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*sigh* More medical stuff...
Oct. 23rd, 2008 02:14 pmSo, I had to call off yet again yesterday. That'll be two or three unpaid days in this paycheck, as well as six missed patient-instructing sessions. Ouch. Dad's being really great about helping to alleviate some of the financial stress by holding off on what I owe him, though.
Today I finally felt pretty good. A bit achy, but functional. Of course. *headdesk* So the day I could finally go into work and function I have a doctor's appt. And the day I have a doctor's appt, all the very clear symptoms that would've been handy to be able to demonstrate, rather than explain, have cleared up. And the appt ended up taking long enough that going into work no longer makes sense (it's an hour and a half commute each way, so finishing up at the doctor's at 2pm means not getting there in time to accomplish anything useful).
I'm so frustrated; didn't really get anywhere at the rheumatologist's (aside from a blood test for Lyme, which is a sensible thing). Yup. Still have fibro. Yup, that's a weird rash. One of my big worries is that if my boss decides to start enforcing the clinic attendance policy, my unscheduled absences could utterly screw me very fast. Old Boss and I had an understanding about it, but I don't trust New Boss in that same way, so I really need to get the FMLA paperwork so that all fibro-related absences only count as one unscheduled, for the point system. Doesn't really benefit me in any other way. Why am I feeling like such a scammer for trying to get that set up? And why, when I get past that enough to pursue it, am I having such trouble accomplishing it? Rheumatologist says he thinks my GP should do the paperwork. Now I have another appt with her next month to try to make that happen. I think she's going to say he should do it. And with chronic stuff like fibro, it's particularly frustrating. It's not like I'm going into the doctor constantly for the fibro. I've had it for 15 years, I'm familiar with it, I do what I can to minimize it, and have a basic med regime that works about as well as anything else I've tried. So that means neither doctor's being dealing with me about it all that frequently in the past eight years (since I moved to Cleveland). Which, of course, makes getting the FMLA paperwork harder. *sigh* Damn, I've been hitting "frustrated melt-down" a lot this past few weeks. After the appt today, ended up calling Mom to vent so I didn't end up bursting into tears at the bus stop. Got home and made use of my new-found functionality to finally clean about half the backyard, though, and get a bit of tidying done in the house. That's a good accomplishment. And since my dentist's in the same building as my rheumatologist, I stopped and got the paperwork I need to mail off to Payflex so they'll unlock my account (one of those "we don't believe this is a medical charge, so we're shutting off your access to your own money" things).
I'm not going to push it by trying to escort this weekend, but at least maybe I'll be in good enough shape to catch up on the housework I desperately need to do. That'd make me happy. Project one: time to close the storm windows.
Today I finally felt pretty good. A bit achy, but functional. Of course. *headdesk* So the day I could finally go into work and function I have a doctor's appt. And the day I have a doctor's appt, all the very clear symptoms that would've been handy to be able to demonstrate, rather than explain, have cleared up. And the appt ended up taking long enough that going into work no longer makes sense (it's an hour and a half commute each way, so finishing up at the doctor's at 2pm means not getting there in time to accomplish anything useful).
I'm so frustrated; didn't really get anywhere at the rheumatologist's (aside from a blood test for Lyme, which is a sensible thing). Yup. Still have fibro. Yup, that's a weird rash. One of my big worries is that if my boss decides to start enforcing the clinic attendance policy, my unscheduled absences could utterly screw me very fast. Old Boss and I had an understanding about it, but I don't trust New Boss in that same way, so I really need to get the FMLA paperwork so that all fibro-related absences only count as one unscheduled, for the point system. Doesn't really benefit me in any other way. Why am I feeling like such a scammer for trying to get that set up? And why, when I get past that enough to pursue it, am I having such trouble accomplishing it? Rheumatologist says he thinks my GP should do the paperwork. Now I have another appt with her next month to try to make that happen. I think she's going to say he should do it. And with chronic stuff like fibro, it's particularly frustrating. It's not like I'm going into the doctor constantly for the fibro. I've had it for 15 years, I'm familiar with it, I do what I can to minimize it, and have a basic med regime that works about as well as anything else I've tried. So that means neither doctor's being dealing with me about it all that frequently in the past eight years (since I moved to Cleveland). Which, of course, makes getting the FMLA paperwork harder. *sigh* Damn, I've been hitting "frustrated melt-down" a lot this past few weeks. After the appt today, ended up calling Mom to vent so I didn't end up bursting into tears at the bus stop. Got home and made use of my new-found functionality to finally clean about half the backyard, though, and get a bit of tidying done in the house. That's a good accomplishment. And since my dentist's in the same building as my rheumatologist, I stopped and got the paperwork I need to mail off to Payflex so they'll unlock my account (one of those "we don't believe this is a medical charge, so we're shutting off your access to your own money" things).
I'm not going to push it by trying to escort this weekend, but at least maybe I'll be in good enough shape to catch up on the housework I desperately need to do. That'd make me happy. Project one: time to close the storm windows.
