No miracle cure yet... but I'm hopeful.
Nov. 8th, 2011 07:15 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
susandennisContrary to what the pharmacist warned, I had zero problems going to sleep last night. Conked out until the alarm went off. I don't even remember coughing once. But, then, when I got up to pee, it started and I had a fit that lasted a good 30 minutes. I finally got it to stop long enough to use the inhaler.
It's been about 45 minutes now and I can breathe without coughing so far so, hopefully, it was a one time today situation. That's what I'm counting on.
My insurance requires a $35 co-pay for each office visit. I never thought about it before mainly because I've never had a problem that required multiple visits before but $35 each time along with my share of the medications is making this a pricey little enterprise. I think they should give you an illness discount. $35 for the first visit but if you are going back for the same thing, you should get a discount. I think.
When I had those cysts removed from my head they only charged me the copay for the first visit and not for the one to get them removed or the one to get the stitches removed. It was a package. I think they should have a pneumonia package.
On the other hand, I'm grateful I can afford it and glad I can at least foist some of the cost onto the insurance and grateful to have the insurance. But, mostly grateful that at the age of 62, I'm just now having to find this shit out. I've had a really nice six decade pretty nearly free ride, I'd say.
It's been about 45 minutes now and I can breathe without coughing so far so, hopefully, it was a one time today situation. That's what I'm counting on.
My insurance requires a $35 co-pay for each office visit. I never thought about it before mainly because I've never had a problem that required multiple visits before but $35 each time along with my share of the medications is making this a pricey little enterprise. I think they should give you an illness discount. $35 for the first visit but if you are going back for the same thing, you should get a discount. I think.
When I had those cysts removed from my head they only charged me the copay for the first visit and not for the one to get them removed or the one to get the stitches removed. It was a package. I think they should have a pneumonia package.
On the other hand, I'm grateful I can afford it and glad I can at least foist some of the cost onto the insurance and grateful to have the insurance. But, mostly grateful that at the age of 62, I'm just now having to find this shit out. I've had a really nice six decade pretty nearly free ride, I'd say.
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Date: 2011-11-08 04:01 pm (UTC)at least i've had no fever so except for coughing and breathing, i don't really feel horrible.
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Date: 2011-11-08 03:55 pm (UTC)Your description of your night sounds like a typical night for Sharon these days...
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Date: 2011-11-08 06:57 pm (UTC)Thanks for the sanity check.