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What’s with all the doctor’s visits??

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If you’ve been looking at all at our Yahoo! calendar, you’ve seen a dizzying number of doctor’s appointments.  So what’s up with that, you may ask?

For example, yesterday I was in 3 doctor’s offices, and one medical lab.  I left the medical lab and went right home.  Why?  Because Shari needed the van in order to go to her doctor’s appointment.

Next week, we already have 6 appointments, one of which I will have to reschedule.  Crazy.  So what’s up?

Well, first of all you need to understand my penchant for generalization.  These aren’t just family doctors.  We’re talking dentists, chiropractors, optometrists, and so on.  Sometimes I just call them all doctors.
  

  • First, it’s catch-up time.  When you’re busy and have no money, these things tend to pile up.  All of a sudden there are 17 routine things that you should have done long ago!
  • Second, I’m getting treatment for migraine disease.  Of course, there’s no cure, but there are ways to minimize attacks.  One treatment doesn’t seem to be working, although it’s in the right direction.  But since our insurance won’t cover a penny, we’ll have to leave it as a mystery for now whether more treatment would help.  This is the challenge of many chronic diseases - there are endless treatments, but few people have endless cash!

    The other treatment is covered (well, except for $1 per visit.  Go figure), but the jury is still out on how effective it will be.

  • Third, we had some insurance for the children that is running out, and we’re trying to get their needs taken care of while we still have coverage.
  • Fourth, I’m taking care of a little injury I got while I was in Mexico.  Don’t ask.  Ok, you can ask, but I may or may not answer.
  • So that gives you an idea why we’re burning up the roads going all over town to various medical facilities.  It’s a temporary state of affairs (I hope!) - not particularly fun, but needed.  Ok, I have to admit, Hannah is rather looking forward to going to the dentist next week… :-D

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