is put away.

I'm sorry about your mouth ulsers. I think it's what I call cold sores or canker sores. I get them all the time....they really are painful! I haven't found anything that really helps.....I just whine and complain!
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no they're not cold sore, they're mouth ulcers, and I even got a blister on the gum where my front teeth meet the gum... just horrible :(

While we're still on the subject of moaning and medical... please indulge me just once more....

Most of you know I have OA in my hands and knees...I saw the consultant again 6 weeks ago, and got another Steroid injection.... he made a follow up call to me today after I'd had x-rays taken while I was at the hopsital.. and said.. that the X-ray shows I have extensive damage to the cartilage at the front of my kneecap which is causing the painful arthritis. As he's a knee surgeon who replaces whole kneecaps only .. he's going to refer me to his colleague who replaces just the front part of the kneecap... because he says the back and the rest of that area is fine.. it's just the front of the kneecap which is damaged beyond repair.. *sigh*
 
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David777 said:
I am about to schedule inguinal hernia surgery 3 months ahead and have the same awkward post surgery requirements using someone I know or a relative. They apparently want someone that can monitor the operated on afterwards besides just being involved in transportation. Of course, the driver probably won't unless they live with others free with time to do so. But that isn't the point as this is really about lawyers.

So this points to lawyers that are ridiculously afraid if one does not pay for an overnight hospital bed stay, some rich person's lawyer might sue the hospital. I hate how our legal profession for their own $$$ benefit has allowed so much of this nonsense in our societies.
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David777 I cannot make head or tails of your post. Have you discussed your living arrangements with the patient advocte of the facility? What insurance are you using?
 
hollydolly said:
it's not insurance it's what we've paid or out of our salaries all our lives to give us ''free at source'' care.. but even those who have never paid into the system are entitled to 'free care''.. that's people who have never worked a day in their lives, and immigrants who have just arrived and that's one of the reasons the NHS is struggling now...

BUPA is the elite medical insurance here.. but all other medial insurance companies cost around the same price.. and now at knocking on the door of 70...the premiums are way more than I can afford now
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I am really sorry to hear that.
 
Instead of Publix, we went to Walmart. It was nice to get out in the sunshine and move around. I hadn't been out of the house since last Tuesday.
 
I was finally able to get over to the watch repair shop, but stopped on the way to get a few groceries and pick up some prescriptions.
When I arrived, there was a sign on the wall outside of where I was accustomed for the shop to be: "WE HAVE MOVED TO A NEW LOCATION" and where it was now. Great, now I have to hunt for it in an unfamiliar location. However, I eventually found it. One watch did indeed need a battery, the technician said the other was too corroded inside. I had her swap the band on the broken watch and put it on another wind-up I had. I was surprised they charged me for that. If I knew, I could have done it myself. It's like the car battery test I had done a few weeks ago where the garage charged me for something auto parts store do for free.
 

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