DYK June -- Summer Fun!
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DYK June -- Summer Fun!
| Sun, 06-01-2008 - 9:03am |
DYK if I am starting the June DYK?
DYK I couldn't find one if it is there
DYK if this is the first, good morning all and Happy June 1!

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dyk I had my doctor's appt today
dyk it went really well
dyk her form that you fill out each time you go has a spot to check "I would like to request a prayer today"
dyk I really liked that?
dyk and she and the nurse were both visibly encouraged by my weight loss and commented positively on it
dyk I got a congrats from the doc on tackling IR without meds - and she was sorry it didn't work - b/c I'd made great progress
dyk and I was STARVING - b/c I ate dinner at 5pm and it was 11am the next morning (this morning) when I did my blood work - right after my doc's appt and then a trip to CVS (more on THAT later) and getting the kids ready and Sean and then out the door to LJ where teh lab corp is
dyk I apparently have recurring strep - and so I have an Rx - which I filled but it is $50!!!! WTH - so I called the doc back and she's going to call something else with a generic in for me in the morning
dyk she wrote an Rx for my zomig for my migraines without a second though - but that Rx is $70!!! OMG - so I am going to instead, have my sister bring down my BIL's nasal spray Zomig that he doesn't use b/c it doesn't work for his cluster headaches - I'll have that next weekend
dyk my insurance SUCKS for name brand drugs - blech!
dyk, that's usually the response I get from my co-workers?
dyk, usually it's following something along these lines "Yes. Actually, I would prefer to do the whole 150 pages of wash manually rather than let some outsourced company do it. Because I LIKE WASH SALES."?
dyk, it also usually results in me being given a weird look and being called crazy in Cantonese?
-Boston Run to Remember Half Marathon, 5/29/11 (2:35:11, no training!)
-Corporate Run, 3.5 miles 6/2/11 (36:38, 4 days after running the half!)
-BAA 10k, 6/26/11 (1:04:52, wanted to be under an hour...)
-Tavern to Tavern
dyk and then after the blood work (which took like 10 minutes walk in the door to done and out the door) I met the girls (same girls we've been hanging with - they are just adorable and so helpful with Abi and Dek) at the mall
dyk Sean and Dek left the mall to go get haircuts - but we didn't get Dek's cut b/c it was $12!!! WTF - I can buzz it at home for free
dyk so I shopped with Vicki (mom/grandma) old family friend - I just get a kick out of her company!! and her 2 daughters and 3 granddaughters ages 14, 13.5, 9,7,6, 4.5 (Abi) and me
dyk we were quite the crew!
dyk I got a pair of really neato white jeans
dyk I am glad that the appointment went well and that you are happy with the doc
other than the strep, did you get any answers, or do you need to wait for the tests to come back?
dyk I think that all private insurance sucks for brand-name drugs these days
dyk I think that you have to be on medicare to get them!
dyk
dyk you really are the best shopper!
dyk it would probably be cheaper for me to fly you to SF, put you up in a hotel and pay you an hourly rate to shop for me, than for me to do it myself!
dyk that could be fun, actually.
dyk, I have no idea on the "retail" price on those so I can't tell you if my (prescription) insurance is any better than yours?
dyk, for name brand drugs my insurance either doesn't cover it or only covers it 15% - UNLESS you have DOCUMENTED proof that NO generic will work - then they cover almost all of it (I THINK 75%)?
dyk, my insurance doesn't cover more than a 30 day supply in the pharmacy? That means for things that require more than 30 days (like, say, birth control) you have to mail it in and if you want the prescription any faster than the minimum 12-15 business days you have to pay for either next day or 2nd day shipping?
-Boston Run to Remember Half Marathon, 5/29/11 (2:35:11, no training!)
-Corporate Run, 3.5 miles 6/2/11 (36:38, 4 days after running the half!)
-BAA 10k, 6/26/11 (1:04:52, wanted to be under an hour...)
-Tavern to Tavern
dyk she sent off a handful of strep cultures to determine what strain - there are several minor strains that people are carriers for or suseptible to - it's not the major "strep" that cause people to rear back in horror - and the minor strains are not highly contagious - no one around me gets it - including my immediate family
dyk the blood tests should be back around Monday or Tuesday
dyk she did CBC blood panel compplete, lipids (cholesterol I believe that is), Hemoglobin (blood sugar), Thyrozine and THC (thyroid tests) and oh man there was one more but I can't remember what it was - ???
dyk and the strep cultures will be back by next Thursday/Friday
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