Well, well, well...Look who's shown up again on a Monday. These continue to be some of the most trying times HUBS and myself have had.
Luckily, my health issues are basically cleared up, and we're experiencing the kind of financial relief that can only be understood by anyone who's been unburdened of several thousands of dollars in debt.
But...
But, HUBS is still pretty bad off. He had an MRI last week and we found out he's got a bulging disk and another disk that about to bulge. He's been in tremendous pain for a full month and nothing has helped him get back to work or fix the problem enough so that he can live normally. Not the physical therapy, or the major pain medication, or the cortisone shot he had last Thursday which was directed right at his bad disks.
Actually, about that shot. The orthopedist told us it should take up to 48 hours for it to kick in and HUBS to experience some relief. He called the doc this morning, since, clearly, that didn't happen. What did the doctor tell him this time? That it could take up to a full week for the cortisone to work.
You know what? If that was the maximum amount of time for him to get back to some semblance of normal, why did he not tell us that before, during or immediately after HUBS got the shot? On top of that, this doctor apparently makes it a policy to never take people off work for injuries like this. So, now HUBS is using sick days to cover his time off, because if the doc won't sign off on staying at home worker's comp won't pay for it.
I SMELL A CONSPIRACY! WORKER'S COMP SENT US TO THIS DOCTOR FOR TREATMENT, WHO JUST HAPPENS TO NOT REMOVE PEOPLE FROM WORK DUTIES. MEANING, HE'S EFFECTIVELY SAVING THE WORKER'S COMP PEOPLE MONEY. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT IT'S A GOOD MOVE FOR THE PATIENT TO GO BACK TO WORK.
Yeah, I said it! I'm on to you medical conspiracy fuckers!
Wow, it feels good to get that off my chest! Let's listen to some music now, I need to calm down...
3 comments:
Hmmm, I see suspense is the name of your game....alright this is gonna show that I am new on your website but pls is HUBS you cat or your hubby *now running away*
That is truly crapy and I am sorry that your guy has to deal with this whole ordeal on every level. I say rant away... LOL
Love the play list as usual. :-),
Susan Cooper
Tope: HUBS is my husband. The cat? He's Rudy :)
Susan: This experience has been difficult in many ways. I'm so glad I've had the presence of mind to start doing yoga again. I think it's helped calm me a bit.
Glad you liked the music!
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